Qatar reported “extensive damage” at its main energy hub, the Ras Laffan Industrial City. In retaliation, Iran struck major energy facilities in the region. The latest attacks came after Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said patience with Iran was “not unlimited”
Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation. They generally follow the trajectory of the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans.
Dabis sat down with AP entertainment journalist Leslie Ambriz to talk about the difficult production, Sundance acclaim and the deeply personal real-world stories behind the film. The film starring Vahid Mobasseri was informed by his time in prison. He sat down at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to speak with AP Entertainment journalist LeslieAmbriz.
Personal loan interest rates are currently high, but the federal rate is not the only factor affecting your loan’s cost. As the Fed introduced rate hikes throughout 2022 and 2023, the average personal loan rate also increased. The fed funds benchmark rate impacts how much it costs for lenders to loan money, so it influences rates on consumer loans.
In 34 of the last 40 tournaments overall, at least one 12-seed has won in the first round. The No. 12 seed has won 14 out of 40 games over the No. 5 seed, a 35% win rate. The all-time win rate of 12-seeds (35.6%) since 1985 is the highest.
Hegseth said the US attempted to pursue a deal with Iran to prevent the country from building a nuclear weapon in the future. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine acknowledged “they came into this fight with a lot of weapons” The ultimate end game would be determined by President Donald Trump, but, Hegseth added, “as we’ve said, we're on plan”
Lebanon’s health ministry says over 1,000 people killed in war between Israel and Hezbollah. Among the 1,001 killed were 118 children and 79 women, and 2,584 people were wounded. More than 72,200 Palestinians have been killed in the war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that as of Wednesday, 15 cases of meningitis have been confirmed and a further 12 were under investigation. The total number of confirmed or suspected cases has risen to 27, up from 20 on Wednesday. UKHSA investigating 11 of the 20 confirmed cases.
Israel and the US are close military allies, but this is the first time they've fought a war together. Israel has been much more consistent about its desire to see regime change in Iran. US President Donald Trump has suggested that Israel has acted unwisely in the Iran war. The US and Israel are aligned on most or all of their goals, an Israeli spokesman says.
Etienne Davignon, 93, is accused of involvement in the assassination of Patri Lumumba. Prosecutors say he participated in war crimes tied to the death of the Congolese politician. The former senior diplomat has consistently denied any involvement. He maintains that he did not play a direct role in the events leading to Lumumbi’s execution.
The two leaders were hoping to build on momentum from Trump’s recent visit to Tokyo that framed the US–Japan alliance as entering a ‘golden era’ But now it is the topic of the war that will likely overshadow the meeting, which is shaping up to be a test of Takaichi's friendship with Trump.
The official PA news agency WAFA reported on the death of the women as "Martyrs" by "falling missile fragments", but left out that it was an Iranian missile. The article includes a picture of the military funeral, in which coffins draped with Palestinian flags are being carried by PA Security Forces members.
Santosh was due for a streaming release in India in October 2025. The film depicts the death of Rajab in January 2024. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has not approved the film for release. The CBFC has a record of blocking the release of politically sensitive films.
Cuba is slowly restoring power to 10 million people after its national electrical grid collapsed March 16. The blackout was caused by an obsolete power system coupled to an oil blockade imposed by President Donald Trump. Trump says he believes he'll have "the honor of taking Cuba," an escalation of language as the United States continues to pressure the island nation.
Lebanon’s health ministry says over 1,000 people killed in war between Israel and Hezbollah. Among the 1,001 killed were 118 children and 79 women, and 2,584 people were wounded. More than one million people in Lebanon have been displaced in the intense fighting, as Israel continues its daily strikes across large swaths of southern Lebanon.
Bondi: "I made it crystal clear I will follow the law" She also defended the department’s handling of the Epstein files, saying officials are proud of their work to release millions of documents to the public. Democratic lawmakers stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
“Our community deserves a thoughtful and careful approach to how we honor this legacy,” says L.A. City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez. “We believe survivors, and we recognize the immense strength it takes to speak out,’ she says. ‘It is our collective responsibility to foster environments that protect the vulnerable, challenge silence, and uphold the safety and humanity of all,' she adds.
Investors will not be able to move forward with the effort until appeals are resolved in the long-running case. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ordered Argentina to compensate investors for the seizure of a majority share in YPF Energy. "This decision represents a historic milestone in the defense of the Argentine Republic in litigation that, for more than 12 years, has imposed enormous economic, legal and reputational costs"
Leaders insist that Orbán must respect the 27-nation bloc’s decision in December to fund Ukraine. Merz accused Orban of “setting up this blockade in Europe now for domestic political reasons and because of an election campaign that is being conducted there.” The standoff has highlighted important weaknesses in EU decision-making procedures, which often require unanimous agreement.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth wants more billions from Congress to fund the Iran war. President Donald Trump said his administration will be seeking billions of dollars more for its military budget. Trump described the move as a “small price to pay.” “We’re asking for a lot of reasons, beyond even what we’m talking about in Iran,” he said.
