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Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96.

The Iran war has spiked oil prices, triggered retaliatory strikes against Gulf neighbors and elevated a younger supreme leader. But will the regime survive? How will the war end? And were there military mistakes in the rush to launch the first strike ...

Around 2,500 U.S. Marines are heading for the Middle East, along with a Navy amphibious warship. Their mission is not yet clear, but it signals a marked increase in U.S. forces in the region. The deployment comes as the Pentagon said more than 15,000 ...

As the war with Iran continues to escalate, northern Israel is yet again on the conflict's front line and facing a barrage of missile and drone fire. Communities still recovering from the fighting that followed the Oct. 7 attacks now again face the . ...

The move, intended to soothe jittery markets over the disruption of Middle Eastern oil and gas supplies, underlines how the war has boosted Moscow's ability to profit from its energy exports, a pillar of the Kremlin's budget as it presses its ...

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Donald Trump's stated goal of a "takeover" of the Caribbean country.

It comes after Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met last year and agreed to a one-year truce in a trade war that temporarily saw tit-for-tat tariffs soar to triple digits before the two sides climbed down.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth offered new details on the operation against Iran at a news conference from the Pentagon, noting the impact of U.S. and Israeli air strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Israel had warned earlier Friday that it would operate in the area in central Tehran.

The military says the circumstances of the incident are being investigated.