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Woman charged over vandalism of Washington's World War Two memorial

A World War Two memorial was vandalized in Washington, DC, on Thursday after the woman graffitied the fountain and filled it with bubbly soap.

An investigator works at the World War II Memorial, after the pool was reportedly vandalized with soap and graffiti in Washington, DC, US, August 13, 2026.
Members of the National Guard stand near the World War II Memorial, after the pool was reportedly vandalized with soap and graffiti, in Washington, DC, US, August 13, 2026.

US World War Two memorial vandalized with soap, graffiti, government vows to find perpetrator

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks next to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent says US to apply measures 'never seen before' on Iran

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos.

Ethiopia, US reinforce commitment to partner on cross-sectional issues - opinion


Iran’s Quds Force chief Qaani demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon amid US-brokered deal

Iran’s Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani demanded Israel withdraw from Lebanon, warning that supporting Hezbollah is a duty and stressing the region’s ongoing tensions.

IRGC Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani pictured in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Khamenei is increasingly engaged in Iranian gov., Tehran still has drone arsenal, Rubio says

Rubio added that the Trump administration has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for opening the Strait of Hormuz, with any relief being conditional on nuclear agreements.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing conerning the fiscal year 2027 budget for the State Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2026.

Has the security equation in Europe changed? - opinion

The United States is staying in Europe but refusing to live up to past expectations or terms. The relationship is moving from a near-absolute, unconditional guarantee to a conditional partnership.

US Army Brig. Gen. Curtis King, commanding general of 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command speaks with Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll, April 30 in Ansbach, Germany.

Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Smotrich flies to Washington to meet Latin American leaders, expand Isaac Accords

The minister is scheduled to return to Israel as early as Wednesday, after conducting an intensive marathon of meetings in the United States with key Latin American figures.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Can AIPAC and J Street coexist? The shrinking middle ground in US-Israel support - opinion

Israel is either an apartheid genocidal state, or it can do no wrong. The result is that the political currency of being a bridge-builder has depreciated.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, U.S., March 6, 2018

Lebanese PM accuses Israel of 'scorched-earth policy' while defending ceasefire talks - report

Salam’s comments came amid the now-revealed IDF operation of crossing the Litani River, where it successfully secured the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas of southern Lebanon.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the government headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, December 3, 2025.

Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered

The ruptured tank contained about 900,000 gallons (3.4 million liters) of white liquor, and tests confirmed that contamination entered the nearby Columbia River, officials have said.

A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US, May 26, 2026.

Hezbollah likely pushing Iran to secure its inclusion in any ceasefire agreement with US - report

The IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah amid fears a US-Iran ceasefire could limit Israeli operations in Lebanon, reporting 2,500 fighters killed since Operation Roaring Lion began.

IDF soldiers conducting counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, published May 24, 2026.

Search shifts to rescue as 11 feared dead in Washington state chemical tank explosion

Authorities said they don't yet know what caused a 900,000-gallon vat at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility to implode.

A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US, May 26, 2026.