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Man who supported Islamic State online to be deported

A North Carolina man who declared support for Islamic State online will spend two years in prison and be deported. A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Houcine Ghoul to 24 months in prison for immigration fraud and false statements on his tax returns. After his sentence, the Tunisian...

Israel says air defense sirens near Gaza a false alarm

The Israeli military sounded air defense sirens near the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in what it later said was a mistake. "This was a false alarm," the military said on Twitter. Israel uses sirens to warn of rocket or mortar launches by militants in the besieged Palestinian enclave,...

Russia says 'deeply disappointed' by US sanctions on Iran

Russia Tuesday said it was "deeply disappointed" by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to reimpose unilateral sanctions on Iran. "We are deeply disappointed by U.S. steps to reimpose its national sanctions against Iran," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry...