A bipartisan effort to force a House vote on new U.S. security aid for Ukraine reached the 218 signatures needed Wednesday, dealing another setback to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as lawmakers moved to bypass Republican leadership.[#item_full_content]

Iran regime under pressure as rebel groups escalate attacks in volatile southeast
A new coalition of Iranian opposition groups in the restive southeastern provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan and Kerman in the Islamic Republic have launched a
