For thousands of Bangladeshis, a temporary trip home has unexpectedly become an indefinite stay. Workers and business owners who left the United Arab Emirates for […]
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When the Grand Mosque Became a Battlefield: The 1979 Mecca Siege That Changed Saudi Arabia
For a brief period this week, an emergency warning in Mecca brought an uncomfortable question back into focus: what happens when violence approaches a place […]
Trump Turns on Supreme Court Appointees After Mail-Ballot Defeat Ahead of 2026 Midterms
President Donald Trump has launched an unusually personal attack on the US Supreme Court after it refused to allow his administration to impose new mail-ballot […]
Europe Wants to Keep Under-15s Off Social Media — But the Bigger Change Is What Tech Companies May Have to Do
Europe is preparing one of its most ambitious attempts yet to change children’s relationship with the internet, with proposed rules that could prevent younger users […]
$22.3 Billion in Four Months: Iran War Exposes a Bigger US Problem — Replacing the Weapons It Fires
The United States spent an estimated $22.3 billion on munitions during roughly the first four months of its war with Iran, but the Pentagon’s latest […]
Qatar Sounds Alarm Over Bab Al-Mandab as World Faces Risk of a Two-Chokepoint Shipping Crisis
Qatar has issued a stark warning over the possibility of disruption at Bab Al-Mandab, arguing that the global economy can hardly afford another major maritime […]
US Plans $2.8 Billion Arms Package for Israel as 2,000-Pound Bombs Return to Center of Debate
The Trump administration is preparing a proposed $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel that could provide the country with tens of thousands of 2,000-pound bombs, […]
NBC4 News Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles, Turning Coverage of Deadly Bus Collision Into a Second Tragedy
A television news crew sent into the skies above Los Angeles to report on a deadly traffic collision became part of an unfolding tragedy itself […]
Sepehran Boeing 737 Emergency: Cabin Panels Fall as Iran Flight Makes Dramatic Return to Mashhad
What began as a routine domestic flight across Iran turned into a frightening aviation emergency when a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 developed a landing-gear tyre […]
Drone Intercepted Near Mecca Raises Stakes as Saudi-Houthi Conflict Intensifies
Saudi Arabia says its air defenses intercepted and destroyed a drone south of Mecca before it could enter restricted airspace around Islam’s holiest city, adding […]