Twin Suicide Attacks Rock Algerian City Near Where Pope Is Visiting

Iran Begins Retaliation Amid Trump's 'Large & Powerful Strikes' - Explosions Heard In Jordan Summary Explosions in Jordan reported amid initial Iranian retaliation. Reports of fresh US strike wave on southern Iran, oil soars Bessent Says Hormuz Will Be "Worthless Piece of Water" In Two Years Iran offers conditional ceasefire: Pezeshkian says Iran will return to talks if the US honors prior commitments, which Tehran says it has violated. Tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz: Two supertankers struck exiting Hormuz, escalating energy-market risks. Oil prices surge: Brent crude rose above $92/barrel. Diesel supply squeezed: Refinery disruptions are driving diesel prices and margins sharply...

US Africa Command said in a press release on Thursday that its forces launched an airstrike in southern Somalia on April 15, the same day the US-backed Somali government announced major attacks against al-Shabaab that it said involved airstrikes supported by “international partners.” As usual, AFRICOM offered barely any details on the strike, saying only […]

Second Shot At The Second Amendment: Could Heller Be Undone By An Errant Qualifier? Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, Many of us are gearing up with columns previewing the Court's October term and have highlighted the upcoming arguments over bans on AR-15s and semiautomatic weapons in out of the Seventh Circuit in Chicago (Viramontes v. Cook County) and the Second Circuit in New York (Grant v. Higgins). A recent column from Professor Rory Little suggests that these cases will strike at what he considers a glaring flaw in the Heller decision...