Greek Tanker Left Burning and Drifting After Suspected Houthi Attacks

Amid tensions in the Red Sea, a Greek-flagged oil tanker was left drifting and burning on Wednesday after a series of suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the British military said, according to the Associated Press (AP). The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center reported that the attack began when men aboard small boats…

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Palestinian commander killed in Lebanon as Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire

A suspected Israeli drone attack on a car in southern Lebanon has killed a commander from a coalition of Palestinian armed groups as tensions remain high along the Israel-Lebanon border. The attack targeted a car in the city of Sidon on Wednesday morning, killing Khalil al-Maqdah, a senior officer of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Read more:…

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Police investigating biker group involvement in East Baltimore mass shooting that killed 1, wounded 7

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/08/18/baltimore-shootings-sunday-eastern-district-oliver/ Investigators are “looking to see” whether a biker group was involved in a Sunday evening mass shooting in East Baltimore where eight people were shot, one fatally, a Baltimore Police spokesperson said. Residents of Oliver, a neighborhood they described as usually being quiet and peaceful, expressed shock Monday morning as investigators combed through evidence…

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Oregon man faces federal charges for making hoax bomb threats targeting Jewish hospitals and care centers across New York

An Oregon man who is accused of targeting several Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and Long Island with fake bomb threats was arrested on federal charges Tuesday, according to prosecutors. Domagoj Patkovic, 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with multiple counts of conspiring to make and making threats concerning explosives, conspiring…

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Iranian Military Official Hints Strike on Israel May Be Delayed

A senior Iranian military official said on Tuesday that retaliation against Israel over the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran may be long in coming and take any number of forms, suggesting that an attack against Israel may have been placed on hold. The comments came from Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini, the spokesman for…

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The Middle East’s bizarre waiting game: ceasefire or Armageddon?

It was hard not to detect a note of desperation from Antony Blinken. The American secretary of state is making his ninth visit to the Middle East since war in Gaza began over ten months ago. The latest round of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas is, he insisted, “a decisive moment” that is “probably…

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