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Editorial Roundup: United States

Mar. 18, 2024 15:16 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 14 The Washington Post on a step toward lower, more transparent Medicare payments As if to prove that every rule has an exception, the usually dysfunctional Republican-majority House...

US, G-7 allies warn Iran to back off deal to provide Russia ballistic missiles or face new sanctions

Mar. 15, 2024 15:33 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and allies warned Iran on Friday that major Western economies will pile new sanctions on Tehran if it moves forward with an advancing plan to provide ballistic missiles to Russia for its war with Ukraine. The Biden administration has raised...

US and allies warn Iran of new sanctions if Tehran moves forward with a ballistic missile deal with Russia

Mar. 15, 2024 11:07 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — US and allies warn Iran of new sanctions if Tehran moves forward with a ballistic missile deal with Russia.

Yemen's Houthis reported to have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis

Mar. 14, 2024 23:46 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, Russia's state media reported Thursday, potentially raising the stakes in their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways against the backdrop of Israel's war with...

A trial begins in Norway of a man accused of a deadly shooting at a LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo

Mar. 12, 2024 10:19 AM EDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The trial began Tuesday in Norway for a man accused of aggravated terrorism for the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo's nightlife district. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations, chiefly outside...

From US jail, Venezuelan general who defied Maduro awaits potentially lengthy sentence

Mar. 12, 2024 10:16 AM EDT

CARMEL, N.Y. (AP) — With his strong military bearing, purposeful stride and firm handshake, Cliver Alcalá still looks every bit the retired three-star Venezuelan army general, even though the only uniform he wears now are drab jailhouse khakis. A formidable opponent of socialist...

Iran, Russia and China show off their ships in a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman

Mar. 12, 2024 07:49 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said Tuesday. Footage aired by Chinese state television and a video released by the Russian navy showed the...

UN envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died

Mar. 10, 2024 14:55 PM EDT

Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest crises of the 1980s and 1990s, including the Iran-Iraq war and the kidnappings of Westerners by Hezbollah in Lebanon, has died. Picco passed away peacefully Sunday after a long...

Iran is responsible for the 'physical violence' that killed Mahsa Amini in 2022, UN probe finds

Mar. 08, 2024 22:05 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country's mandatory headscarf, or hijab, laws and its ruling theocracy, a U.N. fact-finding mission said...

Transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address

Mar. 07, 2024 23:42 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address, as delivered by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., on March 7, 2024: Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of...