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Iranian American woman arrested in Los Angeles for alleged arms trafficking
Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian government
A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles international airport after allegedly trafficking weapons on behalf of the Iranian government to contacts in Africa, including Sudan.
Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills was detained on Saturday night by federal agents, according to the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles.
Continue reading...Hamas Officials Say Group Is Ready to Hand Over Some Weapons – The New York Times
- Hamas Officials Say Group Is Ready to Hand Over Some Weapons The New York Times
- Hamas rejects Gaza disarmament plan, Palestinian official says BBC
- Hamas only willing to give up internal security arms as part of disarmament — report The Times of Israel
- Hamas rebuffs ‘trap’ disarmament plan as Israeli violations stall ceasefire process Middle East Eye
- Hamas officials claim terror group ready to hand over small weapons, rifles to Gazan police - NYT The Jerusalem Post
US forces attack and seize Iranian ship Touska near Strait of Hormuz
US Central Command has published a video said to show a guided-missile destroyer firing at an Iranian-flagged ship.
Argentina’s Milei backs US-Israel war on Iran in Jerusalem visit
Argentina’s president reaffirmed alignment with the US and Israel during a visit to Jerusalem, backing their war on Iran
Schools, shops shut in northern Israel to protest the Lebanon ceasefire
Shops and schools shut in northern Israel as residents protested a 10-day ceasefire with Lebanon.
Chernobyl full of life as wildlife reoccupies a radioactive landscape – PBS
Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC
Lyse Doucet speaks to Ebrahim Azizi, who says Iran "will decide the right of passage" through the crucial shipping route.
US military seized Iranian-flagged container ship, Trump says
Trump says cargo ship tried to get past US naval blockade near strait of Hormuz ‘and it did not go well for them’
The US military took custody of an Iranian-flagged container ship that attempted to get past an American blockade near the strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump announced on Sunday.
In a social media post, Trump said that an “Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA” tried to get past the US naval blockade, “and it did not go well for them”.
Continue reading...Protesters defy Berlin rain to call for end to global wars
Hundreds protested in Berlin against the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, and Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.
Family Is Quoted $2.5K to Fill Up Their 16,500-Gallon Pool. So They Use Garden Hoses to Do It Themselves (Exclusive) – Yahoo Lifestyle Canada
Who will shape the global agenda, the left or far right?
Left-wing leaders meet in Barcelona, while far-right protesters march in Milan.
With loss at Man City, have Arsenal lost their grip on the Premier League?
Arsenal's loss to City and a woeful end-of-season run have now cost them their once-comfortable, top-of-the-table lead.
Exit poll shows former President Radev’s party set to win Bulgaria election
Radev's Progressive Bulgaria party projected to win 38.1 percent of the vote in parliamentary election.
Tehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in talks with US, state media reports
Reported response comes hours after Trump announced delegation to Islamabad, having earlier threatened to raze Iran’s infrastructure
Tehran is not currently planning to take part in new talks with the US, Iran state media reported on Sunday evening, hours after Donald Trump said he was dispatching negotiators to Islamabad.
“There are currently no plans to participate in the next round of Iran-US talks,” state broadcaster IRIB said, citing Iranian sources.
Continue reading...Canadian PM says close economic ties with US have become a ‘weakness’
Mark Carney says Canada must build economic ties with other countries amid shifting relationship with the United States.
Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy
Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump’s sometimes ‘incomprehensible’ social-media barbs
Donald Trump’s insults towards Keir Starmer are “small and petty” and designed to put pressure on the prime minister to change his position on Iran, David Lammy has said, as he insisted the UK would not get dragged into the conflict.
The deputy prime minister argued the US president should be able to “disagree agreeably” with allies rather than publishing attacks on social media, and that US actions had “made things worse, not better” as far as global instability was concerned.
Continue reading...Trump says US seized Iranian ship trying to get past blockade near Hormuz
Iran vows retaliation, accuses US of violating ceasefire after attack on cargo ship Touska.
Salah scores in Merseyside derby as Liverpool win to boost European hopes
Salah scores Liverpool's first goal, but Virgil van Dijk scores an injury-time winner against local rivals Everton.
Judgment day as Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson scandal
Prime minister to deliver high-stakes statement to MPs over vetting controversy that has put his position in peril
Keir Starmer will deliver a high-stakes statement to MPs on Monday as he struggles to overcome fears inside his government that the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal could yet cost him his leadership.
In what is set to be a dramatic showdown, the prime minister will set out how Mandelson was able to take up his role as UK ambassador without the Foreign Office revealing it had overruled the decision to fail his vetting.
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