Israel and Hezbollah escalate attacks ahead of crucial talks
BEIRUT (AP) — Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks…
Israeli strike kills Lebanese security forces as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire ahead of talks
BEIRUT — Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks between…
USPS to suspend pension contributions amid ‘financial crisis’
The US Postal Service said Thursday it has informed federal budget officials it will temporarily suspend its employer…
Gaza marks 6 months of a ceasefire that may offer lessons for the Iran war
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Friday marks six months since Gaza’s ceasefire deal took effect, a milestone largely…
US and Iran prepare for ceasefire talks as Netanyahu authorizes negotiations with Lebanon
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Negotiators from Iran and the U.S. prepared for high-level talks with their ceasefire…
An unofficial ban keeps K-pop at bay in China
BEIJING (AP) — As mega K-pop group BTS returns to the stage after a hiatus of more than…
A look at where Israel struck in central Beirut on the deadliest day of the Israel-Hezbollah war
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s intense barrage of airstrikes on Wednesday hit without warning deep inside the Lebanese capital…
USPS to suspend pension contributions, seeks 4-cent stamp price hike
The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it has informed federal budget officials it will temporarily suspend its employer…
Pro-Iran memes use AI to troll US President Donald Trump
Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the…
A stubborn inflation gauge stayed hot in February, even before Iran war gas spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked…
Rutte the ‘Trump whisperer’ faces a fresh test as Trump turns on NATO over Iran
BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has weathered a fresh ordeal with President Donald Trump, this time over…
Scientists say the world’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all
LONDON — A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists…