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US intends to pay $725 million towards UN debt, Congressional document shows

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this year that the UN faced "imminent financial collapse" due to unpaid contributions from member states, and the global body has made large budget cuts.

Candidate for the position of United Nations secretary-general, Michelle Bachelet, speaks during the "UN Town Hall: The Next Secretary-General" event at United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, July 23, 2026.
 Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran November 27, 2024.

Iran's Ghalibaf calls for strategy to counter 'toughest' US sanctions threat

 Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023.

Iranian oil supplies to China tighten as US blockade cuts Tehran's crude exports

The New York State Capitol is seen on August 11, 2021 in Albany, New York; Illustrative.

ISIS-linked female suspect arrested in plot to blow up New York State Capitol


Recent Kurdistan Region attacks expose Baghdad’s struggle with Iran-backed militias - analysis

Three drones were intercepted over Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, as Baghdad seeks to bring armed groups under state control and rein in Iran-backed militias.

Smoke rises from an oil warehouse on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, following a suspected drone strike on April 1, 2026. (Illustrative)

Iranian army chief places $30,000 bounty on killed, captured US soldiers

The reward will reportedly be granted to any Iranian soldier from "the Iranian people."

Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatami speaks during a meeting with military academy students, in Tehran, Iran, in this handout image obtained on January 7, 2026.

Senior US Rabbi moves to Israel, chooses home in Jerusalem’s Givat Hamatos

Rabbi Kalman Topp, former head of Beverly Hills' Beth Jacob, joins a growing wave of US Olim establishing a new Anglo-Zionist enclave in the capital's emerging neighborhood.

Aderet project in Jerusalem by Ram Aderet Group and Saleet in the Givat Hamatos neighborhood.

US to warn partners they must pick sides in artificial intelligence race with China

Washington last year launched the Pax Silica initiative aimed at securing supply chains for AI models, semiconductors and critical minerals, amid a fierce technology rivalry with Beijing.

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 15, 2024.

Israel cannot wait forever for peace as Iran rapidly rebuilds its missile program - editorial

Iran is rebuilding its military faster than Israel expected as diplomacy stalls, raising the cost of every month that passes without an agreement to curb Tehran.

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Philadelphia Jewish museum vandalized with antisemitic graffiti, third attack in nearly a year

Andrew Goretsky, senior regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Philadelphia, said the incident was "deeply frustrating, but unfortunately not surprising."

 Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, March 16, 2024

Five shot outside Virginia State University residence halls, one critically wounded

Five people were wounded, one critically, in an early-morning shooting outside residence halls at Virginia State University.

This December 13, 2012 photo shows the patch on the sleeve of a Virginia State Police officer during an event at the US Department of Transportation in Washington, DC.

Trump, Hegseth deny concerns of poor conditions, low morale reported aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

US President Donald Trump that the over-260-day deployment was “not nearly long enough” when asked by reporters if he believed the deployment had gone on too long. 

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on August 14, 2026 in Garden City, New York.

Bronx man arrested, charged with hate crimes after disrupting NYC synagogue services

Larry Montes, 46, was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime for the incident at Manhattan's Central Synagogue.

New York Police Department officers stand guard at Central Synagogue in New York, US, December 11, 2019.

USS Abraham Lincoln's supply issues stem from Iran's Bahrain naval base attacks - report

Concerns regard the ship's crew amid reports that several have attempted to jump off the aircraft carrier, facing deteriorating mental health, as well as hygiene and safety issues.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts U.S. blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026 in the Arabian Sea.