How TMZ is finding its footing on the political scene, even after some misfires

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The salacious gossip website is hounding politicians and tracking vacationing members of Congress

TMZ has only been in Washington DC for a matter of weeks, but the salacious gossip website is already having an impact: hounding politicians, tracking vacationing members of Congress and reporting on a senator taking a trip to Disney World.

It’s been quite the start as the website and TV channel attempts to break into the political scene, with its first focus on members of Congress taking a two-week recess – typically meaning the politicians return to their home districts and states to meet constituents – during a record partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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North Korea amends constitution, mandates nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: Report – WION

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  1. North Korea amends constitution, mandates nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: Report  WION
  2. North Korea updates constitution to require automatic nuclear strike if Kim Jong Un is assassinated: report  Fox News
  3. North Korean constitution now requires nuclear missile strike if Kim Jong Un is killed by foreign power  New York Post
  4. North Korea revises constitution to drop references to unification of Korean Peninsula  NBC News
  5. North Korea drops reunification goal from constitution  DW.com
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Iran’s Supreme Leader briefs military chief on ‘new guiding measures’, Fars agency says – Reuters

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  1. Iran's Supreme Leader briefs military chief on 'new guiding measures', Fars agency says  Reuters
  2. Iran’s Supreme Leader Meets Military Commander, State Media Says  WSJ
  3. Khamenei briefs army chief on 'guiding measures to pursue military operations' — Iranian media  The Times of Israel
  4. US Iran war news LIVE: Iran sends response to US peace proposal via Pakistan, says negotiations to focus on ending war  Hindustan Times
  5. ‘Confront the enemy’: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues new directive after meeting military head  WION
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Nobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisons

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Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatment

In an exclusive extract of writing smuggled from prison in Iran, the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the “torture” of solitary confinement, and her systematic medical neglect by the prison system.

The writing from the past decade will be part of a soon to be published memoir that gives a rare and alarming insight into the treatment of Mohammadi, who is in critical condition. It details beatings, constant interrogations, deprivation of medical care and long stretches in solitary confinement during her numerous imprisonments.

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Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime – CNN

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  1. Iran’s two-tier internet access fuels anger and exposes cracks in the regime  CNN
  2. Iran Businesses Buckle Under Strain of Record Internet Shutdown  Bloomberg
  3. Forced offline for most of 2026, Iranians say they're struggling to survive  CBC
  4. Telling the truth about Iran is more dangerous than ever | Maryam Foumani  The Guardian
  5. Infrastructure of Silence - PART II - Iran HRM  Iran HRM
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Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield – The New York Times

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  1. Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield  The New York Times
  2. Ukrainian Forces Are Thwarting Russian Attempts to Advance  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Russia’s Year-Long Offensive Stalls as Ukraine Retakes Ground Across Front, ISW Says  UNITED24 Media
  4. Analysis: Is Ukraine starting to win the war again?  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Russia loses ground – but not the war – in Ukraine  France 24
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Putin Warns Armenia It Could Face “Ukraine Scenario” Over EU Ambitions – UNITED24 Media

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  1. Putin Warns Armenia It Could Face “Ukraine Scenario” Over EU Ambitions  UNITED24 Media
  2. Kremlin accuses Armenia of providing platform for Ukraine's Zelenskiy, agencies report  Reuters
  3. Kremlin lashes out at Armenia over Zelensky's 'anti-Russian statements' in Yerevan  The Kyiv Independent
  4. Putin says Armenia EU membership referendum would be 'logical'  Euractiv
  5. Armenia, wedged between east and west, plays footsie with Europe  The Irish Times
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IRGC navy threatens ‘heavy attack’ on US assets if its oil tankers come under fire – The Times of Israel

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  1. IRGC navy threatens ‘heavy attack’ on US assets if its oil tankers come under fire  The Times of Israel
  2. Iran warns against complying with US blockade as Gulf attacks reported  BBC
  3. Iran War Live News Updates: Iran Says It Submitted Response to U.S. Framework for Talks  WSJ
  4. Day 71 of Middle East conflict — US awaits response from Iran on proposal to end war  CNN
  5. Why is Iran taking time to respond to the US proposal to end the war?  Al Jazeera
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