Arrests coincide with rising fears about Iran’s operatives overseas amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. A new group that calls itself the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, which is believed to be affiliated with Iran, claimed credit for the Belgium attack as well as two bombings of Jewish sites in the Netherlands.
Iran has also repeatedly threatened to close the strait in response to sanctions and other tensions. But again, Iran did not end up closing the Strait of Hormuz. The strait is where roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil once sailed through on a typical day. In 2011 and 2012, then-Iranian President Hassan Rouhani repeated threats to close it.
Iranian officials view the Israeli — or American — targeting of facilities in their territorial waters in the South Pars field as sufficient to justify hitting facilities on the Qatari side. The attack on Ras Laffan in Qatar and the wider threats to other energy infrastructure in the Gulf have the potential on their own to be catastrophic.
Recent polling shows the majority of Americans oppose military action against Iran. Even Republicans who support the president say they’d be wary of troops on the ground there. Any use of U.S. ground troops - even for a limited mission - could pose significant political risks for the president.
Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib was killed overnight in a precision strike, a senior Israeli official says. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said its air defenses successfully intercepted the attack and that no injuries were reported. No casualties were reported in the attack, the agency said.
Israel and Hezbollah have fought multiple wars since the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group was formed in the 1980s. Since the ceasefire, Israel had continued to launch near-daily airstrikes in Lebanon. Israel has concentrated most strikes where the group has a strong presence in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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The U.S. and Israel have continued to hit Iranian targets with missiles, drones and fighter jets. In response, the Iranian regime has launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. Iran has continued to launch attacks on regional targets, though many have been intercepted. Several Israeli civilians have been killed by Iranian missiles.
The companies flooded the state’s Democratic primaries with millions of dollars. In Illinois’ U.S. House primaries, the tech-backed groups’ campaign spending had mixed results. Campaign finance experts and rank-and-file voters alike are still struggling with what to make of the technology industry's political influence.
Rivian and Uber have partnered to deploy tens of thousands of R2 fully autonomous robotaxis in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The first robotaxis are scheduled to hit the streets of San Francisco and Miami in 2028. Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian in the next five years.
The island of Montserrat is the only place in the world to observe St Patrick's Day as a national holiday. The island has a constitution that allows it to make its own laws, but if the bill is not passed, it is still not ours. St Patrick’s Day is also an opportunity to simply have a good time, Caribbean style.
Donald Trump made a shocking Pearl Harbor joke as he answered a reporter's question. Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan?” Some in the room laughed. The reference, of course, was to the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, which killed more than 2.
Regulators have worked to implement the “Basel Endgame,’ representing the final component of international capital standards developed after the financial crisis. Cumulatively the reforms would produce a net decrease in capital requirements for large banks “by a small amount,” while smaller banks focused on traditional lending would see “slightly larger reductions.
Kouri Richins was found guilty of aggravated murder after a jury deliberated for three hours. She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 13, which would have been her husband's 44th birthday. The jury also found her guilty of forgery and fraud related to $2 million in life insurance policies.
The US government has offered to pay $4,500 for each of the families. The families are from Afghanistan, which has been at war with the US since 9/11. The cost of the trip to the U.S. is estimated to be in the region of $1.5 million.
Nigeria recorded the largest increase in terrorism deaths globally in 2025, with fatalities rising by 46% from 513 in 2024 to 750. There was a 280% increase in deaths from terrorism in the west, with 57 deaths recorded in 2025. In the DRC, terrorism-related deaths rose by nearly 28% and pushed the central African state to eighth place on the index.
Nigel Farage has stopped using personalised video platform Cameo. Reform UK leader has filmed a string of highly questionable paid-for clips. A spokesperson for Farage said his Cameo videos should ‘not be treated as political statements or campaign activity’ The spokesperson added that with thousands of videos recorded, ‘the occasional mistake can occur’
More than 700 people are hunkering down in the remote Aboriginal community of Lockhart River. The town is no stranger to cyclones, and has a purpose-built cyclone shelter. The community has learned from the past, and have been on the front foot since Wednesday morning, when they were informed that a potential category five system cyclone was headed their way.
Khamenei also criticises the “cowardly enemy’ that killed Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of the paramilitary Basij force. “Every blood spilt has a price that the criminal killers of the martyrs must pay for soon.”
Pakistan and Afghanistan plan a temporary pause in fighting until Monday night. Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people. Afghan Taliban authorities said the attack killed 408 people and wounded 265. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of sheltering the militants in the country.
