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American journalist abducted in Iraq, security officials say
New York Times, Published on 01/04/2026
» NEW YORK — An American journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad by “unknown individuals” Tuesday evening, and government security forces have begun operations to find her and track down the abductors, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry.
Woods says was looking at phone before crash: accident report
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» MIAMI - Golf superstar Tiger Woods told authorities he was looking at his phone and changing radio channels before his car crash last Friday, according to an accident report released by police Tuesday.
Venezuela's Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid.
Too old? The 92-year-old US judge handling Maduro case
AFP, Published on 24/03/2026
» NEW YORK — Alvin Hellerstein, the US judge overseeing the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, is a no-nonsense 92-year-old with a long list of high-profile cases on his CV.
Trump calls for countries to send warships to reopen Hormuz
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2026
» US President Donald Trump stepped up calls to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, saying warships will “hopefully” be sent to the area near Iran’s coast to help commercial vessels sail through safely.
Bombed Iranian girls school had vivid website and yearslong online presence
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2026
» LONDON - An Iranian girls school that took a direct hit on the first day of the war had a yearslong online presence, including dozens of photos of the children and their activities, before it was struck along with at least six other buildings in an adjacent military compound, a Reuters investigation found.
French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» PARIS — A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war.
Iran’s new supreme leader injured but ‘safe’
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is injured but “safe and sound”, the son of the president said Wednesday, offering the first official explanation for why the 56-year-old has not been seen since his appointment at the weekend.
New Iranian leader was wounded early in the war, Iranian and Israeli officials say
New York Times, Published on 11/03/2026
» NEW YORK — Three days after Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his slain father as Iran’s supreme leader, he has not appeared on video or in public nor issued any written statements.
Explosion at US embassy in Oslo, only minor damage police say
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2026
» OSLO - An explosion at the US embassy in Oslo early Sunday morning caused minor damage but no injuries, Norwegian police said.