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news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeAt least 10 women and girls say they were groomed at what was once Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.To girls without much money who needed help with college or a career, visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s 10,000-acre New Mexico ranch felt like being treated to an exclusive […]

More US Marines and warships are being deployed to the Middle East, two officials confirmed to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the group would be led by the Japan-based USS Tripoli, an […]

news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeU.S. forces have carried out “large-scale” strikes on Kharg Island, a critical hub of Iran’s Gulf oil operations, with the country responding by threatening to strike U.S. allies’ oil facilities if any of its infrastructure is damaged.U.S. Central Command said Saturday that naval mine storage facilities and […]

Donald Trump has said the US military has bombed a small island off the coast of Iran – home to a major oil terminal that is considered the country's economic lifeline.The US president said Kharg Island's military facilities were "totally obliterated" but that it had held off targeting its oil infrastructure.Trump, however, warned that he […]

Closure of strait of Hormuz puts pressure on region’s economies amid growing resentment about conflict started by US and IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesAn eerie quiet hangs over Ras Al Khaimah’s industrial port. Usually a thriving maritime hub of the United Arab Emirates, now ships stand docked and silent. Not far out along the […]