Iranian intelligence officials charged with plotting to kidnap a US journalist and activist who was critical of the country s regime, feds say INSIDER 9 hrs ago esnodgrass@businessinsider.com (Erin Snodgrass) © Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images Journalist Masih Alinejad speaks onstage at My Stealthy Freedom during Tina Brown s 7th Annual Women In The World Summit at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on April 7, 2016 in New York City. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Four Iranian intelligence officers were charged Tuesday for attempting to kidnap a US journalist and activist.
Masih Alinejad, a US citizen of Iranian descent who has been critical of the country, confirmed she was the target.
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Activist targeted in Iranian kidnapping plot says the regime is trying to test the red lines of Western countries
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Ethiopia s Abiy Ahmed wins election in landslide amid Tigray conflict and voting fraud concerns CNN 17 hrs ago By Mia Alberti © Jemal Countess/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends the inauguration of the newly remodeled Meskel Square on June 13 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) overwhelmingly won general elections Saturday, meaning he will stay in power another term, according to CNN affiliate Nation Media Group.
Abiy s party is expected take more than 410 of the 546 parliamentary seats in the first round of the contest, Ethiopia s sixth national election.
Abiy, 44, took office in April 2018 following the resignation of his predecessor, becoming the first Oromo person to lead the country.
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