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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...
IAEA head says the barring of several nuclear inspectors by Iran is a ‘serious blow’ to monitoring
VIENNA (AP) — The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday that Iran’s decision in September to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors from monitoring the country's nuclear program constituted “a very serious blow” to the agency’s ability to do its job “to the best...
The White House is concerned Iran may provide ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House voiced concern Tuesday that Iran may provide Russia with ballistic missiles for use in its war against Ukraine, a development that likely would be disastrous for the Ukrainian people, a U.S. national security official said. National Security...
Analysis: Iran-backed Yemen rebels' helicopter-borne attack on ship raises risks in crucial Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The helicopter-borne Houthi attack on an Israel-linked ship in the Red Sea highlights the danger now lurking in one of the world’s key shipping routes as the Israel-Hamas war rages, as well as the rebels’ tactics mirroring those of its chief sponsor, Iran. ...
Iran arrests gunman who opened fire near parliament
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s police arrested a gunman who opened fire near the nation’s parliament in the central part of the capital, Tehran, state media reported on Tuesday. The official IRNA news agency said police disarmed the man, who was carrying a shotgun. No one was...
