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Afghanistan says Pakistani strikes kill seven and wound 85 in first attack since peace talks

homes in north-eastern [Afghanistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/afghanistan), killing seven people and wounding at least 85, Afghan officials said. Pakistan denied the accusation of targeting a university. The strikes were the first violent incident since

Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

home, into the 18th. His current district, the 9th, is now a solidly Republican seat in the new map. ![Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, smiles during his swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol

An exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

Office weather service said, breaking the 94.6-degree record set a day earlier at Kew. The provisional readings smashed the long-standing record of 91.4 degrees set in 1922 and matched in 1944. London also

‘They are isolated … they are alone’: Zelenskyy on Russia, Putin’s lies – and fighting back

home city of St Petersburg, setting fire to oil terminals and sending smoke billowing above the skyline. Similar attacks have crippled occupied Crimea. A key supply road is littered with burning lorries and tankers

Israeli air strikes kill 10 people in southern Lebanon

home was also hit in the village of Lwaizeh, killing three, while a strike on the village of Shoukin killed two others, NNA said. Israeli forces also carried out an air strike targeting the vicinity

Over 145,000 children separated from parents since Trump’s ICE surge, study estimates

office in early January. The study further found that of those children, more than 22,000 experienced the detention of all of their co-resident parents. Roughly 36% were younger than six years old, underscoring

Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour grandees – UK politics live

home secretaries, have given a joint statement to the Times describing the proposals for a privileges committee inquiry as a “nakedly political stunt”. They say: > double quotation markThe fact that [Kemi Badenoch](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/kemi-badenoch-conservatives-local-elections-labour-phhtc83l7)

It's Day 1 of Medicaid work requirements in Nebraska. People are worried

Office estimates 4.8 million will become uninsured over the next decade as a result of the work requirement. Under the law, enrollees must work or volunteer at least 80 hours a month, attend school

As Trump visits Beijing, an LA-area mayor admits to acting as an agent for China

home, court documents unsealed this week show that a Los Angeles-area mayor [reached a deal](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/arcadia-mayor-federally-charged-acting-illegal-agent-peoples-republic-china?bm-verify=AAQAAAAN_____zprGgOe2MmrYtXBWysJ1xXkwFxIMSPKW_Up1gEyRHHN0ogq8F5KRao13IxaCkBMQZ-kk-Xp_7x9qTvPpn0jsOt6GsdvNuq6Mpi1SaJInSuLl_gfPRyC97WUsYHdOkR8NEjEDczlv7d0PLbWLXxBKptWR7EQCAhAfs5NKCwklJUYB4dNoCaK6gQh_f-9VKfEGa0IvAbmMIDfjQ7scu1J9iqskFJB_fmdE2DmXt3fCNl_7CkO-8qrCw9WljbJbpufMLbg9F9Ejz0j2tQLAdl6YjBweBd21THxOf2MxGoSJHVjQ_3tEpdI-W5bLeZSSiC_wbQMyRt-hjtcGLftK3Lyj7qzGm8Q6WSVdt_wOsedeBnHXP27RQ6UsSvu_j5f1bA2uaby9cI) with federal prosecutors after admitting that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China

What are US proposals to end war, and will Iran agree to them?

Office on Wednesday. A day before, Trump paused “Project Freedom” to reopen the blockaded strait, citing progress in peace talks. The de facto blockade of the waterway threatens to cause a global recession. Iran

Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. Here's a timeline of his case

home in Islandton, S.C. "My wife and child have been shot badly!" Alex Murdaugh tells dispatchers. Two different weapons were used in the killings: an assault-style rifle for Maggie and a shotgun for Paul

COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

officer at the Busunga crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo checks a traveler's temperature using a contactless infrared thermometer in Bundibugyo, on May 18, 2026. Ugandan officials confirmed that

Air India Flight 171 crash: Grieving families wait for justice a year later

home. That was her last memory of 14-year-old Aakash. At 1:39pm, a loud explosion flung her away from her shop. As her mind processed what was happening, she saw a fireball engulf

Israeli air strikes hit Lebanese city of Tyre despite Iranian warning to stop attacks

homes immediately and move beyond the Zahrani river, about 30km (20 miles) to the north. But for the first time, the evacuation order included the Christian quarter, in the city's north-west, where

Farage’s attempt to get ahead of £5m gift story only raises more questions

home as a reason it was needed. Quite apart from the clear attempt to try to get ahead of the story and dictate the narrative, there was a wrinkle in his account. The firebombing

The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on

officer enters information on a touch screen](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/d44c/live/109dfb00-1882-11f1-9120-a910fc22c6ac.jpg.webp) ## Inside Ethiopia's 'smart' police station Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, 'smart' police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens. Africa](/news/videos/cz9qqzqkk82o

Michael Jackson's shadow of doubt

office records on opening weekend**, new details emerged of another family of siblings who've gone public with their allegations of child sexual abuse at the hands of Michael. Jackson and his estate have denied

Metal detectorist finds WW2 soldier's cigarette case hundreds of miles from where he died

office, a lion passant, proving that it is of 92.5% sterling silver, and a lowercase gothic letter k, demonstrating that it was manufactured in 1934. The scarcely legible inscription reads: "Presented to Stan Drew

Senate vote on arms sale shows ‘massive cracks’ in US support for Israel

home — not used to kill innocent women and children in the Middle East and put American troops in harm’s way as part of [Netanyahu’s illegal wars](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) of expansion.” A Pew Research Center

Iran calls US ship seizure ‘piracy’: Is it?

home from Visakhapatnam on India’s east coast after participating in naval exercises. US forces have been criticised for leaving the ship to sink and not making efforts to rescue survivors afterwards. Sri Lanka