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NATO weighs options to defend Europe as the U.S. plans for conflict elsewhere

NATO's top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis.

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Pope is delayed in the Canary Islands when his charter flight has a technical problem

Pope Leo XIV and some members of the Vatican delegation got off a plane in the Canary Islands on Friday shortly after boarding the Iberia charter en route back to Rome.

Iran war is straining African airlines, industry body warns

The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices and worsening supply strains for African airlines, forcing carriers to review routes and raising fresh concerns about the stability of the continent's aviation network.

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Iranians endure war fatigue and soaring prices as conflict deepens domestic woes

Iranians are living between confusion and exhaustion as the country and its economy are squeezed between war and multiplying crises at home.

A U.S.-Iran World Cup showdown? On Independence Day weekend? Yes, it could happen

There is a distinct possibility that the U.S. soccer team will face Iran in the first knockout round of the World Cup on the day before Fourth of July celebrations.