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Kharg Island: Vital Iran oil hub in Trump's crosshairs

6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (571+ words) A satellite image of Iran's Kharg Island, which hosts the country's main crude export terminal Kharg Island, targeted in US air strikes on Saturday, is a scrubby stretch of land in the Gulf that handles almost all of Iran's crude…...

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Russian sports minister defends return of flag, anthem to Paralympics

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (351+ words) Six athletes from Russia have been allowed to compete under their national flag and anthem at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics Russian sports minister Mikhail Degtyarev on Saturday defended the return of the Russian flag and anthem to the Paralympics for the…...

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Ryan Gosling's 'Hail Mary' is about making theatre-going films

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (581+ words) Ryan Gosling's publicity blitz for 'Project Hail Mary' is taking him around the world, including to Paris recently As Hollywood grapples with existential questions and fickle audiences, one of its top stars, Ryan Gosling, has a simple credo. "In this…...

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Trump urges world powers to secure Iran shipping lane

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (996+ words) Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah US bombers have been flying to the region from air bases in the UK A healthcare facility destroyed by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon…...

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Uganda opposition leader in hiding says left country

4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (367+ words) Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine went into hiding after a January 15 election Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, who has been in hiding since a January presidential election he alleged was stolen, announced Saturday that he has left the country. Wine,…...

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Middle East turmoil revives Norway push for Arctic drilling

13+ hour, 12+ min ago  (792+ words) Norway wants to dig into the reported huge oil and gas reserves in its Arctic regions Natural gas from Norway's Snohvit field in the Barents sea is already processed on the island of Melkoya Already the continent's biggest single supplier…...

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USA to meet Dominicans in World Baseball Classic semis

16+ hour, 9+ min ago  (730+ words) Austin Wells smashes a game-ending three-run homer to give the Dominican Republic a 10-0 victory over South Korea in a quarterfinal of the World Baseball Classic The United States struggled to another major sporting victory over border rival Canada on Friday…...

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Iranian leaders determined to prove Islamic republic's staying power

17+ hour, 14+ min ago  (145+ words) Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran's new supreme leader after his father was killed in US-Israeli strikes Billboards in Tehran have sought to underline the continuity between the two men Iran's leaders are seeking to show the staying power of…...

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Highest-rated Class of 2026 women's basketball recruits from Tennessee

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (235+ words) Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2026 women's basketball recruits from Tennessee and nationwide using data from 247Sports. Athletes are ranked by their 247Sports Composite ranking. Data is as of March 12, 2026. #4. Andrea Flores (SG) - National rank: #95 (4 stars) - Position rank:…...

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Trump, Xi prepare to meet amid Iran war, uncertain goals

18+ hour, 12+ min ago  (768+ words) US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping last met in October in South Korea Just over two weeks before President Donald Trump is due to meet his counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, Chinese uncertainty over the US leader's…...