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Iraq: Pro-Iran Group Vows to Continue Attacks Against Americans

Iraq's pro-Iran Al-Nujaba movement said on Friday that it intends to press on with attacks on US troops in the Middle East, despite Washington's threat to hit back after three of its soldiers were killed in Jordan. "Any (US) strike will result in an appropriate response," Al-Nujaba leader Akram al-Kaabi said in a statement, adding that the group ...

Lebanese Cargo Ship Damaged by Houthi Strike Sinks

A cargo ship loaded with fertiliser has sunk in the Gulf of Aden less than two weeks after it was damaged by missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels, Yemen's government said Saturday. The Houthis claimed the February 19 attack against the Rubymar, a cargo ship flying a Belizean flag and operated by a Lebanese firm, which transported combustible ...

UNSC: Israel and Iran Accuse Each Other of Threatening Peace

Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy. "The mask is off. Iran, the number one global sponsor of terror, has exposed its true face as the destabilizer of the region and the world," Israel's ...

After a Potential Israeli Attack, Iran Exercises Restraint

As information abounds claiming Israel conducted an attack on Iranian soil, Iranian authorities prefer to temper speculation, awaiting a thorough analysis of the explosions heard above Isfahan. Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory ...

Thousands of Boeing Machinists to Strike if Talks Fail

Several thousand machinists employed by Boeing in the Seattle area of the northwestern United States voted on Wednesday to go on strike if wage negotiations fail in September. Thousands of Boeing hourly workers voted in Seattle to authorize a potential labor strike if ongoing contract negotiations stumble, a union statement said Wednesday. The ...

Two Journalists Killed in Drone Strike in Iraqi Kurdistan

Two female journalists were killed and a man was injured on Friday in Iraqi Kurdistan in a drone strike targeting their vehicle, a bombing attributed to the Turkish military engaged against Turkish Kurdish fighters of the PKK, local officials told AFP. “It is not the Turkish military,” the Turkish Ministry of Defense in Ankara told AFP when ...

Reuters Crew Member Killed in Russian Strike on Ukrainian Hotel

A safety advisor working for Reuters was killed in a missile strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine, the global news agency said on Sunday, as Kyiv claimed further advances into Russia's Kursk region. Meanwhile, Ukraine accused neighboring Moscow-allied Belarus – which allowed Russia to use its territory as a launchpad for the February 2022 ...