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. WASHINGTON: The United States imposed new sanctions on Tuesday targeting 14 people and companies that help Iran obtain weapons as Tehran works to rebuild its ballistic missile inventories after US-Israeli attacks, the Treasury Department said. The targets, which also include aircraft, are based in Iran, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates and were cited … Read more
Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations.
President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place.
. WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to integrate the Patriot missile, an Army missile interceptor, into the US Navy’s Aegis combat system, a milestone the company said on Tuesday marks the first time the weapon will be fielded at sea. Reuters was first to report in October 2024 that the Navy was … Read more
Mass funerals for Hezbollah fighters and civilians were happening across southern Lebanon.
The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.
[The former congressman said it was an “appropriate time” for a leadership change at Truth Social’s parent company, whose share price has floundered.
Singer speaks candidly on Tauseeq Haider’s podcast about bear attack, car accident, her creative process Singer Quratulain Balouch opened up in a candid and reflective conversation on Tauseeq Haider’s podcast, discussing her life, past experiences, and music career. Known widely as QB, the singer spoke with honesty about how surviving traumatic experiences shaped her outlook, saying … Read more
. WASHINGTON: Democratic US Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned on Tuesday, minutes before a congressional committee was set to hold a hearing on her punishment for ethics violations. Her departure immediately expands Republicans’ narrow majority to 217-213 with an independent who caucuses with Republicans and four vacancies. In a social media post announcing her resignation, Cherfilus-McCormick … Read more
Our visual journalist David Guttenfelder traveled with displaced people returning to their homes in southern Lebanon, as a cease-fire paused the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. By David Guttenfelder, Coleman Lowndes, Christina Thornell, Sutton Raphael, Joey Sendaydiego and Thomas Vollkommer April 21, 2026