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Iran used cluster missiles during its latest bombardment of Tel Aviv as part of a new barrage targeting central Israel, causing major damage. Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Thursday night that several fragments from the missiles fell across the city and surrounding areas. The broadcaster also reported a large fire and major material damage caused by the Iranian missile attack. …

Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits, as well as a wave of criticism over the response to deadly Texas flood. President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s …

Iran has warned that military installations hosting United States forces in the Gulf region could become targets in response to current U.S.-Israel attacks against the territory. Iran’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mahdavi Raja, gave the warning at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja. He said Tehran would exercise its right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, …

Iran has assured that Nigerian citizens living in the country are safe, in spite of the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the current U.S.-Israel-Iran military standoff. Amb. Mahdavi Raja, Iran’s Ambassador to Nigeria, gave the assurance at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja following the recent developments in the country. He noted that, since the outbreak of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. The Democratic attorneys general and governors in the lawsuit argue that Trump is overstepping his power with planned 15% tariffs on much of the world. Trump has said …

The Iranian military said it had again targeted Kurdish groups in neighbouring Iraq. Three missiles were fired at the headquarters of opposition groups, the state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, citing the military leadership in Tehran. Iranian propaganda channel Press TV released videos that it said showed impacts at the positions of “anti-Iranian separatists.” U.S. media recently reported that …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday expressed support for Spain after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “cut off all trade with Spain.” According to French daily Le Parisien, Macron held phone talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday to convey France’s “European solidarity” in response to the recent U.S. threats of economic coercion targeting Spain. Trump on …

United States charter flight of American citizens departed the Middle East on Wednesday in route to the homeland as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to assist Americans’ return home. Additional flights will be surged across the region, the Department of State said in a press statement released by the office of the Spokesperson. The Department advised American citizens in …

A US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. Turkey says NATO shot down an Iranian missile that was traveling toward its airspace. US to strike “deeper” into Iran: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US will start “striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory,” and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cautioned Americans that it’s …

A U.S. submarine sank a prized Iranian warship by torpedo, the first such sinking of an enemy ship since World War II, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday morning. Hegseth joined Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon to provide an update to reporters on “Operation Epic Fury” in Iran. “An American submarine sunk an Iranian …