Saudi Arabia Issues First Alert in the Capital Since Escalation, and Other Mideast Developments

Saudi Arabia warned of a “hostile aerial threat” and issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom overnight, including the first alert in its capital since an escalation in fighting with Iran-backed rebels in neighboring Yemen. Meanwhile, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Tehran has sent Washington its conditions for ending…

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A woman's hand presses against a plastic sheet used to replace the shattered glass of a balcony door damaged in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

A Putin Critic Is Convicted on Charges That Will Keep Him From Campaigning for Russia’s Parliament

MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted Friday of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action that will keep him out of this year’s parliamentary race. The verdict underlined the determination by authorities to stamp out any remaining…

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