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[ad_1] An airstrike targeted an alleged drug production facility in southern Syria early Thursday. Syrian opposition activists reported the incident, noting significant damage caused by the strike, but no information on casualties has been provided thus far.  According to these sources, the attack is believed to have been executed by …

[ad_1] Israeli Mossad agents allegedly tried to sabotage Iran’s ballistic missile program by providing faulty foreign parts. Israel’s low-price “connectors” were seen popping up into the air in an explosion that could render entire weapons useless. For years, both Israel and the U.S. have targeted Iran but Israeli Prime Minister …

[ad_1] An Iranian man arrested last year during nationwide protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman detained over her headscarf has died after suffering a convulsion in prison, state media reported Thursday. Javad Rouhi, 35, suddenly fell ill while awaiting resentencing after Iran’s Supreme Court overturned his death sentence, …

[ad_1] Prominent classical music conductor John Eliot Gardiner is pulling out of all engagements until next year after allegedly hitting a singer backstage following a concert. The British conductor said in a statement Thursday that he was stepping back to get “the specialist help I recognize that I have needed …

[ad_1] Ukraine told critics of the pace of its three-month-old counteroffensive to “shut up” on Thursday, the sharpest signal yet of Kyiv’s frustration at leaks from Western officials that say its forces are advancing too slowly. Nearly three months since launching a much vaunted counteroffensive using hundreds of billions of …

[ad_1] The first giant pandas born in Germany celebrated their fourth birthday Thursday as the Berlin Zoo prepares to send them to China, a journey that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pit and Paule, who also are known by the Chinese names Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, have been …

[ad_1] In the land of mountains and fjords, outdoor life starts early. That’s why as many as 11,000 pre-school kids started their day this week hiking routes around kindergartens in Norway. Dressed in the outdoor one-piece jumpsuits typical of tiny tots in this country, kids from around 400 daycare centers …

[ad_1] Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, pasted each other with tomatoes Wednesday as Spain’s annual “Tomatina” street battle took place in the eastern town of Buñol. Workers on trucks tipped 120 tons of overripe tomatoes into the main street of the town for participants to throw. The street fight …

[ad_1] Grant Shapps, one of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s staunchest Cabinet allies, was named U.K. defense secretary on Thursday as Sunak began a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of a general election that is expected to take place next year. The move came after Ben Wallace formally submitted his resignation earlier …

[ad_1] North Korea conducted a massive simulated “scorched earth” nuclear attack on South Korea, its officials said. The simulated attack also included a rehearsed occupation of its rival’s territory. On Wednesday evening, North Korea’s military fired two tactical ballistic missiles from its capital city of Pyongyang to practice “scorched earth …