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A timeline of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel over Lebanon
JERUSALEM (AP):- The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such…
A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire
CAIRO (AP):- Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, adding that they were…
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
DIBBINE, Lebanon (AP):- Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday, and its military issued evacuation warnings for nine…
A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka kills 12 people
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP):- A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka killed 12 residents and injured…
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran in a rebuke of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP):- The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action…
Iran strikes Kuwait’s main airport and kills 1 as ceasefire is tested again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal,…
The ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran are stretching the term’s meaning
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP):- Ceasefires have been announced, often to great fanfare, in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. So why is there…
US bombs Iranian military sites and Tehran targets American troops in Kuwait
By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in…
Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into the country in 26 years
BEIRUT (AP):- Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in the deepest incursion into…
WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response
BUNIA, Congo (AP):- The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the…
Former leader of Hong Kong journalist group sent to prison for obstructing police
HONG KONG (AP):- A prominent Hong Kong journalist began serving a five-day prison sentence Friday after losing an appeal against…
US and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks
WASHINGTON (AP):- U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days…
US military accuses Iran of ceasefire violation after Kuwait comes under missile attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- The U.S. military on Thursday accused Iran of violating a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported coming under…
Trump insists Iran ‘negotiating on fumes’ as he looks for deal to settle conflict and reopen Hormuz
WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump gathered with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with…
In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains
By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to…