TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is fully prepared to confront any security threat, the commander of the IRGC Ground Force said, noting that the country’s long experience as a victim of terrorism has strengthened its determination to combat terrorist activities. During his visit to the ongoing Sahand-2025 joint anti-terrorism war game, Brigadier General Mohammad Karami evaluated
By Sajjad Ashraf Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan collapsed in early November 2025 after three rounds mediated by Qatar and Turkiye. The breakdown comes amid intensifying border clashes and diplomatic friction. Without credible cooperation on security, Afghanistan and Pakistan are likely to enter a prolonged cycle of confrontation. Afghanistan–Pakistan relations had deteriorated following military conflict
By Eric Freedman LANSING – The proliferation of vacant lots in Detroit in recent decades has had a beneficial effect on bird diversity, according to a new study by researchers from Michigan State University and Carleton University in Ottawa.This story also appeared in Capital News Service But what’s good for the birds may not be as
By: Jacob Fischler The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin next week to block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats that have not provided data on fraud in the program, Secretary Brooke Rollins told President Donald Trump at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. USDA sought data from states earlier this year related to their
By Jo Meg Kennedy Raed Fares and Hamoud Junaid, together with a young colleague, Ali Dandoush, had just left the offices of Radio Fresh, getting into the car together. The director was at the wheel and, shortly after, noticed a silver van behind them. He took a dirt road to get away, but everything had already
