War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: Qom bridge hit The United States and Israel launched an attack on a bridge near the Iranian city of Qom, south of Tehran, the deputy governor of the province said, according to

A view of a building damaged by strikes in Tehran on April 4, 2026

UN Security Council vote expected on Hormuz resolution

The UN Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a watered-down resolution calling for the unblocking of the Strait of Hormuz — far from the sponsoring Gulf countries’ initial goal of obtaining clearance to free it by force. The

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran

JD Vance Lands in Hungary to Back Orbán’s re-Election Push

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a key European ally of the Trump administration, faces a tough set of parliamentary elections this weekend but he now has one supporter firmly on his side after U.S. Vice-President JD Vance landed in Budapest on Tuesday to offer his support.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto (R) welcomes US Vice President JD Vance (C) and

France’s Sarkozy says ‘innocent’ at trial over Libya funding

France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy at an appeals trial Tuesday said he was “innocent”, rejecting charges he had sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election in exchange for helping improve Tripoli’s image after deadly bombings. A lower court in September found

Former France's President Nicolas Sarkozy served 20 days in prison last year after a

Deadline Day: Trump Warns Iran of ‘Complete Demolition’ — ‘Every Bridge Decimated, Every Plant Burning’ If No Deal by 8 PM

President Donald Trump warned Iran “the entire country can be taken out in one night” as his Tuesday 8 p.m. Eastern Time deadline loomed, threatening a four-hour blitz he said could leave every bridge “decimated” and every power plant “burning, exploding and never to be used again” if Tehran fails to make a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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‘For a Bright Future’: Iran Urges Youth to Form ‘Human Chains’ at Power Plants and Bridges as Trump’s Deadline Nears

Iranian authorities are urging young people, students, artists, athletes, and volunteer groups to form “human chains” around power plants across the country just hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline for a deal expires, effectively gathering civilians at infrastructure sites the United States has explicitly threatened to strike.

An Iranian schoolboy salutes while standing beside a portrait of a child killed in an airs

After milestone-rich lunar flyby, astronauts start trip home

The Artemis II astronauts wrapped up their lunar flyby as they continue their journey back to Earth on Tuesday, bringing with them rich celestial observations including little-known lunar craters, a solar eclipse and meteor strikes that scientists hope will open

As the Orion spacecraft whips around the Moon the astronauts -- Americans Christina Koch,

Iran defiant as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure

Iran showed no sign of backing down Tuesday as a US deadline loomed for it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, defying threats by President Donald Trump to “decimate” the country’s civilian infrastructure. The Iranian army dismissed what they called

US President Donald Trump said Iran would face 'complete demolition' of its civi

Reports: Rapper Offset shot outside Florida casino

April 7 (UPI) — The rapper Offset was wounded Monday evening in a shooting outside a Hollywood, Fla., casino, according to his representative. The Seminole Police Department told The New York Times in a statement that the shooting occurred outside

Reports: Rapper Offset shot outside Florida casino