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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans who are pushing a strict proof-of-citizenship legislation have tried to frame the debate in simple terms — if you have to show your photo identification to get on a plane or check out a book at the library, shouldn’t you have to show one to vote? “It kind of feels like …
DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) – A spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its deputy of public relations, Ali Mohammad Naini, has been killed in strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel, Iranian state TV reported on Friday. (Reporting by Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Aidan Lewis) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament passed a sweeping legal reform bill on Friday that will strip prosecutors of investigative powers, a move that the government argues will curb the risk of political abuse of one of the country’s most powerful state bodies. The legislation will create a new agency that will exclusively …
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chase Johnston had tried four 2-pointers all season before he took a long pass from teammate Rob Martin, with a clear path to the rim in the closing seconds of High Point’s March Madness opener. Given that history, the long-range specialist had no thoughts of trying anything flashy. “I was just …
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was being investigated Thursday by federal aviation officials. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating Tuesday night’s incident during which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a …
March 20 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates authorities said on Friday they had dismantled a “terrorist network” funded and operated by Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran, and arrested its members. According to the state news agency, the network was involved in “money laundering, financing terrorism and threatening national security.” There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah …
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) – South Korean authorities said on Friday that Iranian attacks on Qatar’s energy facilities raise uncertainty, but downplayed concerns about disruption to its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, citing the availability of alternative sources. State-owned QatarEnergy said it will have to declare force majeure on long-term contracts for up to five years …
TOKYO (AP) — A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel container of the core, with lumps of likely melted fuel debris hanging from it, in a first sighting of a pressure vessel bottom since …
OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) – Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family. The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the …
March 20 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s parliament will start the process to elect a new president on March 30, officials said on Friday, a vote many analysts expect will be won by the head of the junta that seized power in a coup in 2021. Following a controversial election that was won by a military-backed party, …