Sunday, March 8, 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan Edge Toward Wider Conflict After Cross-Border Strike

Pakistan and Afghanistan moved closer to direct conflict this week after cross-border strikes, retaliatory attacks and increasingly harsh rhetoric from officials on both sides...

NATO Shoots Down Missile From Iran Heading Toward Turkish Airspace

A ballistic missile detected near Turkish airspace was intercepted by NATO defense systems on Wednesday, drawing Turkey directly into the widening conflict linked to...

Trump Administration Freezes Medicaid Funding to Minnesota Over Fraud Concerns

Vice President JD Vance has taken on a new and politically charged role in the Trump administration: leading a nationwide campaign aimed at combating...

Spain Refuses Use of Military Bases for U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran

Spain has moved to distance itself from the latest escalation in the Middle East, insisting that military facilities on its territory were neither used...

Iran Faces Uncertain Future After Death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran’s longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has died at age 86 after a large-scale military operation conducted by the United States and Israel,...