Iranian man arrested in London as part of counter-terrorism investigation

Two addresses in north-west London searched after three other Iranians detained in same investigation last Saturday

A 31-year-old Iranian man has been arrested in north-west London under the National Security Act 2023 as part of a counter-terrorism policing investigation in which three other Iranian men were detained, the Metropolitan police have said.

The man was detained on Friday morning and searches were carried out at two addresses in the area.

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Ukraine, Hungary each expel two diplomats in espionage row – Reuters

  1. Ukraine, Hungary each expel two diplomats in espionage row  Reuters
  2. Ukraine says it has uncovered Hungarian spy network working in border region  CNN
  3. Ukraine says it has busted Hungarian spy ring collecting military data  The Guardian
  4. Ukraine accuses Hungary of spying on it; Budapest expels diplomats  The Washington Post
  5. Ukraine security service exposes suspected Hungarian military intelligence spy network  Euronews.com
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Hegseth cancels Israel trip to join Trump on Air Force One – Axios

  1. Hegseth cancels Israel trip to join Trump on Air Force One  Axios
  2. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cancels scheduled visit to Israel, sources tells the 'Post'  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Hegseth said to cancel reported plan to visit Israel in coming days  The Times of Israel
  4. US defense secretary scraps visit to Israel: Reports  Al Arabiya English
  5. The @SecDef, Pete Hegseth, is joining President Trump's trip to the Middle East next week.  X
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Immigrants set for Libya deportation sat on tarmac for hours, attorney says

Any Trump administration efforts to send non-Libyans to the north African country would violate a prior court order

Immigrants in Texas who were told they would be deported to Libya sat on a military airfield tarmac for hours on Wednesday, unsure of what would happen next, an attorney for one of the men has said.

The attorney, Tin Thanh Nguyen, told the news agency Reuters that his client, a Vietnamese construction worker from Los Angeles, was among the immigrants woken in the early morning hours and bussed from an immigration detention center in Pearsall, Texas, to an airfield where a military aircraft awaited them.

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Conservative party is fighting for its life, says former Tory cabinet minister

Simon Clarke says ‘pipeline of future voters is dead’ as party figures warn Kemi Badenoch her job as leader is in danger

The Conservative party is fighting to justify its existence amid concerns that its pipeline of future voters is “completely dead”, a former cabinet minister and leading thinktank director has said.

Simon Clarke, an ally of Boris Johnson who backed Kemi Badenoch for the leadership last year, was among a string of former Tory ministers and serving MPs to tell the Guardian she faced removal by her party if she did not turn its fortunes around by next year’s local elections.

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Clergy molestation survivors concerned and insulted by election of Pope Leo XIV

Pope faced questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his career after a survivors group filed a complaint

Groups supporting clergy-molestation survivors say they are gravely concerned and insulted by the election of Pope Leo XIV after he overcame questions about his handling of clerical sexual abuse cases earlier in his career to become the Roman Catholic church’s first-ever US-born leader.

Before Robert Prevost’s ascent to the papacy at age 69, he was leading a chapter of the Augustinian religious order in his home town of Chicago when allegations surfaced that a priest and Catholic high school principal under his jurisdiction had molested at least one student as well as kept child-abuse imagery.

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Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users

President Claudia Sheinbaum says lawsuit has been filed after US lawmakers voted on name change

Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Google Maps users in the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Friday.

“The lawsuit has already been filed,” Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference, without saying where and when it was submitted.

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“He Brought Shame to Ohio”: Today in Ohio blasts Bernie Moreno’s defense of slaughter – Cleveland.com

  1. “He Brought Shame to Ohio”: Today in Ohio blasts Bernie Moreno’s defense of slaughter  Cleveland.com
  2. Opinion | Why Is US Congress Silent on the Manmade Nightmare It Is Enabling in Gaza?  Common Dreams
  3. Senate Democrats urge Trump to broker deal releasing hostages, ending Gaza war  The Times of Israel
  4. Schneider leads House Dems to call for resumption of aid to Gaza  Jewish Insider
  5. Restrictions on aid deliveries by foreign governments may violate law, US lawmakers say  Reuters
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Residents stockpile food, rush to bunkers as conflict rattles India and Pakistan – Reuters

  1. Residents stockpile food, rush to bunkers as conflict rattles India and Pakistan  Reuters
  2. India and Pakistan: The first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours  BBC
  3. May 7, 2025 India launches attacks on Pakistan after Kashmir massacre  CNN
  4. India-Pakistan tensions: A brief history of conflict  Al Jazeera
  5. Live Updates: India-Pakistan Conflict Intensifies Into Most Expansive in Decades  The New York Times
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Pakistan accused of launching fresh wave of drone strikes on India – The Guardian

  1. Pakistan accused of launching fresh wave of drone strikes on India  The Guardian
  2. India and Pakistan: The first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours  BBC
  3. Pakistani drone attack on Srinagar airport, Awantipora air base foiled  Hindustan Times
  4. Live updates: India and Pakistan trade blame as conflict spirals  CNN
  5. ‘Slippery slope’: How will Pakistan strike India as tensions soar?  Al Jazeera
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