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At least three types of medical exemptions could prevent someone from being drafted in the event the latest Middle East conflict expands. As tensions rise with the US and Israel clashing with Iran, many people are watching developments with growing…
A senior Democrat has warned that Americans are “right to be worried” about the escalating war with Iran after lawmakers received a closed-door briefing on Tuesday (March 3). Senior national security officials met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill…
New clashes involving some of the world’s nuclear-armed nations have revived fears that a wider global conflict could erupt — and with it, catastrophic consequences for humanity. In the last week, the US and Israel — both nuclear powers —…
Some people feel Nostradamus may have the answer for how long the new conflict between the US and Iran will go on after an old prediction is revealed. Late February saw renewed strikes involving the US, Israel and Iran, adding…
A traveler from Scotland has described the frightening emergency alert that appeared on her phone in Dubai last weekend. With tensions escalating in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, normal shipping routes and flight corridors in parts of the…
X has tightened its rules around unlabeled AI-made videos as tensions rise in the escalating US-Iran conflict. The platform says creators who upload AI-generated footage depicting armed conflict without clearly stating it was produced using AI will lose access to…
As anxieties about a potential World War 3 continue to climb, available analysis offers clues about which U.S. states could be the most at risk during a nuclear exchange. After Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, concerns about…
US motorists may soon feel a bigger hit to their wallets, with pump prices climbing past $3 a gallon as tensions involving the US, Israel and Iran jolt energy markets. After four straight weeks of gains, US West Texas Intermediate…
Unusual seismic activity has been detected close to one of the United States’ most closely guarded weapons testing locations, and researchers have shared more about what’s happening. Data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) indicates there have been around 16…
As Iran responds to the US-Israeli strikes carried out over the weekend, renewed concerns are emerging about whether the world is moving closer to World War 3. In the early hours, Iran reportedly targeted a US Embassy in Saudi Arabia,…
The beginning of 2026 has started with the rumblings of a world war, with the US and Israel teaming up to attack Iran – leading to fears that US citizens will be drafted to fight. Armed conflict has shaped modern…
The conflict involving the US and Israel and Iran has entered its fourth day, with Washington warning that the ‘hardest hits are yet to come’ after drones struck the American embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said…
Professor Brian Cox has documented his journey inside a dangerous cave, and it’s somewhere you might want to avoid as your next vacation spot. Known for roaming to unusual corners of the world, Cox has explored plenty of strange environments…
One of Amazon’s cloud data centers in the United Arab Emirates was temporarily taken offline after it was hit by unidentified objects amid Iranian strikes in the region. AWS said the items triggered sparks and a resulting fire at the…
John Davidson, a Tourette’s campaigner who shouted a racial slur during the BAFTAs as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting an award, has released another statement. The incident took place at the ceremony in London just over a…
Shocking photos show the destruction left behind after recent US-Israeli airstrikes on several locations in Iran, amid reports that the country’s supreme leader was killed. The strikes were carried out under the banner of ‘Operation Epic Fury’ — a name…