The situation highlights the risk of the U.S. being drawn into a wider conflict in Iraq and beyond as anger over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and U.S. support for Israel fuels the strikes by Iranian proxies.
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Official: U.S. warned Iran ISIS-K was preparing attack ahead of Kerman blasts
Iranian state media did not acknowledge the U.S. giving Tehran the information, and Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Two ships with cargo for U.S. Defense Department come under attack by Houthi rebels
The attacks on the U.S.-flagged container ships further raise the stakes of the Yemen-based group’s ongoing attacks on shipping through the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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Saudi Arabia opens its first liquor store in over 70 years as kingdom further liberalizes
While restricted to non-Muslim diplomats, the store in Riyadh comes as Saudi Arabia’s assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aims to make the kingdom a tourism and business destination.
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A U.S. scientist has brewed up a storm by offering Britain advice on making tea
Not since the Boston Tea Party has mixing tea with salt water roiled the Anglo-American relationship so much.
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Netflix soars on biggest spike in new subscribers since pandemic
The streaming giant rebounded from a rocky 2022 by posting one of its strongest years of customer growth, buoyed by a crackdown on password sharing.
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New Hampshire investigating AI-generated robocall impersonating Biden
The call generates a voice similar to Biden’s and employs his often-used phrase, ‘What a bunch of malarkey.’ It then tells the listener to ‘save your vote for the November election.’
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Russia accuses Kyiv of downing military plane, killing all 74 aboard, including POWs
A U.S. official said it’s not clear that there were actually Ukrainian POWs aboard the aircraft that crashed.
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San Diegans cry, hug outside damaged homes after stunning flash floods in normally balmy city
Flash floods that raged through parts of San Diego were spawned by a torrential storm that produced the city’s fourth-wettest day on record.
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Heavy fighting in Gaza’s second-largest city leaves hundreds of patients stranded in main hospital
In all, some 1.7 million people have been displaced within Gaza.