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Jordan kills 5 drug smugglers on the Syrian border. The area is known for an addictive amphetamine

Feb. 18, 2024 22:36 PM EST

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian soldiers have killed five smugglers who allegedly tried to bring drugs into the country from neighboring Syria, the country's military. The army said the incident occurred early Sunday. It said four other suspected smugglers were wounded and “large...

Army Reserve soldiers, close friends killed in drone attack, mourned at funerals in Georgia

Feb. 17, 2024 16:07 PM EST

WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Two young citizen-soldiers who became close friends after enlisting in the Army Reserve were remembered at funerals in southeast Georgia on Saturday, nearly three weeks after they died in a drone attack while deployed to the Middle East. A service for...

Interior ministers from 4 Arab countries agree in Jordan that illegal drug trade needs to be tackled

Feb. 17, 2024 12:27 PM EST

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The interior ministers of four Arab countries held talks in Jordan on Saturday to discuss ways of combatting the illegal drug trade in the region and agreed to set up a joint telecommunications cell to exchange information. The meeting between the interior...

Klinsmann fired as coach of South Korea's national soccer team after Asian Cup semifinal loss

Feb. 16, 2024 11:26 AM EST

Jurgen Klinsmann has been fired as head coach of the South Korean national team after an Asian Cup semifinal exit and reports of infighting among star players, ending a turbulent 12 months for the German coach. The Korean Football Association made the announcement on Friday. ...

Army Reserve soldier killed in Jordan mourned by family and Georgia governor at funeral

Feb. 13, 2024 15:02 PM EST

CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) — The flag-draped casket of Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers stood at the front of a church Tuesday as Georgia's governor joined the Army Reserve soldier's family, uniformed military officers and his pastor from New Jersey who made the trip to say farewell. ...

Biden says 'key elements' of a Gaza deal are on the table as he meets with Jordan's King Abdullah

Feb. 12, 2024 20:52 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that "every innocent life lost in Gaza is a tragedy,” President Joe Biden welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II to the White House Monday for talks on how to end the months-long war and plan for what comes afterward. The meeting with Abdullah comes as...

Afif hat trick secures Qatar back-to-back Asian Cup titles after 3-1 win against Jordan

Feb. 10, 2024 12:35 PM EST

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Akram Afif scored a hat trick of penalties to secure back-to-back Asian Cup titles for Qatar in a 3-1 win against Jordan on Saturday. The forward struck in the first half of the final and then twice after the break at Lusail Stadium to finish as the...

Qatar wins back-to-back Asian Cup titles after beating Jordan 3-1 in the final

Feb. 10, 2024 12:17 PM EST
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Qatar wins back-to-back Asian Cup titles after beating Jordan 3-1 in the final.

US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops

Feb. 07, 2024 21:57 PM EST

BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for “directly planning and participating in attacks” on American troops in the region, the U.S. military said...

US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack

Feb. 06, 2024 16:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend. ...