Woman suspected in anti-Semitic assault charged with hate crime
Tiffany Harris, 30, accused of slapping three young women in the face and head on a street in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights.
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'Iran could take provocative actions in Middle East'
Tensions in the Persian Gulf have mounted since attacks on oil tankers this summer, and a major strike on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. The US has blamed Iran, which has denied being behind the attacks.
Pompeo: Russia, China have 'blood on their hands' after veto on Syria aid
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasts as "shameful" Russia and China's veto Saturday of a UN Security Council resolution that allows for humanitarian aid to reach millions of Syrians.
French appeals court upholds decision not to try Jewish woman's killer
Kobili Traoré allegedly broke into the home of Sarah Halimi, shouted "God is great" and threw her out of the window after crushing her skull. An initial psychiatric assessment found him competent to stand trial, a decision that was overturned.
US will 'curb malign Iranian behavior' if it doesn't stop
The Trump administration also "rejects Iran’s use of nuclear brinkmanship to normalize its destabilizing behavior," US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft tells the Security Council. Iran's UN ambassador calls the US offer of unconditional talks "disingenuous."
Iran blames Washington for intensifying 'psychological war'
US politicians "always make up an imaginary enemy" without presenting evidence, Iranian official says.
Turkey mulls shuttering Incirlik air base, which hosts US nuclear warheads
Incirlik stands about 150 kilometers from the Syrian border. Since late 2011, the US Air Force has used it to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State.
Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019
No longer places of sanctuary, churches, synagogues, and mosques have increasingly become the scenes of bloodbaths perpetrated by lone or groups of terrorists.
Lithuania airport Christmas tree is made of confiscated no-fly items
Decorations include lighters, a chef's knife, and Swiss army knives.
Iran says it defused 2nd cyberattack in less than a week
Iran's Telecommunications Minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi says "spying servers were identified and the hackers were also tracked."