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Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts say
Star-filled Louis Vuitton show unveils East-meets-West streetwear in collaboration with Kenzo
Trump order leaves Cuba prisoner deal in limbo
Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote
The facts about Trump's Stargate AI announcement
Trump says he is open to Musk buying TikTok if Tesla CEO wants to do so
Chicago Bears hire offensive guru Ben Johnson as head coach
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Expect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an aviation trade group and industry heads warn
The cost of your next flight is likely to go up
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Iran's hard-line parliament speaker emerges as the theocracy's top figure in the presidential vote
Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker has registered for the country’s June 28 presidential election
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Yemen's Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel 'Palestine' missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds
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Yemen's Houthi rebels detain 11 UN staffers as well as aid workers in sudden crackdown
Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances
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Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran's reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
While the cause of the May 19 helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others remains unknown, the sudden death of the hard-line protégé of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has exposed the contradictions and challenges facing the country’s Shiite theocracy
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Missile attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike 2 ships in the Gulf of Aden, US military says
Missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have struck two ships in the Gulf of Aden, the latest assaults on shipping in the region
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Yemen's Houthi rebels launch boat-borne bomb attack against Greek-owned ship in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea, further escalating their campaign despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway
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A missile strike from Yemen's Houthi rebels sets a cargo ship on fire in Gulf of Aden
The U.S. says the Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, setting it on fire and severely injuring one civilian mariner
MidEast|News|Technology|World
Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear program
Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear program
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US military targets Houthi radar sites in Yemen after a merchant sailor goes missing
The U.S. military has unleashed a wave of attacks targeting radar sites operated by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after one merchant sailor went missing and the vessel he was on caught fire in the latest Houthi strike in the Red Sea
Crime|News|World
Sweden frees an Iranian man convicted over 1988 mass executions in exchange for 2 men held by Iran
Iran and Sweden have carried out a prisoner swap that involves the release of Hamid Nouri, convicted of war crimes by Sweden over 1988 mass executions in the Islamic Republic
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Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in their second sinking
A bulk carrier has sunk in the Red Sea, days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels who are believed to have killed one mariner on board
News|US|World
A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?
Fatigue is setting in as a U.S. aircraft carrier nears its ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II
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Yemen's Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home
An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage
MidEast|News
Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries
An aerial drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck and damaged a vessel in the Red Sea
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Suspected Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults
A possible attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden
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Iran's supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for 'maximum' turnout
Iran’s supreme leader has issued a thinly veiled warning to the sole reformist candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential election
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A Yemen Houthi attack targets vessel in waters farther away than many previous assaults
An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship farther away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden
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Suspected Houthi attack targets a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while Iraqi-claimed attack targets Eilat
Authorities say a suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden
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Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election have withdrawn from the race
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Ship attacked in Red Sea in latest maritime assault carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels
A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war
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Polls close in Iran presidential election held after hard-liner's death and as Mideast tensions rise
Iranians have voted in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi
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5 missiles land near ship in the Red Sea in the latest attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels
A ship traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated missile fire in a likely attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Election|News|World
Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote
Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi after an initial vote saw the top candidates not secure an outright win in the lowest turnout poll ever held in the Islamic Republic by percentage
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Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel are suing Iran, Syria and North Korea, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza
