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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck the Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, accommodating 200 personnel at the time on March 28, according to Iranian news agencies. Brigadier General Majid Mousavi posted on his X account on Tuesday, saying the attack successfully hit the US aircrew gathering. “Today, we attacked the accommodation of US pilots and aircrew in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, using drones and missiles, hitting a gathering of 200 individuals,” he said. “Now, in addition to the strikes on AWACS, tankers, and fuel depots, there is also a list of casualties and damages among the aircrew in the list of Trump and Hegseth’s losses and damages,” he said. The NPR report stated that at least 15 US service members were wounded and two E-3 Sentry aircraft were damaged, according to the Associated Press, including at least five in serious condition. However, US forces have refuted this claim. US Central Command posted on X, saying, "IRGC leaders said the same...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom it demolished the East Wing of the White House to make space for, barring work from proceeding without congressional approval. US District Judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a preservationist group’s request for a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project. The White House quickly filed a notice to appeal while Trump fumed at the ruling. “We built many things at the White House over the years. They don't get congressional approval," he told reporters in the Oval Office a short time later. He also noted that the ruling will allow work on underground bunkers and other security measures around the White House grounds to continue – even though those will be paid for by taxpayers, not the private donors and Trump himself, whom the president has promised will cover the cost of the ballroom. Read: Donald Trump to...

At least 18 people were killed when an inflatable boat carrying migrants sank off Turkiye's western province of Mugla on Wednesday, the coastguard said in a statement, adding that search and rescue efforts continued in the area. The coastguard said the boat, with an outboard motor, was detected at 0300 GMT off the coast of Mugla's Bodrum district, and that it tried to flee despite repeated warnings to stop. The boat later took in water due to adverse weather and sea conditions in the area and sank, it added. Also Read: Coastguard rescue 52 migrants off Greece, boy missing A coastguard helicopter and three boats were dispatched to the area for search and rescue operations, the coastguard said, adding that they had rescued 21 people so far. The statement did not say where the boat had departed from or where it was heading. The Aegean Sea is a frequent transit route for thousands of migrants attempting to cross from North Africa and the Middle East into Europe, particularly from T...