International

UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other U.S. leaders has led to human rights violations
A U.N.-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U.S. President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”
The U.S. attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz
Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war's rationale.
New footage raises likelihood the U.S. struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165
The investigative group Bellingcat says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school that killed over 165 people.
Energy prices soar to levels not seen in years; cost of gas rising in Minnesota and across the U.S.
Oil prices have spiked near $120 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East. Gas prices continued to climb over the weekend in Minnesota and across the U.S.
Israel hits Iran's oil depots as clerics say consensus reached on Ayatollah successor
Israel targeted Iran's oil facilities for the first time early Sunday, with videos showing huge flames lighting up the sky, while Iranian state media reported officials were close to announcing a successor for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.