Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Sail Through the Strait of Hormuz
Ships with no ties to Israel or the United States would be allowed to pass, the government said, but it was unclear if any vessels would try. Source link
Trump says Iran offers U.S. ‘prize,’ but Iran denies talks : NPR
President Trump takes questions as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) looks on during a ceremony for Markwayne Mullin, the newly sworn-in secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, in the…
Death toll from Colombian military plane crash rises to 69 as search ends
The Hercules military transport plane crashed minutes after take-off near Colombia’s southern border with Peru. Source link
Asia’s Energy Crisis Stings
The energy crisis unleashed by the war in Iran may already be worse than the oil shocks of the 1970s. Here’s how it’s upending lives. Source link
Israel’s military wants more weeks to fight Iran, officials say : NPR
An excavator clears rubble from destroyed residential buildings in northern Tehran, Iran, on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran raged for its fourth week. AFP via Getty…
Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest attack over 24-hour period
Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured. Source link
Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics. Source link
Will President Trump act on his threat to take Cuba?
New Yorker writer Jon Lee Anderson describes conditions in Cuba, why it’s vulnerable now — and what regime change would mean — considering the Castro family’s entrenchment in the Cuban…
Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling dies at 54
The TV dating coach’s husband says she “passed away peacefully today, surrounded by love”. Source link
Mel Schilling, Dating Expert on ‘Married at First Sight,’ Dies at 54
Ms. Schilling, an Australian psychologist, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023. Two weeks ago she said the disease had spread to her brain. Source link