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Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Iranian operatives have been charged with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as part of what the Justice Department says was a sweeping effort to undermine the former president and erode confidence in the U.S. electoral system. The action,...
The UN's nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North Korea over nuclear weapons
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world must recognize that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons and pursue dialogue despite its violations of U.N. sanctions and international law, the United Nations' nuclear chief said Thursday. In an interview with The Associated Press. Rafael Grossi,...
Intelligence officials have briefed the Trump campaign on Iranian threats. A look at what's known
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials briefed Donald Trump 's campaign this week on Iranian threats against the Republican presidential nominee, but the briefing centered on previously reported threats and not a new plot. The Secret Service boosted Trump's security protection in July...
Attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raise fears of a wider Mideast war with Iran proxies
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cross-border attacks between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah have reignited concerns that the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip could break out into a regional conflict, nearly a year after it began. That wider war could draw in Iran,...
Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive
It has been a devastating week for Hezbollah and the people of Lebanon. Bombs hidden in the group's pagers and walkie-talkies killed dozens of people and wounded thousands — many of them Hezbollah members. Israeli strikes on Beirut killed two of Hezbollah's top commanders. And...
Death toll from a coal mine explosion in Iran rises to 50
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The death toll from an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran rose to 50 on Wednesday after one of the miners who was injured in the weekend blast died in hospital, the Iranian state television reported. A methane gas leak sparked an explosion on Saturday at...
Netanyahu will address the UN as Israel, bogged down by one war, barrels toward another
JERUSALEM (AP) — From the dais of the U.N. General Assembly just a year ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu triumphantly hailed a new peace he said would sweep through the Middle East. A year later, as he travels back to that same world stage, that vision is in tatters. ...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Two-day death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon reaches 564
Lebanese health authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants to 564. Palestinian officials in Gaza, meanwhile, said new Israeli strikes killed at least two dozen people. Israel’s military says it will do “whatever...
Iran's president tells the UN that his country wants to play a 'constructive role' in world affairs
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s new president signaled to world leaders Tuesday that he wants to open a “constructive” chapter in his country’s international relations — but he made clear that everyone else, including the United States, needs to do their part. In his first...
Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages sent to people in Sweden calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam's holy book in 2023. Iran denied the accusation. According to officials in Stockholm,...
