Sources tell CNN Iran’s women’s soccer team is under heavy security in Australia after refusing to sing the national anthem with families allegedly threatened and state media calling them “traitors.” CNN's Christina Macfarlane reports.
Sources tell CNN Iran’s women’s soccer team is under heavy security in Australia after refusing to sing the national anthem with families allegedly threatened and state media calling them “traitors.” CNN's Christina Macfarlane reports.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine held a news briefing at the Pentagon on Friday where they commented on the four US service members who died after a refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. The US military said the incident was “not due to hostile fire” but an Iranian proxy group claimed responsibility. A second plane involved in the incident landed safely.
The US military says four crew members died when a US Air Force refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. Officials said the incident involved a second US tanker but was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.” CNN's Ivan Watson reports.
CNN's Isobel Yeung reports from Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley as Israel engages in large-scale strikes across the country in response to rocket attacks by the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.
The fatal shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia is now being investigated by the FBI as an act of terrorism. The 36-year-old suspect was identified as a veteran who previously served time in prison to trying to help ISIS.
A rabbi at Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan praised the efforts of the security team after a vehicle rammed into the building in an attack the FBI said targeted the Jewish community.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appeared unwell at a budget committee session on Thursday, which sparked concerns over her health. This comes less than a week before her meeting with President Trump in Washington. On Friday, Japan’s government said she has recovered and returned to official duties. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports.
Video shows a tall pipe suddenly bursting out of the ground at a construction site in Osaka, Japan, in a moment somewhat reminiscent of “Super Mario.” CNN’s Hanako Montgomery reports.
