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A US military refueling plane crashed in Iraq, killing 6. Here's what to know The U.S. military says a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing all six crew members.
Iran's secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed Iran’s supreme leader vowed Thursday to keep up attacks on Gulf Arab countries and use the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz as levera…
Wildflowers are blooming in the driest place in North America — but not for long Death Valley is teeming with life with a once-in-a-decade blossoming of wildflowers known as a superbloom, transforming a normally brown deser…
Iran war enters its third week Iran said the U.S. used "ports, docks and hideouts" in the UAE and urged people to evacuate areas where it said U.S. forces sheltered.
