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Director of the White House National Economic Council Kevin Hassett stands before a television interview of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington.

US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran

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20 hours ago

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Smoke and flame rise from a residential building following an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Tehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field

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20 hours ago

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An explosion erupts from a building following an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

The Latest: Trump threatens to strike world's largest gas field if Iran attacks Qatar again

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21 hours ago

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Residents and volunteers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital

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18 Mar 2026

4 min read

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds his cup of tea during the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China distances itself from Hormuz tensions; Trump postpones trip to Beijing

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18 Mar 2026

3 min read

Palestinians mourn at the funeral of four members of the Odeh family who were killed in their car by Israeli security forces during an army operation in Tammun, West Bank, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

UN rights report condemns displacement of Palestinians in West Bank

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18 Mar 2026

3 min read

Iran confirms death of senior leader Ali Larijani in Israeli attack

Iran confirms death of senior leader Ali Larijani in Israeli attack

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18 Mar 2026

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Jamie Sims left, and Carlos Serna, right, try to get some rest as they wait for their cancelled flight to El Paso, texas to be rescheduled at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Monday, March 16, 2026.

Some flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east

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17 Mar 2026

3 min read

Iranian soccer player Atefeh Ramezanisadeh kicks a ball at a Brisbane Roar club training session in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, March 16, 2026.

Iranian women soccer players granted asylum in Australia are pictured training in Brisbane

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17 Mar 2026

3 min read

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