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Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.(Image credit: Fadhel Madhan) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

NPR's A Martinez asks Dan Baer, former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, about the Trump administration's recent rhetoric around NATO. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting not only oil, but the global helium supply. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting.(Image credit: Siddiqullah Alizai) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S.(Image credit: Ramon Espinosa) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

In the event of an emergency, the U-turn is the fastest way home in the first 36 hours after the TLI. After that it can be just as quick, and often simpler, to stay on course around the Moon and fall back to Earth, Orion programme manager Howard Hu said before the...

Israeli settlers have increased their attacks on Palestinians, while the military suspends a battalion that assaulted a CNN reporting team. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Foreign ministers from more than 40 countries are meeting virtually to discuss President Trump's request for help in ensuring shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

In the first year alone, the administration saw the departure of acting Attorney General Sally Yates, National Security Adviser Mike Flynn, FBI Director James Comey, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon and two press secretaries, among others....

Separately, on Thursday, a highway bridge linking the capital Tehran to the nearby city of Karaj was hit by air strikes, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported. Two people were killed, according to the deputy for security at the Alborz governor's office....

Separately, on Thursday, a highway bridge linking the capital Tehran to the nearby city of Karaj was hit by air strikes, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported. Two people were killed, according to the deputy for security at the Alborz governor's office....

We cannot give Setareh's real name or say what kind of work she does - no detail that might possibly identify her to the regime's secret police. But we can say that she is a young woman from Tehran who loved going to work, where she could meet her friends, share...