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Joe Kent resigned as director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center and said he left because he opposed the war in Iran, speaking out at a prayer event after his departure.
Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI director who refocused the bureau on counterterrorism after 9/11 and later served as special counsel in the Russia-Trump probe, has died at 81.
The EU has urged member states to start filling gas storage after an attack by Iran on a Qatar facility sent global gas prices higher and more volatile, threatening storage targets ahead of winter.
War and tighter supply controls have left Gaza’s toy markets short and prices higher, meaning many children may go without Eid presents as families prioritize essentials.
Flash flooding in Hawaii prompted evacuation orders for about 5,500 people, with Oahu officials telling Waialua residents to “leave now” amid fears of road failures.
Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI director who rebuilt the agency after 9/11 and later led the special counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, has died at 81, his family said.
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director and special counsel who led the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election, has died at 81.
President Trump threatened to deploy ICE agents to airports if Democrats don’t fund airport security, as TSA workers face a second missed paycheck amid a partial government shutdown.
Eid al-Fitr prayers proceeded in Tehran after overnight air strikes on the capital, and a funeral was held for an IRGC spokesman, highlighting heightened security concerns.
Bahrain says its Patriot air-defence system intercepted a drone over homes on March 9, a version that clashes with the U.S. military’s account of the incident, which led to civilian injuries.
An Al Jazeera analysis says the Iran war exposed how several Arab states have become dependent on Israeli natural gas, turning commercial energy ties into strategic vulnerabilities.
The UK says Iran launched ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and called the attack unsuccessful, a claim with wider security implications.
A woman in Hong Kong was arrested on suspicion of child abuse after her 12-year-old son reported being beaten with a rattan cane; the boy was treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
New research calls into question the long‑told account that King Harold II completed a nonstop 200‑mile march to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, suggesting the story is a myth.
Maurizio Zomparelli, coach of world champion fencer Ryan Choi, and para-swimming coach Leung Suk-ying shared the individual sport coach of the year award at the 2025 Hong Kong Coaching Awards; both were absent from the HKSI ceremony.
China announced large new deposits of rare earths and fluorite, including a 9.7 million‑tonne rare earth oxide find at Sichuan’s Maoniuping mine, strengthening its strategic resource position in the global tech race.
A video showing an Iranian woman filming a US-Israeli bomb attack cuts off as an explosion hits; her fate is unknown, raising concerns about civilian safety and the role of frontline footage.
Hawaii’s Oahu island is facing its worst flooding in over 20 years as heavy rains inundated the North Shore, lifting homes and cars and forcing evacuations for 5,500 people ahead of more weekend rain.
Siobhan Haughey missed the women’s 100m breaststroke A final at the China Open after placing ninth in the heats but rebounded with a strong 1:08.12 in the B final; she also won the 50m and 100m freestyle at the meet.
President Trump’s comparison to Japan’s 1941 Pearl Harbor attack in defending actions toward Iran rattled Japan, and Prime Minister Takaichi’s silence has prompted mixed domestic reactions.