President Donald Trump’s administration has rebuffed efforts by Middle Eastern allies to start diplomatic negotiations aimed at ending the Iran war that started two weeks ago with a massive U.S.-Israeli air assault, according to three sources familiar with the efforts. FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump returns to the White House, after Israel and the … Read more
A landmine warning sign in Croatia – credit, Modzzak, CC BY-SA 3.0 In an incredible, bittersweet success story, Croatia has announced it has freed itself from the scourge of landmines, 31 years after the country’s civil war. During the breakup of Yugoslavia, 1.5 million landmines were estimated to have been used by all sides of … Read more
Oman’s foreign minister, who had been mediating US-Iran talks, on Sunday urged a ceasefire during a call with his Iranian counterpart and said that Tehran has indicated a willingness to de-escalate. Demonstrators carrying pictures of late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mourn during a protest against Israel and the U.S. strikes on Iran, following … Read more
Updated Feb. 27, 2026, 12:26 p.m. ET Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Feb. 26 announced the Pentagon will conditionally continue to provide support to Scouting America following the youth organization’s “commitment to pull all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from its program.” In a video, Hegseth said he had been weighing ending “all … Read more