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5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have been freed and arrived in Qatar
By Jon Gambrell, Lujain Jo And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran flew out of Tehran on Monday, officials said, part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen. Despite the deal, tensions are almost certain to remain high between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials say 5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran
By Jon Gambrell, Lujain Jo And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran flew out of Tehran on Monday, officials said, part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen. Despite the deal, tensions are almost certain to remain high between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Official says 5 prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – An official has told The Associated Press that five prisoners sought by the U.S. in a swap with Iran have flown out of Tehran on Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the exchange was still in process. Flight-tracking data analyzed by the AP showed a Qatar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony
By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, arguing that two agents violated his right to privacy when they publicly aired his tax information as they pressed claims that a federal investigation of him had been improperly handled. The lawsuit filed Monday says that his personal tax details shared during congressional hearings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran-US prisoner swap appears in motion as nearly $6B in once-frozen Iranian assets reaches Qatar
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran and the United States will exchange prisoners on Monday after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar, a key element of the planned swap, officials said. Despite the deal, tensions are almost certain to remain high between the U.S. and Iran, which are locked in various ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!9 juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania are in custody, police say
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
MORGANTOWN, Pa (AP) – Nine juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania have been captured, state police said Monday. “We’re going to interview all nine of them,” “I know there’s stuff in the works right now to decide where they are going to go after that takes place,” Pennsylvania State Police Trooper David ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four of 9 juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania are in custody, police say
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
MORGANTOWN, Pa (AP) – Authorities say four of the nine juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania have been caught. The Pennsylvania State Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the four were taken into custody early Monday. The juveniles had escaped from Abraxas Academy at around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nigel becomes a hurricane but poses no immediate threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – A rapidly intensifying storm in the Atlantic has developed into a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday Nigel is a fast-spaced storm that is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane. It poses no immediate threat to land. At 6 a.m. EDT, Hurricane Nigel was about 935 miles (1,510 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$6 billion in Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea now in Qatar, key for prisoner swap with US
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Some $6 billion of Iranian assets once frozen in South Korea is in Qatar, a key element for a planned prisoner swap between Tehran and the United States, an Iranian official said Monday. Nasser Kanaani made the comment during a news conference aired on state television, but the feed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high of activity the island calls harassment
By The Associated Press on September 17th, 2023
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry said Monday was a daily record in recent times. The planes were detected between 6 a.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, the ministry said. As is customary, they turned back before reaching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in a new daily high in recent times
By The Associated Press on September 17th, 2023
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in new daily high in recent times. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that it detected the planes in the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. on Monday. China’s military regularly sends planes over waters south and west of Taiwan. The island’s Defense Ministry ... Read More »
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