JERUSALEM—A series of exceptional 1,700-year-old Roman mosaics have returned home to Israel, where the collection went on public display for the first time Monday after more than a decade touring the world’s top museums. The mosaics were first discovered in the central city of Lod in 1996 but the Israel Antiquities Authority only fully unearthed…
Cyberattack Forces Iran Steel Company to Halt Production
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—One of Iran’s major steel companies said Monday it was forced to halt production after being hit by a cyberattack that also targeted two other plants, apparently marking one of the biggest such assaults on the country’s strategic industrial sector in recent memory. The Iranian government did not acknowledge the disruption or…
Chlorine Gas Leak Kills 12, Injures 251 at Jordan Port
At least 12 people died and 251 were injured in a chlorine gas leak from a storage tank at Jordan’s Aqaba port, officials and state media reported on Monday. The leak came after a tank filled with 25 tonnes of chlorine gas being exported to Djibouti fell while being transported, officials said. A video posted…
Death Toll of Children in Afghanistan Quake Rises to 155
GAYAN, Afghanistan— The death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in southeastern Afghanistan has risen to at least 155, the United Nations said as the scope of the deadliest quake to hit the impoverished country in two decades comes into focus. The U.N.’s humanitarian coordination organization, OCHA, said on Sunday that another 250…
Iran Launches Rocket Into Space as Nuclear Talks to Resume
TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected resumption of stalled talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. It’s unclear when or where the rocket was launched, but the announcement came after satellite photos showed preparations at…
Moderate Quake Jolts Southern Iranian Province, Killing 1
TEHRAN, Iran—A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a southern Iranian province Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, Iranian media reported. The quake 22 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Kish Island in Hormozgan Province happened at 8:07 a.m. local time and struck at a depth of 22 kilometers (14 miles), according…
Aftershock in Afghanistan as Quake Toll Rises to 1,150 Dead
GAYAN, Afghanistan—An aftershock took more lives Friday and threatened to pile even more misery on an area of eastern Afghanistan reeling from a powerful earthquake that state media said killed 1,150 people this week. Among the dead from Wednesday’s magnitude 6, quake are 121 children, but that figure is expected to climb, said Mohamed Ayoya,…
Germany Says It Helped 21,000 People Get out of Afghanistan
BERLIN—The German government has managed to get more than 21,000 former local employees and other endangered people out of Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power almost a year ago, Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday. However, around 10,000 people are still waiting for an opportunity to get out with German help, Annelena Baerbock told reporters in…
Afghans Bury Dead, Dig for Survivors After Quake Kills 1,000
GAYAN, Afghanistan—Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that state media reported killed 1,000 people. Residents appeared to be largely on their own to deal with the aftermath as their new Taliban-led government and…
US Air Force Won’t Reveal ID of Member Arrested in Connection to Insider Attack
A U.S. Air Force service member was arrested in connection to an attack on a small American base in Syria that injured four, officials said Thursday. “As part of an ongoing investigation, on June 16, an Airman was taken into custody stateside in conjunction with the attack in Green Village, Syria,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann…
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