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Apr 3, 2026 - World

A U.S. fighter jet in the Middle East was shot down by Iran, according to a breaking news report from Axios on Friday, the first such instance since the Trump administration launched Operation Epic Fury alongside Israel in late February.“An American fighter jet was shot down by Iranian fire,” reads a statement from Axios’ Barak Ravid, issued on social media moments after his report was published. “A search is underway to locate the two crew members, according to a source familiar with the details.”Neither the White House or the U.S. military responded to Axios’ request for comment on the alleged downed aircraft, which according to photos and videos viewed by Axios, is believed to be an F-15 fighter jet.מטוס קרב אמריקני הופל מאש איראנית. חיפוש מתנהל כדי לאתר את שני אנשי הצוות, כך לפי מקור שמעורה בפרטים. קראו את הכתבה שלי ב-@axioshttps://t.co/8CR6n5WqJA— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) April 3, 2026

Apr 3, 2026 - World

International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventionsDonald Trump, other senior US officials and their cheerleaders appear to be embracing attacks – and threats of attacks – on Iranian civilian infrastructure, which legal experts say appears to constitute serious war crimes under international law.In a rambling national address on Wednesday, the US president warned that if Iran did not reach an unspecified deal with him, US forces would “hit each and every one of their electric-generating plants” and “bring [Iran] back to the stone ages – where they belong”. Continue reading...

Apr 3, 2026 - World

Cuba pardons 2,010 people as the U.S. pressures the island's government

Apr 3, 2026 - World

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says an upcoming election against pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a “referendum” on Hungary’s future

Apr 3, 2026 - World

Country is torn between those who hope for end to Tehran’s influence and those loyal to Islamic republicOf all the countries being pulled into the US-Israeli war on Iran, it is Iraq – a country that still bears the emotional and physical scars of the last time the Americans tried to reshape the region by force – where the conflict has exposed some of the deepest rifts.The war is dividing those who see the attacks on Iran as a way to end Tehran’s longstanding influence over Iraqi politics from the self-declared loyalists of the Islamic republic, and cutting through state institutions, armed forces and Shia Islamist parties. Continue reading...