Konstantin Toropin

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  • pete hegsethPolitics

    ‘A strategic blunder’: Democrats confront Hegseth as the Iran war’s price tag hits $25 billion

    By The Associated Press, Ben Finley, and others
  • Staff clean up after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Politics

    Here’s how the ‘multi-layered protection’ at the White House correspondents’ dinner worked and how the hotel added security after Reagan was shot

    By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press
  • The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Asghar Besharati)Politics

    Mine warfare and mind games: ‘You just have to make people believe that you’ve laid mines’

    By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • bettingLaw

    Meet the 38-year-old special forces officer charged with using classified info about Maduro’s capture to win $400,000 online

    By Hallie Golden, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • trumpPolitics

    ‘I’d love to keep that a secret, Mr. President’: Trump’s boasts about Iran rescue flummox top advisors

    By Jonathan J. Cooper, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s official website, black smoke rises into the air at what Iran’s state TV claimed was the site where an American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation were shot down, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)Politics

    Trump vows to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if Hormuz isn’t open by Tuesday as Kuwait says attack put water desalination plant offline

    By Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • LAKENHEATH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 07: An F15 fighter plane taxis at RAF Lakenheath on January 07, 2026 in Mildenhall, England. There have been recent reports of increased United States Air Force aircraft arriving at American bases in England this week, including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. The reports coincide with today’s US seizure of the Marinera (previously called the Bella-1), a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic, and against the backdrop of statements from US officials, including the president, vowing to acquire Greenland, a self-governed territory of Denmark, a NATO member. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)Politics

    U.S. airman from F-15 shot down by Iran has been rescued in mountainous region after frantic search involving ‘dozens of aircraft,’ Trump says

    By Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Politics

    At least one crew member still missing after Iran shoots down 2 U.S. aircraft while Trump says ‘it’s war’

    By Sam Mednick, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran minister mocks Trump for ‘begging’ for help on reopening Hormuz, claims attacks came from UAE

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • Plumes of smoke rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility, according to authorities, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Politics

    Iran openly threatens neighbor’s non-U.S. assets for first time, telling UAE ports to evacuate

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran stretches war into third week with missile strike on U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • FILE – A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling tanker aircraft takes off from the Kadena Air Base airfield in Kadena town, west of Okinawa, southern Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)Politics

    All 6 crew members on KC-135 refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, bringing U.S. death toll to at least 13 service members

    By Konstantin Toropin, Ben Finley, and others
  • hegsethAI

    Pentagon officially defines Anthropic as ‘supply chain risk’

    By Matt O'Brien, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • Rubble remains in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Amir Kholousi, ISNA)Politics

    Trump calls death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei the ‘single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country’

    By Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, and others
  • People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo)Politics

    U.S. airstrikes target members of Iranian leadership while retaliation focuses on Israel and American bases in the region

    By Jon Gambrell, Konstantin Toropin, and others