U.S. Just Struck Iranian Targets Around The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated) – The War Zone

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  1. U.S. Just Struck Iranian Targets Around The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)  The War Zone
  2. Videos show interceptions over the skies of Tehran  Al Jazeera
  3. Explosions heard in southern Iran, cause unclear - state media  ایران اینترنشنال
  4. Iranian report claims ‘signs of hostile action’ by UAE after explosions said to be heard  The Times of Israel
  5. Iran's Fars news agency says sounds of explosions heard near Bandar Abbas city  Reuters
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Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality – AP News

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  1. Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality  AP News
  2. Global Health Officials Race to Track Hantavirus but Predict ‘Limited’ Outbreak  The New York Times
  3. Californians were aboard hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. Is there a risk to the public?  Los Angeles Times
  4. Spanish passenger on the ‘Hondius’: ‘There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around’  EL PAÍS English
  5. 5 things to know about hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak  The Hill
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Man gets life in prison for firebombing pro-Israel demonstrators in Colorado

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One person died and a dozen others were injured in the attack, during a June 2025 demonstration in Boulder

A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Thursday to killing one person and injuring a dozen others in a 2025 firebombing attack on a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman looked down at a desk throughout the sentencing at the Boulder district court. He has meanwhile pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges for the attack last June.

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Southern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty in federal fraud case

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Prosecutors allege SPLC funneled over $3m to sources in extremist groups but legal experts say case is weak

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges related to allegations the organization committed fraud and conspired to money launder.

The 11-count indictment filed last month accuses the civil rights organization of committing fraud in connection to a program in which it paid informants to monitor rightwing extremist groups. The program no longer exists. The investigation is being handled by the US attorney for the middle district of Alabama, which includes Montgomery, the state capital.

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French Carrier Strike Group Now Operating in the Middle East – USNI News

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  1. French Carrier Strike Group Now Operating in the Middle East  USNI News
  2. Macron says ‘all parties must lift the blockades’ – as it happened  The Guardian
  3. France moves aircraft carrier group toward Strait of Hormuz for possible defensive mission  AP News
  4. Macron says he discussed Hormuz situation with Iran's president  Reuters
  5. French warship moves towards Red Sea as Paris eyes Hormuz mission  Al Jazeera
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South Korea names first humanoid robot monk as it accepted the faith’s vows – Daily Express US

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  1. South Korea names first humanoid robot monk as it accepted the faith's vows  Daily Express US
  2. Meditating or Rebooting? A Robot Buddhist Monk Comes to South Korea.  The New York Times
  3. Robot Monk ‘Gabi’ Joins South Korea’s Buddhist Celebrations  eWeek
  4. Humanoid robot becomes buddhist monk in ceremony at Seoul temple  Yahoo
  5. Meet the robot monk  The Korea Herald
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Woman killed by partner at home in London feared ‘he was on the warpath’, court hears

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Weeks before her death, Annabel Rook, 46, from Stoke Newington, left her sister a voice message about Clifton George’s abusive behaviour

The co-founder of a social enterprise who was fatally stabbed by her partner said he was “on the warpath” shortly before she died, in a voice message that was played during a murder trial.

Clifton George, 45, is accused of murdering 46-year-old Annabel Rook during an argument at their home in north London last June.

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Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace

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Riyadh told White House it would deny access for operation to provide tankers military escort through strait of Hormuz

A refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the US to use its bases and airspace to provide a military escort for oil tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz lay behind Donald Trump’s decision to shelve the plan days after it had been launched.

Riyadh told the White House it would not allow its Prince Sultan airbase to be used to mount the operation billed as Project Freedom, which the US presented as the successor to the bombing campaign called Operation Epic Fury.

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