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Second IRGC Adviser Dies After Israeli Attack in Syria, Says Iranian News Agency.
Members of the IRGC launch a missile from an undisclosed location in western Iran toward Islamic State bases in Syria in 2017.
A military adviser to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) died of his injuries after an Israeli air strike near Syria's capital, the Iranian semiofficial Mehr news agency reported on April 2. Israel has for years carried out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran's influence has grown since it began supporting President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that began in 2011. Iran says its officers serve in an advisory role in Syria at the invitation of Damascus. To read the original story by Reuters, click here .
U.S. Again Dismisses Russian Assertion Of Ukrainian Link To Concert Hall Attackers
The White House has again dismissed Russia's allegation that Ukraine was involved in the attack on the Crocus City concert hall and said that the United States had passed clear and detailed information to Russian security services about an extremi...
Russian Mathematician Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison On Justifying Terrorism Charge.
A court in Yekaterinburg sentenced mathematician Azat Miftakhov on March 28 to four years in prison on a charge of justifying terrorism, which he and his supporters reject.
Russian Veto Ends UN Monitoring Enforcement Of North Korea Nuclear Sanctions.
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by UN experts of sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, although the sanctions themselves remain in place.
Court In Russia's Bashkortostan Orders Arrest Of Former Navalny Team Member.
A former member of late Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's team in Bashkortostan, Olga Komleva, was sent to pretrial detention on March 28 on a charge of participating in an extremist group's activities.
Kazakh Flooding Caused By Rapid Snowmelt Affects Hundreds Of Homes, Prompts Evacuations.
Kazakh emergency officials said on March 28 that almost 300 residential buildings have been affected by ongoing floods caused by an abrupt shift to warm weather that led to a mass snowmelt.
Feds seize Sean Combs' electronics in search warrant: Sources.
The searches of Sean Combs' homes were part of a federal sex trafficking investigation, law enforcement sources told ABC News. He has denied the allegations.
British Judges Want Guarantee Wikileaks’ Assange Won’t Face Death Penalty.
Britain’s high court has ruled the United States must guarantee that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not get the death penalty if he is extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges. Assange’s lawyers are fighting to allow a full appeal agains...
A Look at IS-Khorasan — Group Believed to Be Behind Moscow Attack - VOA News.
VOA National Security Correspondent Jeff Seldin takes a closer look at IS-Khorasan, the group believed to be behind last week’s Moscow attack that killed more than 130 people. MORE: » Subscribe to VOA News: » Watch more VOA News video: Voice of Am...
Iceland volcano erupts under northern lights
As a volcano erupts in the Icelandic town of Grindavik, videographers capture the sky breaking out into celestial light. #cnn #news
Officials provide update as 6 presumed dead after cargo ship levels Baltimore bridge.
The Coast Guard has ended the search-and-rescue operation for the six people who were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed. “We do not believe that we are going to find any of these individuals still alive,” Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath...