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Blast rocks Tehran amid latest wave of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes
As American and Israeli strikes pound Iran — while it attacks shipping and energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf — U.S. President Donald Trump made a new threat to Tehran’s leaders. Source link
Ukraine, its allies object to U.S. move to exempt Russian oil from sanctions for at least 30 days
The United States issued a 30-day licence for countries to buy Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a step to stabilize global energy markets roiled by the Iran war. Source link
U.S. pressure on Venezuela hasn't eased, even as world's attention turns to Iran
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to manage U.S. demands as she looks to hang on to the support of the Trump administration more than two months after it toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It’s a prospect that’s being made more difficult because the U.S. is now at war with Iran. Source link
Silence from Ottawa 'shameful' after report of Canadian camp hit by missile: Conservative MP
Conservative defence critic James Bezan says it’s “really shameful” the federal government did not tell the public that the airbase in Kuwait, where the Canadian Armed Forces have a camp, was hit by an Iranian missile attack on March 1. Source link
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexual, physical abuse of Palestinian detainee
Israel’s military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee in an incident partially caught on camera. The decision closed a case that has bitterly divided the country since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison. Source link
Former rapper's political party sweeps Nepal election
A political party created just four years ago and led by an ex-rapper has swept Nepal’s parliamentary poll, results published by the electoral commission on Thursday showed. Source link
Police responding to reports of active shooter at Detroit-area synagogue
Police are responding to reports of an “active shooter” at a synagogue outside Detroit, where smoke is billowing from the roof. Source link
NASA to provide update on Artemis II astronaut mission to the moon
Today, NASA will host a press conference discussing the Artemis II mission, after several delays that will take four astronauts around the moon. Source link
Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in OT
High school senior hockey player Colin Dorgan, wearing a patch on his jersey honouring the three family members he lost in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting last month, scored a game-winning goal in double overtime Wednesday that advanced the Blackstone Valley Co-op team out of the semifinals in Providence, R.I. Source link