Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the Iran war doing what he does best '' patiently exploiting America's distraction and discord. read more
"Iran stated that its absence from the second round of talks stems from what it called Washington's excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire," the IRNA said. read more
The security snafu was reported by Dutch regional broadcaster Omroep Gelderland read more
The Federal Aviation Administration is working with three bidders to develop artificial intelligence software to help air traffic controllers manage flights across the nation's airspace. read more
Fox News host Sean Hannity is explaining his decision to leave the Catholic church long before President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV. read more
A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at two different homes early Sunday, police in Shreveport said. read more
The Israeli army has said it is investigating a soldier who was seen apparently striking a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces said they had determined that an image circulating on social media showing the incident was authentic. The image appears to show an Israeli soldier using a sledgehammer to strike the head of a statue of a crucified Jesus that had fallen off a cross. The sculpture is located in Debl, a Christian village in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. read more
Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has examined trade volume data on several financial markets and matched them to some of the president's most significant market-moving statements. It found a consistent pattern of spikes just hours, or sometimes minutes, before a social media post or media interview was made public. read more
Penguins living along the Patagonian coast of Argentina can serve as living monitors of their environment by using small, chemical-detecting leg bands, according to a new study. read more
Brazilian former model Amanda Ungaro (41), who was detained by ICE and deported to Brazil reportedly through the influence of Paolo Zampolli, a longtime Donald Trump associate and political appointee in his administration, is threatening to reveal damaging information about First Lady Melania Trump and her husband. read more
From the Carolinas to Florida to Texas, anti-Muslim sentiment has permeated state legislatures and political campaigns. Shariah -- a term for traditional Islamic rules -- has become a catchall for criticisms of Muslim culture and insinuations that those beliefs are incompatible with American society. ... There is a bitter exhaustion among some Muslim Southerners, who feel the need to explain and justify their faith, even if they were born in the United States or have become naturalized citizens. read more
Donna Gustafson had a harder time than usual shaking off the jet lag from her 22-hour journey from Florida to Australia. Two days into her trip, her skin took on the yellow hue of jaundice. Gustafson, who is now 72 and lives in Delray Beach, Florida, went to the emergency room for fluids, thinking she was dehydrated. In a surreal moment, the Australian doctors instead told Gustafson that she had pancreatic cancer.
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. Overall, 37% of adults approve of Trump's performance as president, while 63% disapprove -- including 50% who said they disapprove strongly -- putting his job rating at the lowest point of his second term in NBC News Decision Desk polling.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine believed Russia was making preparations that showed that it would once again try to involve its ally Belarus in the four-year-old war pitting Kyiv against Moscow. read more
