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First responders search under rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in the village of Habbouch, in southern Lebanon, on April 10.

Iran delegates arrive in Islamabad for talks with U.S., as ceasefire terms remain in dispute

The fragile ceasefire agreement was tested again on Friday after Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon, and Kuwait was attacked with drones.

rajeshwari, 44, grades the chile's she has picked in the fields. Her sharp eyes spot the pale white pods from the sea of red. "We sort and grade these chillies by hand," she says. "The ones with the rich red color are the best, but even though the paler ones are of poorer quality, we can still sell these at the market."

Why nearly every farmer who grows these chile peppers is a woman

Chile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom."

A ship remains anchored on May 16 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

Oil prices drop to cheapest level since early days of Middle East conflict

Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday in anticipation of a deal. Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed this Friday.

A fire fighter conducts a controlled burn in southern Washington.

New burn bans and Trump's battle with immigration and DEI are impacting forest fires

Firefighters say setting fires on purpose is one of the best ways to protect against massive wildfires later. But the Trump administration is banning or stalling preventative burning across the U.S.

Jodie Foster has her first solo lead role entirely in French in A Private Life.

Jodie Foster plans more French roles after 'A Private Life'

Jodie Foster has spoken French since she was a child. But it's only now that she's taken on a lead role scripted almost entirely in the language of Molière, for A Private Life.

The world's oldest and largest iceberg will soon be no more

The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting.

Election posters for FARC candidate Luis Albán, who is campaigning for a seat in Colombia's congress on the 8th March.

From guns to ballots: FARC's campaign for votes in Colombia

Ten years after Colombia's peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war.

Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2

More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region.

By looking at thin slices of crocodile bones, University of Cape Town paleobiologist Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan has concluded that researchers may have been overestimating some dinosaur ages. "It changes how we think about dinosaur growth," she says.

Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones

Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones. But new research into some of dinosaurs' living relatives, like crocodiles, suggests that this method may not always work.

Why Congress rarely pushes back when presidents deploy military force

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.

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