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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:00:37 ESTIran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery; explosions boom over Tehran from Israeli attack
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:13:58 EDTCan Lebanon's Hezbollah survive another war with Israel?
With its ally Iran now at war with the U.S. and Israel, and the Israel Defence Forces pounding Hezbollah’s weapons storage and infrastructure and killing senior leadership, can the militant group survive another war?
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:20:00 EDTAmid fuel crunch, Cuba mechanic converts car to run on charcoal
A Cuban mechanic has converted his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, a cheaper and more abundant fuel than gasoline since Washington cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean island in January.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTIsrael keeps eliminating Iran's top leaders. How is it impacting the war?
Iran continues to launch missiles, raising questions as to whether its mosaic defence doctrine has enabled the country to fight on despite the decapitation of its top leadership.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:07:04 EDTTrump to Japan's PM: 'Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?'
When asked why the U.S. didn't consult allies in Asia and Europe before attacking Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration wanted the attack to be a 'surprise,' and made a joke referencing Japan's military strike on Pearl Harbor.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:52:35 EDTKevin Spacey settles sex assault claims out of court ahead of U.K. civil trial
The award-winning actor settled civil cases with three men who alleged Spacey sexually abused them at times between 2000 and 2013. Spacey denied the accusations.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:26:52 EDTNorth Korea qualifies for the Women's World Cup for the first time since 2011
North Korea has qualified for the Women's World Cup for the first time since a doping saga in 2011 led to its long absence from top-tier international tournaments.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:36:23 EDTTehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field
Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours' energy infrastructure Thursday, hitting a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze as it struck back following an...
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:18:01 EDTAfroman wins lawsuit with Ohio police who said rapper mocked them in viral music video
"We did it, America! ... Freedom of speech!" the rapper shouted outside the courthouse, dressed in a red, white and blue American flag suit. Seven Ohio sheriffs deputies sued Afroman for using home security footage to mock their 2022 raid of his home...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:50:00 EDTCuba's president lashes out at Trump's threats to take the island as regional support weakens
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has lashed out after U.S. President Donald Trump said that he can do "whatever he wants" with the Caribbean island and that Washington could take "imminent action" against it.
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:38:27 EDTIran will not play World Cup games in U.S., says soccer chief
Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the finals but their participation has been in doubt since the conflict between the Islamic Republic and the United States began in late February.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:16:33 EDTTrump has delayed the Beijing summit. China wonders if he'll ever come to the negotiating table
The question echoing through Beijing’s diplomatic and political circles is whether U.S. President Donald Trump will show up for a summit in Beijing that was originally supposed to take place this month. Distracted by a self-launched war in Iran and...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:35:27 EDTU.S. civil rights leader Dolores Huerta says Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted her in the 1960s
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades to expand labour rights in the U.S., on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:45:08 EDTIran hits Qatar energy hub after its Pars oil field struck
Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and retaliated by vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gu...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:41:10 EDTLast detainee from Trump’s 2025 Gaza war protest crackdown freed after a year
For Leqaa Kordia, her newfound freedom means little to her until “everybody is free." “There is a lot of injustice in this place,” Kordia told reporters after emerging from a U.S. immigration detention centre in Texas on Monday. “There are a ...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:27:50 EDTPakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting
Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:30:00 EDTAn AI Val Kilmer is set to posthumously appear in a new movie
A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:44:17 EDTIsraeli airstrikes in Beirut intensify, demolishing a 10-storey building and striking bridges
Israel stepped up airstrikes on Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building near the city center in the third week of its war with Hezbollah, Lebanese authorities said.
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:09:01 EDTWhile Canada pumps the brakes on robotaxis, China hits the gas
Canada is still figuring out regulations when it comes to driverless vehicles, like robotaxis, on its roads. China, on the other hand, has embraced the technology, rolling out fully autonomous vehicles in select areas of cities like Beijing, Wuhan an...
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDTAs gas prices rise, ride-hail drivers feel especially pinched at the pump
Gas prices worldwide have soared since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, and the widening war has pinched tanker traffic in the crucially important Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Ride-hail drivers, many of whom are on the road for hours...