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Iran targets Navy ships, U.S. responds; ceasefire in question
(The Center Square) – Exactly one month after the U.S. declared a ceasefire with Iran, the U.S. struck Iranian military sites Thursday in retaliation for “unprovoked” attacks on a U.S. Navy ship, according to U.S. Central Command.
Despite the strikes, U.S. officials claim the ceasefire remains
Say no to the yes-men | Mary Sheehy Moe
Here we are again — drowning in post-Citizens United swill. Every other TV commercial has this candidate touring a factory, that one standing on a mountaintop in his plaid flannel shirt, yet another firing her gun to display her Second-Amendment bona fides — or put her dog down, maybe.
Every
India vows to crush terror 'ecosystem', a year after Pakistan conflict
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India remains "steadfast as ever" in its determination to defeat terrorism and its "enabling ecosystem", marking one year since a deadly clash with arch-enemy Pakistan.
Relations between nuclear-armed neighbours plummeted last year after an April 22 attack in Pahalgam
Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke
Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major military exercises that include US forces, angering China.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has accelerated Japan's shift towards a more muscular defence policy, further casting off -- with
Russia warns diplomats in Kyiv to evacuate in case of strike
Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv that it would attack the city if Ukraine disrupted World War II commemorations in Moscow this weekend, as attacks from both sides continued into Thursday.
Russia did not elaborate on its threat, and Ukraine did not immediately respond.
Russia and Ukraine traded strikes on
Trump's Iran objective moves from 'surrender' to nuclear deal
(The Center Square) – In seven weeks, President Donald Trump's stated objective toward Iran has shifted from "unconditional surrender" to a negotiated nuclear deal.
The administration has not explained the change.
On March 6, six days after attacks against Iran started, Trump posted on Truth Social that