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Iran media: Scores injured in explosion at chemical factory
An explosion at a chemical factory in southern Iran has injured scores of people, most of them lightly
Iran arrests 13 over Tehran bank heist, state media reports
Iranian authorities say they have arrested 13 burglars who cut into the vault of a Tehran state bank from a neighboring building and stole 168 safe deposit boxes
Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
Palestinian medical officials say 17 people have been wounded in clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem
Alex Gilady, Israeli Olympic Committee member, dies at 79
Alex Gilady, an Israeli media pioneer and longtime International Olympic Committee member, has died
Iran summons Afghan envoy over attack on diplomatic missions
Iran has summoned Afghanistan's envoy in Tehran over attacks the previous day on Iranian diplomatic missions in the neighboring country
NSO turns to US Supreme Court for immunity in WhatsApp suit
The Israeli spyware maker NSO Group has turned to the U.S. Supreme Court as it seeks to head off a high-profile lawsuit filed by the WhatsApp messaging service
Report: Iran blocked women from attending soccer match
Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency says Iran blocked women from attending the country’s last 2022 World Cup soccer qualifying match
Cheap but lethal Turkish drones bolster Ukraine's defenses
Despite three weeks of Russian bombardment, Ukraine has kept up a stiff defense of its cities by using Turkish-made drones to carry out attacks on the invaders with a lethal effectiveness that has surprised Western military experts
UAE authorities order arrests over rare riot at soccer match
Public prosecutors in Abu Dhabi are calling for the arrest of “all rioters” after a soccer game in the United Arab Emirates erupted into violent scuffles between angry fans of opposing teams
Report: Iran suspends talks with Saudi after mass execution
An Iranian news website close to the country's leadership says Iran has decided to temporarily suspend its secret Iraqi-brokered talks aimed at defusing yearslong tensions with regional rival Saudi Arabia