Hiring in the US surged last month, despite the energy shock and uncertainty stemming from the US-Israel war in Iran.

Employers added 178,000 jobs, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, the Labor Department said.

Analysts said the gains were likely lifted by the end of strikes in the health care industry which had led to steep losses in February. But the figures are still likely to increase confidence in the resilience of the job market

Multiple weapons experts have disputed a US claim that Iran may have been responsible for a deadly strike on the town of Lamerd on the first day of the war.

Six experts - who examined footage of the strike and all commented independently - contested the US suggestion that it was an Iranian missile, citing the missile's visual features, the way it exploded, its trajectory and the number of strikes in the area as

A major gathering of Muslims in northern Paris is going ahead as planned after a French court overturned a government bid to ban it.

The Paris police department argued that the four-day Annual Encounter of Muslims of France was a security threat because it could be a target of terrorism.

But the organisers – the Muslims of France (MF) association – sought an emergency injunction to let the event go ahead, arguing that a ban would be a breach of basic liberties

More than 100 experts on international law have signed an open letter expressing "profound concern" about what they see as serious violations of international law by the US, Israel and Iran in the Middle East war.

They say the US-Israeli decision to attack on Iran was a clear breach of the United Nations Charter, which prohibits the use of

General Christopher LaNeve is set to become acting Chief of Staff of the US Army.

His appointment comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Randy George to step down from the post, which he had held since 2023.

The role is the most senior position in the Army, and office holders usually serve a four year term.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said LaNeve, who was the Vice Chief of Staff, is "a battle-tested leader with decades of operational experience and is

From a lectern at the White House, US President Donald Trump offered his latest assessment on how long the US-Israeli war with Iran might last.

Speaking on Wednesday night in his first televised national address on the war since he launched it in late February, Trump said the US was on track to achieve its military objectives in Iran "shortly, very shortly".

Trump reminded Americans that the conflict had so far been shorter than years-

Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview aired on state television.

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a coup three years ago, suggested most Africans do not want the system of democracy and that Burkina Faso had its own, alternative approach, without giving details.

Traoré initially pledged to restore democratic rule to the West