CAIRO: Iran’s government is detaining family members and threatening to seize property of Iranian opposition figures in exile, some tell The Associated Press, in the latest crackdown on dissenting voices as the war rages on. Activists overseas play a key role in tracking the crackdown, which is complicated by the Internet shutdown imposed earlier this

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CAIRO/WASHINGTON: The US rescued an airman missing from one of two warplanes downed in Iran, two US officials said, as President Donald Trump and Israel stepped up pressure on Iran to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on energy facilities. The ‌officials did ‌not provide further details to ​Reuters late ‌on ⁠Friday

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Middle East crisis live: Iran rejects Trump’s 48 hour deadline to ‘make a deal’; US races to find missing pilot  The Guardian U.S. forces rescue second crew member from F-15 downed in Iran: Officials  Axios U.S. rescues missing crew member in Iran after fighter jet shot down  The Washington Post Iran war live: US officer from downed F-15E

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Iran and US race to find missing American crew member downed in fighter jet – reports  BBC U.S. fighter jet shot down: One crew member rescued, other alive in Iran, sources say  Axios U.S. fighter jet downed over Iran, one pilot rescued, official says  NBC News Iran War Live Updates: Downed U.S. Jet and Missing Crew Member Raise

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As of Friday, 247 of the wounded were Army soldiers, 63 were Navy sailors, 19 were Marines and 36 were Air Force airmen, according to Pentagon data available online.It is unclear if the data includes any of the service members involved in the downing of two combat aircraft reported Friday.Most of the wounded — 200

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The Gulf nation of Bahrain, which holds the presidency of the UN Security Council this month, postponed the vote on a resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been watered down significantly because of opposition from Russia and China, two UN diplomats said. The diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because council

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PARIS: The United Nations force in Lebanon said a blast at one of its positions had wounded three peacekeepers, two of them seriously — the third such incident in a week. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is deployed in the country’s south near the border, where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war

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Arrest of Wisconsin Mosque Leader Was Tied to Trump Antisemitism Campaign  The New York Times ICE detains president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque  NBC News ICE Arrests the Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group  The New York Times ICE Arrests Milwaukee Islamic Society Leader  Urban Milwaukee President of Islamic Society of Milwaukee detained by ICE  WPR

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Details On Raiders QB Kirk Cousins’ Deal  NFL Rumors – ProFootballRumors.com Kirk Cousins agrees to sign contract with Raiders, agent says  ESPN What Raiders’ Kirk Cousins deal means for Fernando Mendoza, Aaron Rodgers and NFL QB market  Yahoo Sports Kirk Cousins went from taking his time to doing a deal  NBC Sports Raiders agree to deal with Pro Bowler,

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MOGADISHU: Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium — an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago. Such events were heavily threatened until recently in Somalia’s capital by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group Al-Shabaab, which frowns on entertainment like

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