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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump did not equivocate in his first live address to Americans about the war in Iran. “We’ve beaten and completely decimated Iran,” he said in a prime-time speech from the White House on Wednesday. “They are decimated both militarily and economically and in every other way.” He added: “Their radar …
April 4 (Reuters) – Iran used a new air defence system on Friday to target a U.S. fighter jet, Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command said on Saturday. A spokesperson for the joint military command said the country would “definitely achieve full control” over its airspace, according to Iranian state media. (Reporting by Hatem Maher;Editing …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported. The latest actions were taken just this week when Secretary of State Marco …
KYIV, April 4 (Reuters) – U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner could travel to Kyiv in April, the Ukrainian president’s top aide Kyrylo Budanov said on Saturday, amid efforts to revive peace talks with Russia which stalled after the outbreak of war in the Gulf. “Kushner, Witkoff, Lindsey Graham — those are the ones …
PHOENIX (AP) — Candace Parker looked up to Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team growing up. Now she and Elena Delle Donne will get to be enshrined with them in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. “I am so happy for Chamique and I am so happy …
April 4 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it described as “riots, acts of vandalism, and assaults” outside its embassy and the residence of its head of mission in Damascus. In a statement, the UAE’s foreign ministry called on Syria to uphold its obligations to secure the embassy and its staff, investigate …
KABUL, Afghanisan (AP) — Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the country’s Disaster Management Authority said Saturday. More rain has been forecast for the coming days throughout Afghanistan, and the authority warned the public …
MOSCOW, April 4 (Reuters) – Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom evacuated a further 198 of its staff from Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported. Rosatom has been evacuating staff from the plant since the Iran war broke out at the end of February. Saturday’s evacuations had been planned before the …
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire broke out at a factory manufacturing gas lighters near Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead, authorities said. The blaze broke out in the Kadamtali area of Keraniganj near Dhaka, according to the fire service and civil defense. Seven firefighting units were deployed to extinguish the …
Erling Haaland’s 18-minute hat trick powered Manchester City to a 4-0 win over Liverpool and into the FA Cup semifinals for a record eighth straight season on Saturday. Mohamed Salah’s failure from the penalty spot added to the woes of Liverpool, whose meltdown at Etihad Stadium will put more heat on under-pressure manager Arne Slot. …