Israeli Defense Minister Says Israel Awaits U.S. Approval for Major Strike on Iran
JERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated Wednesday that Israel is awaiting approval from the United States to launch a military operation targeting the family of Iranian Supreme Leader ...
Israeli Forces Detonate Over 700 Mines in Golan Heights Clearance Operation
BEIT SHEAN, Israel — The National Mine Action Authority, operating under the Ministry of Defense, detonated more than 700 anti-personnel and anti-tank mines on Wednesday near Kibbutz Ein Zivan in the ...
Israeli Mini-Security Cabinet to Convene for Urgent Meeting
JERUSALEM — Israel's mini-security cabinet is scheduled to convene at 20:00 local time on Wednesday to address pressing national security matters, officials confirmed. The meeting, set to take place i...
Turkiye Parliament Approves Ban on Social Media for Under-15s
ANKARA, April 24, 2026 — Turkiye's parliament approved legislation Thursday that prohibits social media use for individuals under the age of 15 and establishes new regulations for digital platforms, i...
10-Year-Old Girl Rescues Rare Axolotl in Welsh River
BRIDGEND, Wales (AP) — A 10-year-old girl in Wales has rescued a rare Mexican axolotl from a local river and received official approval to keep the endangered amphibian as a pet. Evie, whose last nam...
Peru Confirms $462 Million Transfer to Lockheed Martin for F-16 Fighter Jets
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Peruvian Ministry of Economy and Finance confirmed Wednesday that it has executed an initial payment of $462 million to American defense contractor Lockheed Martin for the acquis...
Mother and Mobilized Son Killed in Lviv Traffic Incident
LVIV, Ukraine — A mother and her son, who had been mobilized for military service, were killed Thursday when a vehicle struck them after the woman attempted to stop the car, local authorities confirme...
Hebron Mayor Released After Eight Months in Israeli Detention
HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Taysir Abu Sneineh, the mayor of Hebron, was released from prison in Israel on Wednesday after serving eight months of detention. Abu Sneineh emerged from the facility in the...
Researchers Identify 'fast16' Malware Targeting Engineering Software
Researchers from cybersecurity firm SentinelOne have identified a new class of cyber-sabotage malware dubbed 'fast16,' which appears to target high-precision engineering and physics simulation softwar...
FIRST Concludes Sold-Out 2026 Cyber Threat Intelligence Conference in Munich
MUNICH, Germany — The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) concluded its 2026 Cyber Threat Intelligence Conference in Munich on Wednesday, marking a sold-out event focused on advancin...
BMO Capital Lowers Infosys Price Target Amid Weak Guidance
SYDNEY — BMO Capital Markets has reduced its price target for Indian IT services giant Infosys Ltd., citing weaker-than-expected guidance provided by the company. The downgrade, announced on Wednesday...
Historical Market Indicator Signals Potential Correction in U.S. Stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent historical stock market indicator has reached levels last seen before major downturns, raising concerns among analysts about the sustainability of the current bull market u...
Iran Files UN Protest Against Five Arab States Over US Raid Access
UNITED NATIONS — Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations formally lodged a protest with a UN agency on Wednesday against five Arab states, accusing them of permitting the United States t...
US Forces Seize Iranian Medical Vessel in Sea of Oman
MUSCAT — United States naval forces boarded and seized a commercial vessel carrying raw materials for kidney dialysis supplies in the Sea of Oman on Wednesday, an incident Iranian officials have descr...
CrowdStrike, Tenable Patch Critical Vulnerabilities in Security Products
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Tenable on Thursday notified customers of critical vulnerabilities discovered in their LogScale and Nessus products, releasing patches to addre...
Iran Oil Exports Surge in April, Surpassing March Totals
TEHRAN, April 24, 2026 — Iran has exported more crude oil in the first three weeks of April than it did during the entirety of March, marking a sharp acceleration in the nation's energy shipments desp...
Zelenskyy Rejects Symbolic EU Membership for Ukraine
KYIV, April 23, 2026 — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected the concept of symbolic European Union membership for Ukraine on Wednesday, warning European institutions against pursuing such a s...
Iranian Navy Seizes Two Vessels in Strait of Hormuz, One Linked to Israel
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Navy seized two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, announcing the capture of a ship linked to the Israeli regime in a move that heightened tensio...
Iranian Attorneys Announce Legal Action Against U.S. and Israel Over War Crimes
TEHRAN, April 23 (AP) — A coalition of Iranian attorneys announced Thursday that they will pursue legal action against the United States and Israel for alleged war crimes committed during the recent m...
Two Iranian Government Planes Land in Turkey Amid Unclear Mission
ISTANBUL — Two Iranian government aircraft departed from Gorgan, Iran, and landed in Turkey on Wednesday, marking an unannounced movement of state transport across the border. The flights, which took ...
Armenia renews defense pacts with Greece and Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Armenia’s Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday the renewal of military cooperation agreements with Greece and Cyprus following a series of bilateral and trilateral defense co...
Goldman Sachs Projects Gulf Oil Supply Recovery Following Strait of Hormuz Reopening
NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs estimates that the majority of Gulf oil supply could return to global markets within months after the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens, signaling a potential stabilization in en...
Israeli Troops Storm School in Gaza, Killing Student
GAZA CITY — Israeli troops stormed Al-Mughayyir Secondary School on Wednesday, opening fire on students inside classrooms and killing at least one child in an incident that has drawn immediate condemn...
Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Russian Command Post in Donetsk, Killing 12 Officers
DONETSK, Ukraine — A Ukrainian unmanned systems strike on Wednesday destroyed a Russian Federal Security Service command post in temporarily occupied Donetsk, killing 12 officers and wounding 15 other...
Iranian Opposition Supporters Rally in Berlin for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
BERLIN — Supporters of the Iranian opposition gathered outside the German Bundestag on Wednesday to rally in support of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, marking a significant show of solidarity for the exil...
Attackers Exploit Critical LMDeploy Vulnerability Within Hours of Disclosure
LONDON (AP) — Cyber attackers successfully exploited a high-severity security flaw in the LMDeploy open-source project within 13 hours of its public disclosure, gaining unauthorized access to sensitiv...
Self-Propagating npm Malware Campaign Targets Developer Credentials
A self-propagating malware campaign identified as CanisterSprawl is actively compromising developer machines and attempting to distribute malicious software packages within the global npm ecosystem. S...
Jim Cramer Highlights Top 10 Stocks to Watch Amid Earnings Season
NEW YORK — Jim Cramer identified his top 10 stocks to watch on Thursday, April 23, 2026, as investors navigate a critical week of earnings reports and market movements across major U.S. sectors. The C...
Dow Jones Falls as Jobless Claims Rise and Tesla Shares Slide on Musk Remarks
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled on Wednesday as investors reacted to unexpectedly high jobless claims and a sharp sell-off in Tesla shares following comments by CEO Elon Musk. The ...
S&P 500 Futures Dip on Inflation and Geopolitical Concerns
NEW YORK — U.S. S&P 500 futures fell 0.5% on Wednesday as investors weighed persistent inflation pressures, rising borrowing costs, and escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and I...