The 71-year-old pontiff said the nodule was identified "at a very early stage".

WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...

<article data-history-node-id="449043" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-lost-or-damaged-81-aircraft-iran-war-congress-report-estimates" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-lost-or-damaged-81-aircraft-iran-war-congress-report-estimates" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US lost or damaged 81 aircraft in Iran war, Congress report estimates</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 81 US military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, have been lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, Washington’s military campaign against Iran, according to a report released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).</p> <p>The nonpartisan agency estimated that the cost of aircraft losses stood between $1.9 billion and $3.3 billion as of 1 August.&nbsp;</p> <p>The report adds to the growing financial toll of the US-Israeli war on Iran, which began on 28 February and has continued into its eighth month without a lasting ceasefire.</p> </div> </div> </article>

A victim of Christopher Saunders reveals his pain at being used as a "toy" as the former Bishop of Broome is sentenced to six and a half years in prison for sex offences against two men.

The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.

With control of Congress at stake in November, Johnson warned that Democratic committees would investigate Trump, his family, cabinet officials and major donors—and claimed that accountability would t...

Excluding Ra'am and the Joint List leaves Palestinian citizens in Israel without major Knesset representation options.

Salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures reveal

Ludmila Javorová, a leading figure in Czechoslovakia's underground church who was secretly ordained a Catholic priest in 1970, has died at 94.

The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.

An influential cultural and religious leader from south-east Arnhem Land has died aged 91 after being ordained as the Anglican church's first-ever female, Aboriginal priest in 2009.

Kate Wild wasn't sure if she should write about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and the ensuing murder trial. Her book just won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.

Foreign secretary says Sir Ephraim Mirvis wrong to suggest measures against Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe * UK politics live – latest updates Ed Miliband has rejected warnings from the UK’s chief rabbi that the government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements will make British Jews less safe, as he emphasised ministers can confront the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government while also fighting antisemitism. The foreign secretary announced sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, with the government taking the position that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory was unlawful. An import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied territories and a new ban for arms licences and other exports that “materially contribute to the occupation”. A comprehensive sanctions regime against providing services such as construction or financing for Israeli settlements and a ban on advertising them in the UK. Personal sanctions against the main individuals accused of promoting settler violence. A new ban for arms licences and other exports that “materially contribute to the occupation”. Continue reading...

Firms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says.

France is planning to replace Windows software with open-source alternative Linux across government computers, in a move aimed at reducing its dependence on American tech giants – but experts warn the...

Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.

An Israeli commander who ordered a deadly drone strike on an aid convoy in Gaza, killing Australian woman Zomi Frankcom, says he stands by his decision.