Iran says drone strikes target defense facilities in Isfahan
by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city …
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US sanctions Paraguay’s VP, former president for corruption
LIMA, Peru (AP) – The United States issued sanctions against former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes Jara and current Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno, unveiled Thursday …
Prosecutor orders release of prisoners from Beirut port explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s top prosecutor on Wednesday ordered the release of all suspects detained in the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, a lawyer for …
Lebanon’s prosecutor defies judge investigating Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s chief prosecutor on Tuesday defied the judge presiding over the investigation into Beirut’s massive port explosion in 2020, claiming he cannot …
Taliban: Top female UN envoys visit Kabul to discuss ban on female aid workers
CNN — Some of the UN’s most senior female officials have met Taliban leaders in Kabul to discuss the ban on female aid workers, as …
Top Israeli legal official tells Netanyahu to fire key ally
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must fire a key cabinet ally, in a letter released …
The police are questioning Lebanese relatives of explosion victims in 2020
BEIRUT (AP) — Several relatives of the victims of the massive 2020 explosion in Beirut’s port appeared Monday to answer questions from police after they …
Iran executes British-Iranian citizen despite calls from UK and US
An Iranian flag flies in front of the UN headquarters in Vienna. Heinz-Peter Bader | Reuters Iran has executed British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari, the judiciary’s …
Ostrich eggs up to 7,500 years old found next to ancient fire pit in Israel
CNN — A well-known riddle compares an egg to treasure, asking: A box without hinges, key or lid, but inside a golden treasure is hidden. …
UAE names oil company chief to lead UN COP28 climate talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named a veteran technocrat who both heads Abu Dhabi’s state-run oil company and …