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Deportees sent by Trump to Salvadoran prison are still stuck a year later

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:19 +0000

Little is known about the status or whereabouts of the Salvadorans deported by President Donald Trump to CECOT, an infamous megaprison.

By:Samantha Schmidt, Karen DeYoung, David Nakamura

To criticize an American-led war, an American pope turns to allies

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:34 +0000

A split-screen response shows how Pope Leo is navigating a minefield as the Trump administration projects American nativism at home and deadly force overseas.

By:Anthony Faiola, Michelle Boorstein

Trump says U.S. struck Kharg Island, core of Iran’s oil economy

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:29:25 +0000

The strikes destroyed more than 90 military targets, including missile facilities, but preserved oil infrastructure, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.

By:Cat Zakrzewski, Dan Lamothe

Kids in hospital help penguins woo mates with painted pebbles

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:03:19 +0000

“I always get really emotional when the pebbles go in,” said Rebecca Parr, who works for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

By:Kyle Melnick

Trump urged uprising, but as bombs fall, Iranians are ‘too scared to move’

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:40 +0000

Some Iranians living in Dubai say their families celebrated the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the war could leave Iran in a worse situation than before.

By:Rachel Chason

They came to build China’s EV future. Investigators found conditions akin to ‘slavery.’

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:10 +0000

Few Chinese laborers have spoken out about the abuses they allegedly suffered while toiling abroad. Until now.

By:Terrence McCoy, Christian Shepherd

How Trump suspending sanctions on Russian oil helps Putin’s war effort

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

The Kremlin hopes the Trump administration’s move to contain oil prices sent soaring by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran will lead to further relief.

By:Catherine Belton

Hegseth vows thorough probe of school strike that Trump blamed on Iran

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:02:16 +0000

The announcement appeared to tacitly acknowledge a growing body of evidence that U.S. forces, not Iran, were responsible for the deadly attack.

By:Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton