Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US official says, as tensions remain high in region

Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
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DOJ sues to block new California congressional map

Nexstar's California capitol correspondent, Eytan Wallace, joins KXAN to explain the latest development after California ...
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DOJ sues to block California’s Prop 50 congressional maps

The U.S. DOJ has filed a federal lawsuit to block California’s newly approved congressional maps. What new satellite photos ...
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Iranian president orders probe after man dies from self-immolation in food stand dispute

An Iranian man has died after setting himself on fire when municipal workers shut down his family's food stand.

Trump's MAGA backlash and the GOP's scramble for an Obamacare fix: Morning Rundown

Trump faces criticism from some of his most loyal supporters. Republicans pivot from replacing Obamacare to fixing it as time ...

Filmmakers Behind IDFA Openers Talk Role of Short Documentary at Times of Sociopolitical Unrest: ‘Art Is Never About Length’

Filmmakers behind shorts opening this year's IDFA call festival decision 'a radical act,' talk importance of short docs at ...
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Iraqis vote in election they expect to bring little reform

BAGHDAD - Iraqis vote on Tuesday in a parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is seeking a ...
The New Arab

Israel and Kazakhstan: Redrawing the map of the Abraham Accords

Kazakhstan’s entry into the Abraham Accords marks a symbolic turn, testing whether Washington’s normalisation project has ...
The Associated Press

Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of Iran’s societal change

When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran 's capital to the coffee shop she runs, ...