Iraqi armed group releases abducted US journalist Shelly Kittleson
The armed group Kataib Hezbollah said that it would free Kittleson on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately.

The armed group Kataib Hezbollah said that it would free Kittleson on the condition that she leave Iraq immediately.









President Trump says US service member whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran is rescued during two raids.
Mediators Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt are proposing a 45-day ceasefire plan. But Iran is reluctant.
Tensions continue after Trump’s threat on Truth Social for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US president threatens to strike power plants and bridges on Tuesday in an expletive-laden social media post.
The US and Israel have repeatedly hit the plant, raising risks of radioactive contamination far beyond Iran’s borders.
The second pilot from the fighter jet shot down in Iran is rescued by US rescue forces after 48 hours.
In a statement, the US State Department has accused Hamideh Soleimani Afshar of being an ‘outspoken supporter’ of Iran.
Trump does not reference a downed US jet in his post but points to a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Survivors of an Israeli-US attack on Iran’s biggest road bridge have spoken of their terror as missiles hit it.
The request for defence spending is the largest in decades and accompanies cuts to domestic programmes.