DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran‘s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. The Navy released black-and-white footage of the encounter Monday night in international waters of the northern reaches of the Persian Gulf. In …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. The Navy released black-and-white footage of the encounter Monday night in international waters of the northern reaches of the Persian Gulf. …
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JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) – An Indonesian police officer and five Papuan independence fighters were killed in an ongoing clash between security forces and a rebel group in restive Papua province, authorities said Wednesday. The clashes began early this month in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province after rebels set fire to several schools and shot to death …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman laid out a vigorous defense of his domestic policies and the thinking behind his push to transform Saudi Arabia economically and socially during a wide-ranging interview broadcast across Saudi television channels late Tuesday. In the lengthy interview that stretched past midnight, the crown prince …
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SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany — A night of heavy drinking with fellow airmen that ended in a deadly car crash two years ago has landed a Spangdahlem airman in jail for three years and ended his military career. Senior Airman Jade A. Westmoreland was sentenced after pleading guilty to negligent homicide and related charges at …
