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WorldAug 12, 2026

Pakistan Says the US and Iran Are Close to a Peace Deal as Both Sides Demand Reparations

Pakistan's defense minister said on August 11 that the United States and Iran are close to some kind of arrangement to end their conflict, even as both sides harden their positions. President Trump is now demanding that Iran pay compensation to the US and several other countries, after Iran had asked the US for reparations first.

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Astronomers Catch a 'Sleeping' Black Hole 30,000 Light-Years From Its Galaxy's Center, Caught Devouring a Star

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Pakistan Says the US and Iran Are Close to a Peace Deal as Both Sides Demand Reparations

Astronomers Catch a 'Sleeping' Black Hole 30,000 Light-Years From Its Galaxy's Center, Caught Devouring a Star

Scientists Send 'Spooky' Quantum Particles 62 Kilometers Through Ordinary Internet Cable

Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Hits Historic 17th Week at No. 1, Passing Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston

Wall Street Grinds Higher as Iran Standoff Drags On and Oil Prices Rally

Iran Reshuffles Six Top Military Commanders as Trump Demands Compensation Before Talks

A Total Solar Eclipse Is About to Plunge Parts of Spain and Iceland Into Darkness

NASA's Risky 'Big Bang' Maneuver Just Bought Voyager 2 Another Year in Space

Brad Pitt Says He Is Drinking Again After Seven Years of Sobriety

Nvidia Teams Up With Wall Street Giants to Raise 500 Billion Dollars for AI

Iran Names Hardline Former IRGC Chief as Its Top Security Official

Ancient Rings Show Bronze Age Greeks Prized Iron From Outer Space

Engineers Build an Ultra Thin Chip Layer That Could Replace Silicon

Dukes of Hazzard Star and Former Congressman Ben Jones Dies at 84

Intel Stock Falls as Company Announces 15 Billion Dollar Share Sale

Iran Releases New Video of Its Reclusive Leader Amid Health Rumors

Farmers' Field in England Hides Britain's Westernmost Roman Mosaic, Archaeologists Find

A Robot Has Now Performed 26 Full Cataract Surgeries on Real Patients, No Human Hands Needed

KAROL G Sings Her First Fully English Song on a New Duet With Bruno Mars

Berkshire Hathaway Profits Soar as New CEO Greg Abel Starts Spending Buffett's Giant Cash Pile

Iran Says Its Near-Final Deal With Oman Will Ban US and Israeli Ships From the Strait of Hormuz

Stone Age Hunter-Gatherers Stocked Norway's Mountain Lakes With Trout 7,000 Years Ago

Scientists Generate Quantum Entanglement Directly From Sunlight

House of the Dragon Ends Its Third Season With a Feature-Length Finale