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Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An American researcher said an Israeli airstrike on Saturday hit a building that was part of Iran’s defunct nuclear weapons development program, and he and another researcher said facilities used to mix solid fuel for missiles also were struck. The assessments based on commercial satellite imagery were reached separately by David Albright, a former U.N. weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst at CNA, a Washington think tank. […]

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What we know about US strikes against Iran targets

WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) – The United States on Friday carried out strikes against Iranian forces in Iraq and Syria in retaliation over a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan. Here is what we know so far: – Hitting Iran unit, but not Iran – The US military said the airstrikes hit more than 85 targets inside Iraq and Syria targeting both the elite Quds force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and […]

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US retaliatory strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq

By W.G. Dunlop and Aurélia End WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) – The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in both Iraq and Syria on Friday, following a recent drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan. The extensive air attacks were ordered in response to the deaths of the soldiers last Sunday in a drone strike blamed by Washington on Iran-backed forces. […]

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Israeli artillery fires on Gaza every 30 seconds

By Patrick Anidjar NETIVOT, Israel, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Like clockwork, every 30 seconds Israeli artillery goes into action against a barely visible target somewhere in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Israel has vowed to “crush” Hamas after gunmen from the Palestinian Islamist group stormed across the border and killed 1,200 people — the deadliest attack on the country since it was founded 75 years ago. Six days since the offensive took Israel by surprise, […]

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Drones hit Moscow high-rises as Kyiv struck for third day

MOSCOW, May 30, 2023 (AFP) – A swarm of drones hit Moscow on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack, while Russian drones struck Kyiv for a third straight day as Ukraine gears up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Russian defence ministry blamed Kyiv for the attacks that saw three drones crash into residential buildings in Moscow. Officials said no one was seriously injured and there was only “minor” damage to buildings. The Russian […]

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Kyiv repels air strikes, day after huge Russian bombardment

KYIV, Ukraine, May 29, 2023 (AFP) — Kyiv repelled another large volley of overnight air strikes, officials said Monday, as the Ukrainian capital was still picking up the pieces from the biggest drone attack to hit it since Russia’s invasion began. Local air defenses managed to fend off more than 40 drones and cruise missiles, and there were no casualties, authorities said. Kyiv had been mostly spared since the beginning of the year, but this […]

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Russian strikes hit several Ukrainian cities overnight

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russian missile strikes targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital Kyiv, officials said Friday. At least five people were killed in strikes that hit the central cities of Dnipro and Uman. While Russia regularly bombed Ukrainian cities and infrastructure last winter, the massive strikes had tailed off in recent months. Kyiv had not been targeted by missiles in more than 50 days. Most fighting is now taking place in the […]

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Strikes flare in Europe as cost of living spirals

  Brussels, Belgium | AFP | by Marc BURLEIGH European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with stoppages threatening to paralyse parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days. Spreading industrial unrest poses a problem for governments which are already spending billions trying to blunt the worst effects of rising prices, at least for the most vulnerable. Europe is acutely affected by the fall-out […]

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Mariners pitcher Kirby sets MLB record with 24 strikes at start

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby set a Major League Baseball record on Wednesday with 24 consecutive strikes to start a game against the Washington Nationals. The 24-year-old American right-hander, who only made his MLB debut in May, didn’t figure in the decision in Seattle’s 3-1 home loss to the Nationals. But he made his mark at the start with 24 throws for strikes, breaking the old mark of 21 strikes […]

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Russia practises nuclear-capable missile strikes: ministry

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Wednesday said its forces had practised simulated nuclear-capable missile strikes in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, amid Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. The announcement came on the 70th day of Moscow’s military action in the pro-Western country, with thousands killed and more than 13 million displaced in the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. After sending troops to Ukraine in late February, Russian President Vladimir […]

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Israel Prime Minister’s office issues Q & A statement to clarify latest Israel-Gaza conflict

PM Netanyahu’s office details how latest Israel-Gaza conflict started and clarifies alleged misinformation being circulated by the militant Palestine group Hamas (Editor’s note: Below is the Question and Answer format statement from the Israel government’s press office under the Office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarifying questions on the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas-ruled Gaza. We are publishing it in full) ——— “Everything you needed to know about the latest escalation in Israel” […]

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Over 200 rockets fired at Israel in response to Gaza strikes: Hamas

  GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Palestinian militant group Hamas said Wednesday it had fired more than 200 rockets into Israel in retaliation for strikes on a tower block in Gaza. The armed branch of Hamas said in a statement that it was “in the process of firing 110 rockets towards the city of Tel Aviv”, and 100 rockets towards the southern town of Beersheva, “as reprisal for the restarting of strikes against civilian […]

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