Iran has told mediators it will not meet U.S. officials in Pakistan in the coming days and considers Washington’s demands unacceptable, according to a Friday report by The Wall Street Journal. The Journal said mediators now view the current cease-fire effort as being at a dead end after the latest round of diplomacy failed to produce a breakthrough. Turkey and Egypt are still trying to keep the talks alive, the report said, and are considering alternative...

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea during a training flight, but the crew survived after ejecting. The incident came days after a deadly An-26 crash.

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A viral Honolulu video showed a man in an ICE-marked vest being beaten in Waikiki. DHS later said he was not an ICE agent or tied to the agency.

A 10-question VT Daily Trivia set on Seychelles for high school seniors, covering politics, language, UNESCO sites, iconic beaches, and conservation. Quick, factual, and classroom-ready—see how much you know about this Indian Ocean nation.

Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Ventura County, booked overnight, and released hours later. TMZ reported she was taken to a hospital for a blood draw.

Iran has told mediators it will not meet U.S. officials in Pakistan in the coming days and considers Washington’s demands unacceptable, according to a...

Stanford Medicine researchers say SleepFM can flag long-term disease risks from one overnight sleep study. A Nature Medicine paper reports strong results across 130 conditions.

NASA said Artemis II remained on track for liftoff no earlier than April 1 as teams completed final checks, monitored weather and prepared the rocket and crew systems at Kennedy Space Center.

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Nestlé says 12 tons of KitKat products were stolen while being transported from central Italy to Poland. The company said supply was not affected.

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