Oil Up, Stocks Down After Iran Attacks US Troops
Oil prices rose and global stock markets fell Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian general.
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Iraq Says Iran Informed It of Imminent Attack on US Bases
Iraq’s prime minister’s office said Wednesday it had received “an official verbal message” from Iran informing it that a missile attack on U.S. forces stationed on Iraqi soil was imminent.
Read moreIraqi Militias Ramp Up Threats to US
A top commander in Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network said Wednesday it was time for an “Iraqi response” to a U.S. drone strike that killed the network’s deputy chief.
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Iran Warns US Not to Retaliate Over Missile Attack in Iraq
Iran says it has launched “tens” of surface-to-surface missiles at Iraq’s Ain Assad air base housing U.S. troops over America’s killing of a top Iranian general.
Read more‘Pirates’ Kill 4 Nigerian Navy Personnel, Kidnap 3 Foreigners
Suspected pirates killed four Nigerian navy operatives and abducted three foreign sailors in an attack on a dredging ship last week, security sources said Monday.
Read moreTaliban Claim Monday Attack That Killed US Soldier
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a Monday attack on American troops that killed one U.S. soldier and according to the insurgents, wounded several more.
Read moreLondoners Fought Back to Curtail Carnage in Bridge Attack
On Saturday, shocked and saddened Londoners dealing with the return of terrorism to their streets after a two-year hiatus found solace in the way bystanders fought to subdue the London Bridge attacker, keeping the death count lower than it would have been if they had fled.
Read moreWolf Attack
An employee sued the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center, of Frazier Park, Calif., in Ventura County Court, claiming he was attacked by a wolf.
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Wisconsin Man Charged With Hate Crime for Acid Attack
A 61-year-old white Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid on a Latino U.S. citizen’s face will be charged with a hate crime, increasing the sentence he may receive if convicted, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Read moreBioweapon Threat Didn’t End in Cold War, Experts Warn House
Picking apart flaws in the government’s system of monitoring for bioweapons, a panel of scientists warned House lawmakers Thursday that America is grossly unprepared for a bioterrorist attack.
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Anti-Semitic Attack Puts German Right Wing on Notice
German Jewish leaders and politicians on Friday accused the far-right AfD party of whipping up hatred that made the deadly anti-Semitic attack in Halle possible, a charge rejected by the party.
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US Airstrikes Kill 40 Civilians in Afghanistan
Anti-Taliban raids by Afghan forces backed by U.S. airstrikes killed at least 40 civilians attending a wedding party in the southern Helmand province, Afghan officials said.
Read moreIran’s Guard Says Ready for Any Scenario Amid US Standoff
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard is ready for combat and “any scenario,” its chief commander said Saturday, as the country’s nuclear deal with world powers collapses and the U.S. alleged Iran was behind a weekend attack on major oil sites in Saudi Arabia that shook global energy markets.
Read moreTaliban Launch Major Attack on Afghan City of Kunduz
The Taliban launched a large-scale attack on Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s main cities, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 75 others, government officials said Saturday, even as the insurgent group continued negotiations with the United States on ending America’s longest war.
Read moreMost Mass Attacks Had Warning Signs, Report Finds
Three-quarters of the attackers who terrorized schools, places of worship and businesses in the U.S. last year experienced a significant stressful event before their attack and nearly all had made a threat or concerning statement, according to a Secret Service report released Tuesday.
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Yemeni Rebels Strike Saudi Airport Ahead of US-Saudi Talks
One person was killed and seven others were wounded in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia Sunday evening, the Saudi military said, as the U.S. secretary of state was on his way to the country for talks on Iran.
Read moreHouse Underscores Role of Congress as Tensions With Iran Rise
Wading into Mideast tensions brought to a boiling point last week by attacks on two oil tankers, House Democrats warned the government’s top Iran official Wednesday that any military action the Trump administration has planned must first go through Congress.
Read moreWhite House Points Finger at Iran for Tanker Attacks
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran ratcheted up again Thursday when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tehran was behind attacks on two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, just outside of Iranian waters.
Read moreTankers Damaged Near Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran-US Tensions
Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were reportedly attacked on Thursday, leaving one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Read moreYemeni Rebels Hit Saudi Airport With Cruise Missile
Yemen’s Iran-allied rebels said they launched a cruise missile Wednesday at a Saudi airport, an attack the kingdom said hit the arrivals hall and wounded 26 people, hours before Japan’s prime minister was expected in Iran for a historic visit aimed at defusing tensions in the Persian Gulf.
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