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President Masoud Pezeshkian says Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’, as Iran undergoes a security shakeup with several senior commanders appointed to new roles, while Washington and Tehran continue to demand compensation from one another over the war. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan has the latest.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday chose state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on the ballot in November. Edwards dropped his reelection bid last week when the House Ethics Committee recommended censure. Balkcom will face Democrat Jamie Ager in the fall. Ager won the primary in March, and although the district has not elected a Democrat since 2010, the party believes the rural, western North Carolina district could be competitive. According to the North Carolina GOP, Balkcom won a competitive three-way primary in 2022 for her seat and is a lifelong resident of the district. The change to the ballot comes less…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).A 7-year-old boy’s mother and two co-parents were charged with murder in Ohio after his grandparents hired a private investigator over concerns the child was being abused, according to reports.Cincinnati police said Kaitlin Evans, 38, and her co-parents, Kirby Rankin, 33, and Nessa Keaney, 23, have all pleaded not guilty to murdering 7-year-old William Evans.The Hamilton County jail and Municipal Court databases list Rankin’s sex as male, while Cincinnati police identify Rankin…

If the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade deal, also known as CUSMA, breaks down, it would lead to more than 100,000 job losses in Canada and more than twice that in the United States, a new report by an industry group is warning. In July, Washington said it won’t renew the deal, known as USMCA in the U.S., in its current form. That means the trade deal must be reviewed annually, adding to the volatility and economic uncertainty facing businesses. At the same time, the clock is ticking ahead of a fresh round of U.S. tariffs.U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to…

South African police say at least 14 illegal miners have been found dead and scores more are injured at a disused mine.

NEW DELHI: The captain of an Air India Phuket-Delhi flight that suddenly lost about 300 feet of altitude last week has tested positive for marijuana in a confirmatory drug test, Indian news television channels reported on Tuesday (Aug 11).Reuters could not immediately verify the reports. Air India did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Earlier in the day, India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation summoned Air India CEO Campbell Wilson over the incident, which involved an Airbus A320neo aircraft. The ministry did not respond to a request for comment.The summons came days after Indian authorities opened an investigation into the…

Leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement last Friday, pledging to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stating that an armed attack on any one of the three would be regarded as an attack on all.The pact comes as the three countries navigate growing regional tensions, including concerns over Israel’s expanding military reach and Iran’s regional influence.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listTogether, these countries form a sizeable military bloc. Riyadh is a top oil exporter, Ankara has NATO’s second-largest military, and Islamabad is the only nuclear-armed Muslim country.In this…

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Thousands of high school football players across the country are taking the practice field, preparing to kick off the 2026 season in the coming weeks, but one young man in Arkansas recently had a practice experience unlike any other.With the Maumelle High School football team split into position groups during practice, a player noticed there was movement inside his helmet. Obviously, nothing is supposed to be moving inside a football helmet, but when he handed the helmet over to a defensive coach, nobody could have predicted what was hidden inside.According to NBC KARK, there was a two-foot-long snake hiding underneath…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Reinforcements are arriving in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the southern B.C. Interior that has forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has said 100 Mexican firefighters would arrive today to join the fight against the blaze that has claimed one life and caused destruction as it roared towards Summerland.Murdoch says firefighters have faced a “monumental task” with the 156-square-kilometre fire, but that it’s being adequately staffed.He says crews are in “a true fire fight,” citing the steep, hot…