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Syria says Israeli strikes kill 18 people in a large-scale attack

Sep. 09, 2024 21:50 PM EDT

MASYAF, Syria (AP) — The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 18 with dozens more wounded, Syria's health minister said Monday — the largest death toll in such an attack since the beginning of the war in Gaza. One of the sites targeted was a...

Iranian missiles in Russia are a legitimate target, a Ukrainian official says

Sep. 09, 2024 21:36 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official said Monday that Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have supplied to strike military warehouses inside Russia because of strong suspicions Iran has provided ballistic missiles for the Kremlin’s war effort. ...

Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the 'Argo' rescue mission, dies at 81

Sep. 09, 2024 21:26 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Edward B. Johnson, who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, has died, the agency confirmed Monday. He was 81. Johnson's identity for decades had...

US believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, AP sources say

Sep. 07, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the matter. They did not offer any details about how many weapons have been...

American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote

Sep. 06, 2024 13:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has long sought to inject disinformation into U.S. political discourse. Now, it's got a new angle: paying Americans to do the work. This week's indictment of two Russian state media employees on charges that they paid a Tennessee company to create...

What to watch at the Paris Paralympics on Friday

Sep. 05, 2024 12:13 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — The finish line is getting closer at the Paralympics Games, with only three days of competition left. There are medals on offer in 10 Paralympic sports on Friday, including a raft of golds in track and field at Stade de France, the national stadium. ...

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Sep. 04, 2024 02:28 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Sep. 03, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 30 The Washington Post says as EV sales stall, focus on hybrids The recent announcement by Ford Motor Co. that it was abandoning plans to roll out a large electric...

China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

Sep. 03, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was 29, and his profile picture showed a smiling, handsome young man. A few months later,...

As Iran threatens Israel, the danger of Tehran's long-vaunted missile program remains in question

Sep. 03, 2024 12:44 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly, but questions loom over just how much of a danger it poses. ...