![US airstrikes target more Iran-backed bases in Syria](/i/c/10f4502c-8f15-1f32-1f71-d19cac97e49f.webp)
US airstrikes target more Iran-backed bases in Syria
The Pentagon says these "self-defence strikes" are in response to attacks on its bases.
2023-11-14 00:45
![Mantle Piece: You Can Own Shares of Mickey Mantle’s Boyhood Home for $7](/i/c/564333c7-8779-9ae7-2e2e-7c029c502393.webp)
Mantle Piece: You Can Own Shares of Mickey Mantle’s Boyhood Home for $7
The baseball icon’s modest Oklahoma home is getting the fractional ownership treatment.
2023-10-27 03:20
![The Australian city key to US plan to counter China](/i/c/d68001c7-3003-a7bc-dcdb-1557ca9d348c.webp)
The Australian city key to US plan to counter China
Darwin, a city shaped by war, is the focus of Australian and US efforts to deter another.
2023-10-24 00:23
![New Hampshire student admits threatening Republican congressman Matt Gaetz](/i/c/c3122936-80b0-7c01-c839-ae72c7f16e91.webp)
New Hampshire student admits threatening Republican congressman Matt Gaetz
Allan Poller, 24, called Matt Gaetz after becoming "emotional and intoxicated" while scrolling TikTok.
2023-10-13 21:56
![6 South Dakota teens plead not guilty to rape at baseball tournament](/i/c/f5635da6-2be5-5c53-aa57-9607641897a3.webp)
6 South Dakota teens plead not guilty to rape at baseball tournament
Six South Dakota teenagers have pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and aiding and abetting rape, crimes that allegedly occurred during a June baseball tournament in Rapid City.
2023-10-08 00:23
![Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine](/i/c/a0566ae4-5b3e-09f6-b4d5-3938b176deda.webp)
Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine
The attack in the Kharkiv region is described as one of the area's "bloodiest crimes".
2023-10-06 02:51
![Baseball-Former Red Sox knuckleballer Wakefield dies at 57](/i/c/cfc4c5c4-098b-937a-0cbc-f5eb42acc6f9.webp)
Baseball-Former Red Sox knuckleballer Wakefield dies at 57
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, whose unpredictable knuckleball flummoxed opponents during a career in which he
2023-10-02 03:45
![Iran releases five Americans in prisoner exchange](/i/c/5fe93d4b-5dcc-610d-f823-795509cf8f84.webp)
Iran releases five Americans in prisoner exchange
The four men and one woman fly out of Tehran after $6bn of frozen Iranian funds is released.
2023-09-18 21:16
![US and Vietnam get a friendship upgrade](/i/c/bd009675-b783-76a8-4501-de4bb4912c56.webp)
US and Vietnam get a friendship upgrade
The US and Vietnam are becoming better friends - and that's a troubling prospect for China.
2023-09-11 06:28
![Ukraine war: Kyiv foils big Russian drone attack, officials say](/i/c/8e194dc9-38a0-d2bf-ea8b-8ad6fc3a816f.webp)
Ukraine war: Kyiv foils big Russian drone attack, officials say
Ukraine's capital is showered in debris from intercepted Russian drones, city officials say.
2023-09-10 12:29
![Dozens of civilians among 64 killed in attacks in Mali](/i/c/49b8b976-d686-9099-d5bd-ad1467e89c1a.webp)
Dozens of civilians among 64 killed in attacks in Mali
Two separate attacks by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants in restive northeastern Mali Thursday killed 64 people including dozens of civilians, the country's transitional government said.
2023-09-08 16:20
![Threats, insults, and Kremlin 'robots': How Russian diplomacy died under Putin](/i/c/98848b94-a96d-e315-ff9b-8e734a060e02.webp)
Threats, insults, and Kremlin 'robots': How Russian diplomacy died under Putin
Russian diplomacy is no longer about co-operation but "putting Westerners in their place", say ex-Kremlin insiders.
2023-09-03 07:56