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Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emerge

By MATTHEW LEE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY
Apr 05, 2026 8:39 am - TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tue...
Chinese firms market Iran war intelligence ‘exposing’ U.S. forces

By Cate Cadell and Lyric Li
Apr 04, 2026 8:36 pm - As the war in Iran erupted five weeks ago, social media sleuths across Western and Chinese platforms flagged a wave of viral posts detailing equipment at U.S. bases, the movements of American carrier groups and granular breakdowns of how military aircraft were assembling for strikes on Tehran.
Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions

By MICHAEL CASEY
Apr 04, 2026 7:32 pm - A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.
European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Iran war drives price surge

By DEREK GATOPOULOS
Apr 04, 2026 7:26 pm - The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran will fuel inflation and strain households.
US military jets hit in Iran war are the first shot down by enemy fire in over 20 years

By BEN FINLEY and JESSE BEDAYN
Apr 04, 2026 7:19 pm - Iran shooting down two American military jets marks an exceedingly rare assault for the U.S. that has not happened in more than 20 years and shows the Islamic Republic’s continued ability to hit back despite President Donald Trump asserting it has been “completely decimated.”
Death toll from Afghan quake rises, including 8 members of refugee family returned from Iran

By ELENA BECATOROS
Apr 04, 2026 5:00 pm - For several minutes after the earthquake struck, he could hear their screams. Then there was silence.Mohibullah Niazi, a neighbor who helped in the rescue efforts, said Saturday that the eight people killed on the outskirts of Kabul after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan the previous night were a refugee family recently returned from neighboring Iran.
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say

By ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN
Apr 04, 2026 4:55 pm - Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the country’s Disaster Management Authority said Saturday.
Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes as Zelenskyy travels to Istanbul for talks with Erdogan

By VOLODYMYR YURCHUK
Apr 04, 2026 4:47 pm - Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes overnight and on Saturday morning, killing 10 people and wounding several dozen more, officials on both sides said Saturday.
Trump files emergency appeal to keep building White House ballroom

By Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards
Apr 04, 2026 4:28 pm - The Trump administration has appealed a federal judge’s order to halt the construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, arguing in an emergency motion that pausing the $400 million project would raise national security risks.
Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13's record

By MARCIA DUNN
Apr 04, 2026 3:49 pm - Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were toasted by Canada on Saturday as they prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.

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