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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have quietly pressed ‘go’ on a brand-new website. The royals have launched sussex.com, a new website featuring biographies of each of them, as well as news updates and links to their charitable foundation and production company. “Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex is a humanitarian, military veteran, mental health […]

Israel launched new strikes overnight Friday in Gaza’s southern border town of Rafah. Witnesses and hospital officials said at least eight people, including women and children, were killed in the strikes. The Associated Press reports the strikes hit a residential building in Rafah and a school building in the central town of Zuwaida. The strikes […]

PENTAGON — Iranian-backed Houthi militants have once again ignored U.S. calls to stop attacking international shipping lanes or face consequences, this time firing six anti-ship missiles from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen into the Red Sea, a U.S. official tells VOA. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said U.S. naval forces had shot at […]

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticides proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests blocked major capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. Although the proposal had languished in EU institutions for the past two years, the move by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was […]

King Charles III, 75, has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted,” the palace said in an emailed statement. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.” The statement also did not specify what stage the […]

Israel’s military reported Monday killing dozens of militants in the Gaza Strip, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the region to push for a new pause in fighting. The Israel Defense Forces said its operations during the past day included airstrikes and ground battles in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, as well […]

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was prompted by messages from Jewish organizations around the world. The letter served as a belated fence-mending after Francis was criticized for […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Central Command said it conducted a self-defense strike early Sunday against a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile “prepared to launch against ships in the Red Sea.” In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, CENTCOM said U.S. forces had determined that the cruise missile in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen “presented an imminent […]

The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and militias it backs, reportedly killing nearly 40 people, in retaliation for a deadly attack on U.S. troops. The strikes, which included the use of long-range B-1 bombers flown from the United States, were the […]

BRUSSELS — Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports, throwing eggs at the European Parliament, starting fires near the building and setting off fireworks. Major thoroughfares in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, were blocked by around […]