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Vice President JD Vance, left, and Joey Amor in a split-screen frame from CBS News coverage of the town hall exchange

Vance Acknowledges ‘Huge Mistake’ on Troop Locations After Kuwait Question

Joey Amor, whose wife Nicole was killed in an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait on March 1, pressed Vice President JD Vance at a CBS News town hall on "fundamental failures." Vance

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Workers in orange vests dig and stand around a white body bag on churned earth

Gaza Buries 75 From Daraj Rubble; Civil Defense Says 8,000+ Are Missing

Hundreds of Palestinians attended Sunday's funeral for 75 people recovered from rubble in Gaza City's Daraj neighborhood. Gaza's Civil Defense cites a lack of heavy machinery, and spokesman Mahmoud Basal told Anadolu

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses Iran's parliament in a file photo from August 2024

Iran’s Parliament Confirms New Defense Minister by 237 Votes to 15

Iran's parliament confirmed Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as defense minister on Sunday, 237 votes to 15, to replace a minister killed in the initial US-Israeli attacks. He is a former Aerospace Industries Organization

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Members of the Fatah Central Committee standing with hands raised in prayer around a meeting table in Ramallah

Fatah and Hamas Call Cairo Talks Positive, but Conference Date Is Unclear

Fatah and Hamas both called their latest Cairo talks positive on Saturday. Fatah's Jibril Rajoub says Egypt will invite 14 factions to a national conference, but none of the reports on the

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A tan Boeing AH-6i light attack helicopter in flight over desert hills

Two Saudi Officers Die in Najran Crash the Coalition Blames on Malfunction

Two Saudi National Guard officers died when an AH-6i helicopter crashed in Najran, which the coalition attributes to a technical malfunction. The Houthis had claimed on Saturday to have downed a Saudi

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Statue of the Virgin Mary in a glass shrine beside a stone wall in the West Bank town of Taybeh

Army Condemns Attack on European Diplomats as PM’s Office Cites ‘Smear’

Israel's military condemned a Saturday attack on French, Belgian and Polish diplomats near Taybeh, while Netanyahu's office urged caution and cited a possible smear campaign. Anadolu, citing Army Radio, reports that no

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Men in coats and wraparound skirts line up at a desk where a Red Cross staff member processes papers during a detainee release in Sanaa

Houthis Free 159 Prisoners, but Red Cross Had No Role in Choosing Them

Yemen's Houthis released 159 men in Sanaa on Saturday under an amnesty, describing them as fighters who surrendered without fighting. The Red Cross supported the operation but says it played no role

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A man pours a sack of freshly picked green and black olives into an olive press in Qusra, West Bank

Hardline Rabbi Dov Lior Rules Jews May Pick Palestinian Olives

Rabbi Dov Lior, whom Al Jazeera describes as the spiritual guide of Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party, ruled on Friday that Jews may pick olives from Palestinian-owned groves. Tzohar, Gush Etzion rabbis

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Religion

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a tarmac in Cairo as soldiers salute

Sisi Asks Egypt’s Parliament to Back Saudi Defence, If Riyadh Asks

Egypt's president asked parliament on Saturday to authorise action in Saudi Arabia's defence, but only if Riyadh asks. The reports TEH reviewed do not say a request has been made, and the

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Two officials seated in armchairs beside an Iraqi flag during talks in Baghdad

Iran’s Araghchi Joins OIC Baghdad Talks as Gulf Attacks Cast a Shadow

Iran's foreign minister travelled to Baghdad for the OIC's 52nd Council of Foreign Ministers, where Türkiye is expected to condemn attacks on Gulf countries and press Israel's actions. Whether the final Baghdad

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Vance Acknowledges ‘Huge Mistake’ on Troop Locations After Kuwait Question

Gaza Buries 75 From Daraj Rubble; Civil Defense Says 8,000+ Are Missing

Iran’s Parliament Confirms New Defense Minister by 237 Votes to 15

Fatah and Hamas Call Cairo Talks Positive, but Conference Date Is Unclear

Two Saudi Officers Die in Najran Crash the Coalition Blames on Malfunction

Army Condemns Attack on European Diplomats as PM’s Office Cites ‘Smear’

Houthis Free 159 Prisoners, but Red Cross Had No Role in Choosing Them

Hardline Rabbi Dov Lior Rules Jews May Pick Palestinian Olives

Sisi Asks Egypt’s Parliament to Back Saudi Defence, If Riyadh Asks

Iran’s Araghchi Joins OIC Baghdad Talks as Gulf Attacks Cast a Shadow

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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