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Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made, U.S. and Israeli authorities say. ...
11 civilians are killed in an attack by gunmen in Iraq's eastern Diyala province
BAGHDAD (AP) — A group armed with explosives and guns killed 11 people in eastern Iraq, security officials said Friday. The attack took place Thursday night in the area of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province. A roadside bomb exploded and gunmen then opened fire on rescuers and bystanders...
Iran sends a hip-hop artist who rapped about hijab protests back to jail
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran sent a popular rapper back to jail less that two weeks after his release from prison on bail, an Iranian news website reported Thursday. Mizanonline.ir, an online news outlet affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, said authorities arrested...
UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity, part of a generational shift in thinking on atomic power, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Thursday. ...
US Navy warship shoots down a drone launched by Houthis from Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait shot down a drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, in the latest in a string of threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. U.S. Central Command said the USS Carney, a Navy...
US sanctions financial network tied to Iranian oil sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday said it imposed a new round of sanctions on a group of 20 people and firms allegedly involved in a financial facilitation network for the benefit of the Iranian military. The Treasury Department sanctions impact firms and people spanning Hong...
Michael Douglas gets lifetime achievement award at International Film Festival of India in Goa
PANAJI, India (AP) — Veteran Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th International Film Festival of India as it came to a close on Tuesday. The two-time Academy Award winner, 79, said he was “humbled”...
Iran adds a sophisticated warship to its Caspian Sea fleet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s navy on Monday added a destroyer capable of launching cruise missiles to its Caspian Sea fleet, state media reported. The 1,400-ton Deilaman destroyer, named for a town in northern Iran, is 95 meters (312 feet) long and 11 meters (36 feet) wide and is...
Avalanche in west Iran kills 5 mountain climbers and injures another 4
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An avalanche killed five mountain climbers and injured four others from an all-Iranian climbing team in west Iran, state media reported on Saturday. A report by the state-owned IRNA news agency said rescue teams recovered the bodies of five climbers from San...
Today in History: November 25, Fidel Castro dies at 90
Today in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2023. There are 36 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 25, 2016, Fidel Castro, who led his rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style...
