Oil stays above $100 a barrel amid Iran’s stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz
Energy markets remain on tenterhooks as the prospect of prolonged war in the Middle East grows.
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Israel drops abuse charges against soldiers
The Israeli military has dropped charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.
Iranian missile strikes residential area in northern Israel
Video from northern Israel captured the moment an Iranian missile impacted in a residential area early Friday morning.
‘There’s no hiding place on a ship’: The sailors stranded near Iran
Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf.
UK MPs ‘deeply troubled’ by BBC World Service funding uncertainty
The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.
Hozier, Jessie Buckley and Bruce Springsteen record Shane MacGowan tribute album
The album will also feature Primal Scream, David Gray, Jessie Buckley, Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.
Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya
The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.
Search on for retired Air Force general who went missing 2 weeks ago in New Mexico
A search is ongoing for a retired Air Force major general who disappeared in New Mexico nearly two weeks ago, local law enforcement officials said
David protein bar founder pushes back after lawsuit alleges company undercounted calories
A lawsuit alleging that David protein bars misrepresent their calorie and fat content is drawing comparisons to the movie “Mean Girls.”
Deadly US university shooting being investigated as act of terrorism
A deadly shooting at a Virginia university is now being treated as a terror attack, according to the FBI.
Gunman who drove car at US synagogue full of children is shot dead
A man armed with a rifle drove a car through the doors of a US synagogue on Thursday and exchanged fire with security before he
Netanyahu says Israeli strikes killed Iranian nuclear scientists
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said several Iranian nuclear scientists were killed in Israeli strikes.
Michigan synagogue ramming an ‘act of targeted violence’: FBI
The FBI says it is treating a vehicle ramming at a Michigan synagogue as an attack on the Jewish community.