US Lawmaker Rashida Tlaib Condemns Cartoon Showing Her With Exploding Pager
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Palestinian American U.S. lawmaker Rashida Tlaib on Friday condemned as racist a cartoon published in the conservative magazine National Review showing her with an exploding pager - a reference...
UN Urges States to Use Sway Now Over Israel, Hezbollah to Avoid War
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A top United Nations official on Friday urged all countries with influence over Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "to leverage it now" to avoid an escalation of...
Killed Hezbollah Commander Aqil Was Wanted for Deadly 1983 US Embassy, Marine Blasts
BEIRUT, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than...
US Says No Change to Its Military Posture in Middle East Amid Attacks in...
By Phil Stewart and Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - There are no changes to U.S. military posture in the Middle East, the Pentagon told reporters on Thursday when asked about recent deadly attacks in Lebanon attributed...
Israeli Security Services Arrest Israeli Man Over Alleged Iranian-Backed Assassination Plot
By James Mackenzie
JERUSALEM, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Israeli security services said on Thursday they had arrested an Israeli citizen on suspicion of involvement in an Iranian-backed assassination plot targeting prominent people including the prime minister.
A statement said the person...
Hezbollah Devices Explode Again in Lebanon, Raising Fears of Wider Israel Conflict
By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and...
At UN Iran and Europeans to Test Diplomacy With US Election Looming
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
DUBAI/PARIS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Iranian and European officials will meet at the U.N. General Assembly in New York next week in a test of whether the two sides can find...
US Says Iran Emailed Stolen Trump Campaign Material to Biden Camp
By Costas Pitas and Kanishka Singh
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Iranian hackers sent emails containing stolen material from Republican former President Donald Trump's campaign to people involved in Democratic President Joe Biden's then re-election campaign, part of an alleged...
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...
