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Iran talks making 'good progress': US VP Vance

US Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that Iran talks are making good progress but Washington was "locked and loaded" to restart military operations if there is no deal. Vance's comments came hours after President Donald Trump said he had come within an hour of ordering fresh

Drone attack kills 28 at market in southern Sudan

A drone strike on a crowded market in southern Sudan killed 28 people and injured 23 more on Tuesday, a medical source and witnesses told AFP, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on civilians in the country's three-year war. The strike hit the town of Ghubaysh in West

Israeli troops in Iraq: what do we know?

Iraqi forces swept the country's desert areas after being placed on high alert following reports that Israeli troops had operated inside the country during the Middle East war. Early in the war, which was ignited by joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, foreign

Iran civilians learn assault rifle basics to fend off US

Gathered around a Revolutionary Guard in central Tehran, an audience of Iranians is learning to use an AK-47 assault rifle, in case it falls to them to defend the country from renewed US attacks. For nearly half an hour, the soldier demonstrates different types of ammunition

Trump says holding off on new Iran attack

US President Donald Trump said Monday he had held off on imminent plans to resume attacking Iran, piling pressure as Tehran rebuffs his demands for ending the war. Trump said that he stopped the purported attack plan at the behest of Gulf Arab allies, which Iran has threatened