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Pete Hegseth: Trump's Iran war attack dog

Pete Hegseth: Trump's Iran war attack dog

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, a self-declared opponent of "undefined wars" and regime change, is now going on the offensive against critics of President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, while unapologetically backing the conflict. Critics say the objectives of the Iran war are ill defined, the

Celtics' Tatum could make injury return on Friday

Celtics' Tatum could make injury return on Friday

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum could make his NBA season debut on Friday, less than 10 months after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in last year's playoffs. Tatum was upgraded from "out" to "questionable" on Boston's official injury report ahead of Friday&

'Enemy at home': Iranian authorities tighten grip as war rages

'Enemy at home': Iranian authorities tighten grip as war rages

War has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets of Iran's capital, but Islamic republic authorities have filled them with checkpoints and security forces as they tighten their grip on the population. After the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on Saturday, killing its supreme leader

Kristi Noem, Trump's immigration enforcer no more

Kristi Noem, Trump's immigration enforcer no more

Kristi Noem, the ousted Homeland Security chief who enforced President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, did not shy away from the spotlight -- or the camera lens. The former South Dakota governor's tenure was marked by an aggressive campaign to expel millions of undocumented migrants and high-profile

Medvedev arrives in Indian Wells after being stranded in Dubai

Medvedev arrives in Indian Wells after being stranded in Dubai

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has made it to Indian Wells for the ATP/WTA hardcourt Masters 1000 after being stuck in Dubai for several days amid Israel and the United States' war with Iran. Medvedev, a two-time runner-up at Indian Wells ranked 11th in the world,

Mideast war risks pulling more in as conflict boils over

Mideast war risks pulling more in as conflict boils over

The Middle East war unleashed by US-Israeli attacks on Iran has swelled outwards to Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Azerbaijan, and risks drawing more countries into the conflict. The United States and Israel initiated the war by launching strikes on Iran and killing its supreme leader Ali Khamenei on

UK sends more fighter jets to Gulf: PM

UK sends more fighter jets to Gulf: PM

Britain is sending additional fighter jets to Qatar amid the widening war in the Middle East, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday as his defence minister visited Cyprus. The four Typhoon planes will join an existing UK squadron in the Gulf state "to strengthen our defensive operations in Qatar