Obama State Department blocked FBI from arresting supporters of Iran nuclear program in US: emails One email detailed at least eight instances connected to the Iran nuclear deal where “the FBI/DOJ/USG could have moved forward with the cases but the State Department chose to block them.” ... 05/22/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
Why have Israel and Iran attacked each other? Iran has been openly enriching uranium to 60% purity for more than two years in breach of a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. However that deal has been close to collapse since US President ... 05/20/2024 - 11:30 pm | View Link
Accident or Assassination? On Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s Mysterious Death While no official reason has been ascribed for the crash, pockets of inevitable speculation about a foreign hand (Israel and USA?) and a calibrated assassination plot are surfacing on social media. 05/20/2024 - 5:30 am | View Link
Massive search underway after Iran President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crash: Live updates Graphic close-up ... who negotiated a nuclear deal with Washington. However, Raisi's standing may have been dented by widespread protests against clerical rule and a failure to turn around Iran's ... 05/19/2024 - 8:06 am | View Link
'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, state media says: Updates Iran's official news agency said the helicopter was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and local officials. 05/19/2024 - 3:25 am | View Link
When the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi went missing on May 19, initial reports said nine passengers were on board, including two bodyguards. But after the wreckage was finally found, the number of bodies was eight. Four days later, the mystery of the second bodyguard was revealed in social media posts: Javad Mehrabl is seen leaning disconsolately in the rear of the memorial service for Raisi.
The Royal Family has removed Prince Harry’s 2016 statement addressing the racist and sexist comments Meghan Markle received following public knowledge of the couple’s relationship from their website.
The statement was released that November by Harry’s spokesperson following a “wave of abuse and harassment” Harry’s now-wife was facing from the British press and social media users.
BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday picked up a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days for his war with Russia during a whirlwind tour through the European Union.
The pledge came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give 30 F-16 fighter jets over the next four years.
Hong Kong’s national security police arrested six people using a new security law for the first time, days ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Police said a woman currently under detention made social media posts with seditious intent with the help of five others, according to a government statement on Tuesday.
Taiwan lawmakers passed legislation that could curb the authority of President Lai Ching-te, as thousands of protesters gathered outside parliament to oppose the changes.
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The controversial measure became law Tuesday afternoon following a day of raucous debates and scuffles between Lai’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party and opposition groups, which saw one lawmaker’s T-shirt ripped.
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain and Norway moved to formally recognize a Palestinian state with Ireland to follow suit on Tuesday in a coordinated effort by the three western European nations. Israel slammed the diplomatic move that will have no immediate impact on its grinding war in Gaza but adds to international pressure on Tel Aviv to soften its devastating response to last year’s Hamas-led attack.
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Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the Spanish Cabinet will recognize a Palestinian state at its Tuesday morning meeting.
“This is a historic decision that has a single goal, and that is to help Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace,” Sánchez, standing at the gates of the prime minister’s palace in Madrid, said during a televised speech.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz lashed out at Spain on X, saying Sánchez’s government was “being complicit in inciting genocide against Jews and war crimes.”
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said in a statement that “for more than 30 years, Norway has been one of the strongest advocates for a Palestinian state.