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Azerbaijani journalist remanded in latest move against independent media

Reuters |Updated 53 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - A court in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Friday remanded the head of an independent media outlet for two months on charges of smuggling, Turan news agency reported, the latest move against independent journalists in the ex-Soviet ...

An anti-Israel billboard with a picture of Iranian missiles is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran April 19, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack, says Tehran investigating

Jasper Ward and Nidal al-Mughrabi |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Jasper Ward and Nidal al-Mughrabi WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not been proven as he downplayed the strike.

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US to withdraw military personnel from Niger, source says

Daphne Psaledakis |Updated 2 minutes ago |2 min read

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters late on Friday, adding an agreement was reached between U.S Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell ...

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Russian war correspondent for Izvestia killed in Ukraine

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Semyon Eremin, a war correspondent for the Russian daily Izvestia, was killed on Friday in a drone attack in southeastern Ukraine, the daily said. Izvestia said Eremin, 42, died of wounds suffered when a drone made a second pass over ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks next to his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry following a bilateral meeting during his visit in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 20,2024.

Iran says it will respond at 'maximum level' if Israel acts against its interests

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that Iran will respond at an immediate and "maximum level" if Israel acts against its interests. "If Israel wants to do another adventurism and acts against ...

The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S, April 6, 2023.

US military strategy tested as Iran-Israel warfare comes out of shadows

Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's success helping Israel stop a massive wave of Iranian missiles and drones last weekend might suggest Washington is well prepared militarily for whatever comes next as Iran ...

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Five high school students wounded in Maryland shooting

Daniel Trotta |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Gunfire broke out at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland, where hundreds of high school students had gathered while skipping school on Friday, wounding five males aged 16 to 18, police said. One victim was in critical ...

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Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces post hit in air strike, sources say

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |1 min read

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, an official security force, said its command post at Kalso military base about 50 km (30 miles) south of Baghdad was hit by a huge explosion late on Friday, and two security ...

Health Minister Tom Osborne. -Joe Gibbons/SaltWire file photo

Total cost of 2021 cyberattack on N.L.’s health-care system still unknown

Juanita Mercer · Multi-media journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

It’s been almost three years since the cyberattack on the province’s health-care system, but the total cost to taxpayers is still unknown. The last estimate — “just fractionally under $16 million” — was provided by former Health Minister John Haggie ...

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North Korea conducts cruise missile warhead test on Friday, KCNA says

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea conducted a cruise missile warhead test and test launch of its new anti-aircraft missile in the West Sea of Korea on Friday, the North's KCNA news agency said on Saturday. North Korea had conducted a power test of a ...

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