NASSER KARIMI and JOSEPH KRAUSS / The Associated PressJan 11, 2020
The admission raises the question about why it didn't shut down airspace amid fears of "all-out conflict" with U.S. over missile strikes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated PressJan 6, 2020
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prays over caskets of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others as vast crowds of mourners turn out demanding retaliation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
DOUGLASS K. DANIEL and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated PressJan 4, 2020
Nancy Pelosi slams his formal notice on fatal strike that sparked hostilities, saying it suggests Americans "are being left in the dark." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SARAH EL DEEB / The Associated PressJan 4, 2020
Rocket falls near U.S. Embassy in Iraq hours after funeral for Qassem Soleimani at which crowd chants "Death to America, death to Israel." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
VERENA DOBNIK / The Associated PressDec 19, 2018
At least 34 have been targeted and slain, compared with 18 in 2017. At least 53 in total perished while doing dangerous work. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated PressApr 13, 2018
Vladimir Putin's Defense Ministry says images of supposed victims of last weekend's purported attack were staged with "Britain's direct involvement" but offers no evidence. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KEN THOMAS / The Associated PressMar 7, 2018
"We're not trying to blow up the world," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says of President Trump's "flexibility" regarding planned tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 19, 2013
Prison officials are trying to break a hunger strike involving thousands of California inmates by "blasting cells with cold air, confiscating legal documents and, in one case, banning lawyers, according to legal representatives and relatives," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2011
Nine Palestinians died and 29 were wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes that began Wednesday and continued Thursday. The air raids were in retaliation for a recent terrorist attack that killed eight Israelis and for continuing rocket fire over the Israel-Gaza border. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 3, 2011
Now that some of the mob giddiness that followed the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death has dissipated, fear is once again thick in the air as U.S. officials warn state and local law enforcement agencies of possible retaliation attacks by a vengeful al-Qaida. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 14, 2008
It's been only about a week since Israel closed the border into the Gaza Strip, denying the occupied territory humanitarian supplies and fuel and even blocking journalists, but the UK-based aid group Oxfam is already warning that Gaza "faces disaster" if the blockade is not immediately broken. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Andy Borowitz / TruthdigMar 11, 2006
Andy takes a satirical look into the Axis of Evil and finds that its leaders occasionally enjoy a good round of trash-talking. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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