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Mideast clashes breach Olympic truce as athletes gather for Winter Paralympic Games - 2026-03-01T08:38:15-05:00
Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics.

A U.S. scholarship thrills a teacher in India. Then came the soul-crushing questions - 2026-03-01T08:36:43-05:00
She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions that clouded her joy.

Three American soldiers killed as U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran continue into 2nd day - 2026-03-01T06:21:21-05:00
Another five soldiers were critically injured, according to the U.S. Central Command. They mark the first American casualties since the start of operation 'Epic Fury' on Saturday.

Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed - 2026-03-01T04:00:58-05:00
The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning. The country's supreme leader was killed following an attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday against Iran.

Explosion rocks Iran's capital as Israel says it is targeting the city - 2026-03-01T02:11:17-05:00
Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel.

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year iron rule - 2026-02-28T17:08:46-05:00
Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's second supreme leader, has been killed. He had held power since 1989, guiding Iran through difficult times — and overseeing the violent suppression of dissent.

'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief - 2026-02-28T14:16:25-05:00
In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

Here's how world leaders are reacting to the US-Israel strikes on Iran - 2026-02-28T12:31:56-05:00
Several leaders voiced support for the operation – but most, including those who stopped short of condemning it, called for restraint moving forward.

How could the U.S. strikes in Iran affect the world's oil supply? - 2026-02-28T10:30:37-05:00
Despite sanctions, Iran is one of the world's major oil producers, with much of its crude exported to China.

What to know about the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran - 2026-02-28T09:36:22-05:00
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli airstrikes with U.S. support on Saturday. "Operation Epic Fury" will be "massive and ongoing," President Trump said.