March 30, 2021 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei readies for April flight to International Space Station NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is set to lift off aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on an April 9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
March 22, 2021 Nate Anderson: Biden, end our endless wars – this veteran is convinced it's time for a change. Here's why If you thought President Joe Biden’s posture toward endless wars was going to be different than his predecessors, last month’s airstrikes against Iranian proxies in Syria suggest otherwise.
March 16, 2021 Ex-Marine released from Iranian jail in 2016 fights espionage claims After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20 million in compensation from a special U.S. government fund.
March 8, 2021 After historic whirlwind visit, Pope leaves Iraq for Rome The visit aimed to heal a divide in the country between the Islamic majority and Christian minority.
March 7, 2021 Where ISIS ruled, Pope Francis calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild Pope Francis called on Iraq's Christians to forgive the injustices committed against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community's historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group's horrific reign.
March 6, 2021 Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting The meeting lasted for 40 minutes, with some concerns over the cleric's safety as he has yet to be vaccinated.
March 5, 2021 Pope begins first-ever papal visit to Iraq, urges Christians to help rebuild country Iraqi security forces view the visit as an opportunity to show the world the improvements to the country.
March 4, 2021 Ahead of Pope visit, survivor recalls Christian church massacre in Iraq Six Al Qaeda-linked militants stormed and seized the church, killing dozens inside. At the time, the Oct. 31, 2010 attack was the bloodiest in a drumbeat of violence that Iraq’s Christians suffered during the brutal sectarian warfare following the 2003 U.S. invasion.
March 4, 2021 COVID-19 strikes 2 US Navy warships moored in Bahrain, at least 40 infected Two American warships continued to be out of action in Bahrain on Thursday amid heightened tensions with Iran following a spate of rocket attacks on American troops in Iraq and a U.S. airstrike in Syria late last week.
March 3, 2021 Lawmakers introduce bill to repeal Biden's war powers following Syria strike A bipartisan group of senators Wednesday called for the repeal of presidential war powers granted by Congress in 1991 and 2002, which would revoke authorization for military force in the Middle East, as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran.
