The real story of Zaidi is that he is largely unknown and appears to have been chosen almost by chance, as if Iraq’s politicians simply settled on a random figure to lead the country.

Iran turns to Moscow as its foreign minister meets Putin, underscoring efforts to secure backing amid stalled US talks and growing uncertainty over the Iran-Israel conflict dynamics.

The Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis received a warm welcome in Tripoli on Monday as he arrived for talks with his Libyan counterpart, Taher al-Baour.

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The IDF dismantled more than 1,000 Hezbollah terror sites in southern Lebanon, uncovering a wide range of weapons the terror group planned to use to attack IDF soldiers.

The Pentagon is seeking to preserve all flexibility in defense and not be limited by warnings from the technology's creators against powering weapons with unreliable AI.

Cairo’s live-fire drills near the Israeli border come as Egypt faces economic pressure, Red Sea instability, and growing questions over President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regional strategy.

An IDF investigation into four Israelis' entry into Bint Jbail during the ongoing conflict is set to be presented to Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo.

Kimmel said last Thursday, in a parody segment on the upcoming White House correspondents' dinner, that Melania Trump "had a glow like an expectant widow."

The king's address, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. EDT, will be only the second by a British sovereign to the US Congress, after his mother Queen Elizabeth II spoke to both houses in 1991.

The Prime Minister of Mali's transitional government, General Abdoulaye Maiga, on Monday visited some of the injured in Saturday's attacks by jihadi and rebel forces that killed the country's defence chief.

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The Israel Air Force has completed a preliminary investigation into an incident in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah attempted to target a medical evacuation helicopter with a drone.

After conducting searches at the scene of the incident, police officers found an M16 rifle and a magazine filled with ammunition, seizing them both.

The US Representative to the UN made clear that the US objected to Iran’s nomination, calling it an “affront to the Non-Proliferation Treaty itself.”

Top commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel Audias Flores, known as "El Jardinero," was considered a powerful potential successor to "El Mencho," who ran the cartel and was killed in February.

The covenant is not a left-wing or right-wing idea. It is a Zionist idea. It says, in its simplest form, that those who govern Israel must come from communities that serve it.

"The fronts of the conflict rely on a solid economic rear," said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich regarding the decision, which hopes to alleviate the economic burden of employing reserve soldiers.

The letter stated that the signatories feel their “proximity to this technology creates a responsibility to highlight and prevent its most unethical and dangerous uses.”

The suspect, a 40-year-old doctor from northern Israel, had contacted Muhammad Majdallah, a journalist for Channel 12, from an unknown number, threatening his life on several occasions.

Iranian sources earlier on Monday said the proposal would set ‌aside discussion of Iran's nuclear program until the war has ended and disputes over shipping from the Gulf are resolved.