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US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani

Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said the US government had revoked the bounties placed on Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani

Israeli strikes kill 19 in Gaza, including senior Hamas political leader

Hamas separately said that Salah Bardawil, a member of its political bureau and of the Palestinian parliament, was killed in a strike

7 dead after Moscow targets Kyiv with drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks

The Ukrainian delegation is expected to meet with US officials in Saudi Arabia a day ahead of the indirect talks, Ukrainian President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy said

Pentagon backtracks on content purge, restores posts on women, minorities

While the pages of some well-known veterans, including baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson, are now back up on Pentagon websites, officials warn that many posts tagged for removal in error

Pentagon latest agency to announce leak probe that could include polygraphs

A memo late Friday from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff referred to recent unauthorised disclosures of such information, but provided no details about alleged leaks

Israel vows severe response to rocket attack from Lebanon amid Gaza ops

Israel's army said the intercepted rockets were targeting the Israeli town of Metula. This is the second time rockets have been fired from Lebanon into Israel since December

FIFA Club World Cup: Mexico's Leon disqualified over multi-club ownership

Leon and fellow Mexican club Pachuca had both qualified for this summer's Club World Cup in the United States but have the same owner, Grupo Pachuca

Argentina one draw away from booking their place in 2026 FIFA World Cup

Argentina leads the round robin competition with 28 points after 13 matches and could secure its place with a home draw with Brazil on Tuesday

Tuchel sets high standards after winning first game as England boss

Thomas Tuchel kicked off his England reign with a 2-0 win against Albania at Wembley Stadium and immediately demanded more from his players.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un reaffirms support for Russia's war in Ukraine

Meeting between Kim and Sergei Shoigu, Russia's Security Council secretary, followed a South Korean intelligence assessment in late February that North Korea had likely sent additional troops

JFK-related records reveal past CIA secrets but also some personal data

According to researchers and the FBI, roughly 3,700 files held by federal authorities still haven't been released

US imposes travel ban on former Argentine president over corruption charges

State Department also banned Fernandez' planning minister Julio Miguel De Vido and their families

Unicef urges Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as schools reopen

For over three years, the rights of girls in Afghanistan have been violated," Catherine Russell, UNICEF executive director, said in a statement

US decision to limit Canadian access to border library sparks outcry

Starting in the coming days, only library card holders and employees will be able to cross over from Canada to enter the building through the main door on the US side

Trump will want talks as Americans suffer from trade war, says Canada PM

Trump has kept up his near-daily attacks on Canada, repeating that the country should be the 51st state and that the US keeps Canada afloat

Thousands rally in Istanbul as President Erdogan warns against protests

Water cannons were used to break up demonstrations in Ankara, the capital, as well as in the Aegean coastal city of Izmir

Trump sketches start of roadmap for winding down US education department

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said she is preparing to relocate the department's core operations to other agencies and roll back federal regulations

Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

Columbia will also bar protests inside academic buildings and the wearing of face masks on campus for the purposes of concealing one's identity

Heavyweight boxing legend, businessman George Foreman passes away at 76

Foreman began his boxing career as an Olympic gold medalist who inspired fear as he climbed to the peak of the heavyweight division by stopping Joe Frazier in 1973

Heathrow slowly resumes flights after fire halts Europe's busiest airport

The blaze started just before midnight on Thursday at a substation about 3.2 km from the airport and took firefighters around seven hours to bring under control