Gold and silver join a broad sell-off on Thursday. The metals shed around 5% and 10%, respectively, as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets. Spot silver slid more than 6% to $70.22 an ounce, while silver futures lost more than 9%. Front-month gold futures were down almost 6% at about $4,600 an ounce.
Iran’s strategy now centers around tying its fate to the wider region, Toossi said. “I think in the circle of the Gulf, Iran is being seen as the main threat,” he said. Saudi Arabia has declared it would take military action against Iran if necessary.
Hezbollah apparently decided to plunge itself, and Lebanon, into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran because it believes that it faces an existential crisis. The Israeli military responded by bombing Hezbollah-related targets in Lebanon. A renewed occupation of southern Lebanon would give Hezbollah and other extremist groups a plausible rationale to remain armed.
As Europe seeks diversified and lower-carbon energy supplies, emerging electricity interconnections and gas infrastructure across North Africa are drawing investor attention. Such initiatives would allow electricity generated in North Africa – whether from gas-fired plants, renewables or hybrid systems – to flow across borders and ultimately toward European markets.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the Pentagon is asking for an additional $200 billion for the war. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "that number could move," adding, "it takes money to kill bad guys" President Trump was asked in an Oval Office meeting on Thursday with Japan's prime minister if he intends to potentially put troops in Iran.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth wants more billions from Congress to fund the Iran war. Gas prices hit an average of $3.90 a gallon nationwide and global oil prices surged after Israel attacked a critical Iranian gas field. With a $1 trillion budget, why does the Pentagon need more money for Iran war?
Women and their daughters were inside a small beauty salon when an Iranian missile struck. The beauty salon strike underscored how Palestinians who live close enough to see Israel from their homes lack the shelters and medical assistance that have effectively minimized Israeli deaths and injuries in the past three weeks of Iranian airstrikes. The strike tore through shelves of acrylic nails and bottles of turquoise and scarlet polish.
Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field. Iran hit a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and set Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze. The offshore gas field that lies on both sides of the maritime boundary between Qatar and Iran is the world's largest reserve of nonassociated gas.
The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a senior administration official says. The streets in Iran’s capital, Tehran, briefly returned to their normal traffic-jammed chaos Thursday ahead of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. But the U.S. president said Thursday that his ad for more money for the war with Iran will not go away.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth wants more billions from Congress to fund the Iran war. President Donald Trump said his administration will be seeking billions of dollars more for its military budget. “That’s a small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy-top,” Trump said.
US President Donald Trump threatened to “massively blow up the entirety’ of South Pars if Iran continued targeting Qatar. Iran has targeted its Gulf neighbours repeatedly since the start of the conflict because of what it said is the presence of US soldiers, facilities and assets on their soil. Iran's foreign ministers discussed the US and Israel’s “military aggression against Iran and its regional and global repercussions”
Health of the new Iranian leader is ‘unclear’ after strike, Gabbard says. Officials have said the new leader was wounded and possibly disfigured by the Israeli strike. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that the United States was informed about Israel’s plans to strike, but did not take part.
NPR has continued to receive some messages from inside Iran. In them, Iranians describe their fear but also defiance. "We, the Iranian people, who have lived with them for half a century, know how ridiculous their claim to be peaceful was," one woman says. "The Islamic Republic, which killed hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq and Syria, killed and tortured hundreds of Thousands of Iranians in the most brutal way," another says.
The shepherd said he hopes police will bring his assailants to justice and return the sheep that are his livelihood. “I felt humiliated and insulted. I thought they were going to kill me,” the 29-year-old said. ‘We haven’t done anything to them, and yet they came and beat us and did this to us,’ he said.
Iran's state TV and social media channels have been showing footage of anti-Iran war protests abroad. Yet NPR has continued to receive some messages from inside Iran. "We, the Iranian people, who have lived with them for half a century, know how ridiculous their claim to be peaceful was," one woman said.
Our overseas territories offer us (in a security sense) both greater protection and greater weakness. We have aircraft carriers and a highly trained military, but what is required is a step-change in how this Government treats our overseas territories. A meaningful overseas territories security strategy that recognises the need for whole-of-state and society defence.
The European Union and Sweden condemn the execution of a Swedish citizen in Iran. The individual was a dual Iranian-Swedish national. The execution was a "brutal act of senseless violence," the EU said. The Swedish government said the execution was an "inhuman" and "unconstitutional"
Officials alleged that Vance opposed U.S. intervention in Iran, though the vice president said Friday that the administration makes decisions that “best protect the American people.” The administration has yet to specify any imminent threat that Iran posed to the U.s., but has said that the strikes intended to weaken Iran’s ballistic missile program and destroy its nuclear capabilities.