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Shi'ite mourners stand in front of a banner with pictures of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, as they mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the southern suburbs of Beirut
Middle East

Trump wants to talk to Hezbollah. Will they pick up the phone?

Sources in the militant group worry that negotiating directly with the US will reduce their leverage

Yemen strikes
QiOSK

Pentagon says it killed at least 150 Yemeni civilians in strikes

Critics say the 2025 numbers were lowballed, plus the DoD refuses to acknowledge civilian deaths in repeated boat strikes around the Caribbean that year

Puntland security forces
Africa

US military marching into Puntland as Red Sea tensions escalate

The agreement reportedly bypassed Somalia's central government, raising questions about the country's already fraying federal system.

Counterdrone laser
Military Industrial Complex

US Military testing sowing chaos in civilian skies

Drone and counter-drone mishaps and GPS jamming exercises are putting strain on aviation safety

U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed appears on stage, with vote counting continuing for Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, during an election night rally in Detroit, Michigan
QiOSK

El-Sayed overcomes $30 million AIPAC spend, wins Michigan primary

His Senate race against Rep. Haley Stevens became a referendum on Israel for Democratic voters

ATACMS
QiOSK

Iran, Ukraine wars depleted 'virtually all' US long-range missiles: Report

Today's munitions crisis is acute but has been years in the making