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4 Of 6 On Board US Refuelling Aircraft Killed In Iraq Crash
Four of six crew on the US Air Force KC-135 aircraft that crashed in western Iraq have died, United States Central Command said on X Friday. Efforts to rescue the other two are ongoing, CENTCOM - the military C2 node directing US-Israel war on Iran.
Canada Builds New Icebreakers To Strengthen Arctic Presence
At a massive shipyard in North Vancouver, Canadian workers grind metal beams for a powerful new icebreaker crucial to cementing the country's presence in the increasingly contested Arctic.
US Shifts Anti-Missile System To Middle East. South Korea Isn't Happy
The US is relocating parts of the terminal high-altitude area defence (THAAD) missile-defence system along with other military hardware out of South Korea to the Middle East for its war against Iran.
'Ticket To Tehran': Iranian Jews In Israel Still Long For Iran
More than 300,000 Jews of Iranian origin are thought to live in Israel today, the vast majority of whom are those who arrived after 1979 and their descendants.
Qantas To Pay $74 Million To Customers For Cancelled Covid Flights
Australia's Qantas Airways said on Friday it would pay out $74 million to settle a class action alleging it misled customers and failed to provide ticket refunds for flights cancelled during the Covid pandemic.
How Donald Trump's Iran War Is Making America Pay More For Fuel
Iran's Hormuz blockade sees US fuel prices jump 21 per cent as Donald Trump boasts "we make money", but polls show 48 per cent of American voters are unhappy over the war.
From Oil Price Rise To Market Crash, Iran War Sparks Global Economic Jolt
The United States is temporarily allowing the sale of Russian oil that is at sea.
Mojtaba Khamenei's Profile Photo Flagged As AI-Generated Amid Injury Reports
Iran's newly-appointed Supreme LeaderMojtaba Khameneiassumed office five days ago, but he is yet to be seen in public.
A Mysterious Silence In Taiwan Skies Ahead Of Trump's China Visit
Taiwan's military has grown used to a near-constant drumbeat of Chinese warplanes flying close by as part of Beijing's pressure campaign against the island nation it claims as its own.
Train From North Korea To China Reaches Beijing After 6-Year Pause
The first train from North Korea to Beijing in nearly six years arrived on Friday morning after nearly a day's journey, China's railway authority said.
Sirens Heard At Incirlik Base, A Key NATO Facility In Turkey
Sirens wailed at Turkey's Incirlik airbase, a key NATO facility where US troops are stationed near the southern city of Adana, state news agency Anadolu reported.
US Waiver Frees Up 19 Million Barrels Of Russia Oil For Purchase
Russian crude oil and fuel on about 30 tankers in Asian waters is potentially available for purchase after the US granted a temporary waiver to buy cargoes that were already at sea.
How Trump's Plan For Cuba Would Make US The Island's Patron
Speculation about a possible military overthrow of Cuba's Communist regime has swirled around Washington, fueled in part by Senator Lindsey Graham, who told Fox News this week that "Iran going down, and Cuba is next".
Explained: How Shadow Fleets Keep Oil Moving Through War, Sanctions
Supply chains remain disrupted, commodity prices have shot up and oil prices have crossed $100 a barrel as a war rages in the Middle East, particularly disrupting movement in the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz.
KC-135 Stratotanker: The Flying Gas Station For US Military Planes
The KC-135 crash is the fourth American military aircraft lost during the US-Israeli war on Iran. Earlier, three F-15 fighter jets were lost due to friendly fire over Kuwait, US officials said.
"We're Not Wombs": Japanese Women Fight Against Sterilisation Restrictions
Kazane Kajiya and four other women are now challenging the constitutionality of Japan's decades-old "maternity protection" law, one of the world's most restrictive barriers to sterilisation.
US Woman Wrongly Imprisoned For 6 Months Due To Faulty Facial Recognition
Angela Lipps from Tennessee was wrongly imprisoned for six months after a facial recognition system falsely linked her to a bank fraud case in North Dakota.
In Iran, Residents Deal With Shut Shops, Joblessness And Rationing
Many businesses have also been hit and the market that is usually bustling in the days leading up to Nowruz (Iranian New Year) no longer exists.
Opinion: Opinion | Three Targets For US Boots On The Ground In Iran
As President Donald Trump's administration wrestles with options in the war with Iran, it continues to consider "boots on the ground."
