US Issues Fresh Iran Sanctions Over Alleged Human Rights Violations
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The United States issued a new round of Iran sanctions on Wednesday targeting 12 individuals who it said were tied to Tehran's "ongoing, violent repression of the Iranian people," including its "brutal crackdown on...
Hundreds of People Wounded in Hand-Held Radio Attacks in Lebanon, Security Source Says
BEIRUT, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were wounded on Wednesday in fresh blasts involving communication devices used by Lebanon's Hezbollah group, a security source said.
Many of the wounds were to the stomach...
US Judges Warned of Election-Year Risks of Foreign Hacking
By Nate Raymond
Sept 17 (Reuters) - Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary on Tuesday were warned by one of their colleagues to guard against the risks of cyber breaches by foreign actors who could seek...
Israel Says It Thwarted Hezbollah Plot to Kill Former Defence Official
JERUSALEM, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Israel's domestic security agency said on Tuesday that it had foiled a plot by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to assassinate a former senior defence official in the coming days.
The Shin Bet...
India Condemns Khamenei’s Comments on Treatment of Minorities
NEW DELHI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - India has condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks "misinformed and unacceptable".
"We cannot consider ourselves to...
Iran Releases Austrian Citizen From Prison Before End of Sentence
DUBAI/VIENNA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Iran has granted an early release from prison to Austrian citizen Christian Weber, who was convicted of offences that originally included spying, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Tuesday.
"I am very pleased that ... the Foreign...
Operation to Tow Stricken Tanker and Avert Spill Starts in Red Sea
ATHENS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants last month, a shipping source told Reuters on Saturday.
Towing the...
G7 Foreign Ministers Condemn Iran’s Export of Ballistic Missiles to Russia
ROME, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised powers condemned on Saturday "in the strongest terms" Iran's export and Russia's procurement of Iranian ballistic missiles.
Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful...
Russia Expels British Diplomats as Western Allies Discuss Long-Range Weapons for Ukraine
By Andrew Osborn
Sept 13 (Reuters) - Russia's FSB security service said on Friday it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow after accusing them of spying and sabotage work, signalling the Kremlin's anger...
EXCLUSIVE – Russia Produces New Kamikaze Drone With Chinese Engine, Say European Intel Sources
By Anthony Deutsch, Tom Balmforth
KYIV, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Russia started producing a new long-range attack drone called the Garpiya-A1 last year using Chinese engines and parts, which it has deployed in the war in Ukraine,...
