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Iran may be involved in Nordic Israeli embassies attacks, Swedish Security services say
Iran’s involvement in the attacks on the Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen earlier this week is an “objective hypothesis”, the head of operations for the Swedish Security Service, Fredrik Hallström, has said. The target selection and modus operandi suggest…
Melania Trump, Whose Husband Helped End Roe, Signals Support for Abortion Rights
As Donald Trump tries to muddy his anti-abortion position, his wife released a video calling “individual freedom” an “essential right that all women possess,” asking, “What does my body, my choice really mean?” Share full article Melania Trump, the former…
Trump Says He Would Try Again to Revoke Haitian Immigrants’ Protections
He again disparaged Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and said he would end their legal status in the country and send them back. His first attempt to do that failed. Share full article Springfield, Ohio, has found itself at the center…
Rising prices and the cost of living are the top drivers of European voters’ choices
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New right-wing alliance bars environment MEPs from grilling fisheries, agriculture commissioners
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Basque separatist party joins Spanish government to reform security law for citizens
Spain’s progressive government led by the Socialist Party on Tuesday (3 October), reached an agreement with the Basque separatist far-left formation EH Bildu, and other left-wing forces, to reform a controversial law on the security of citizens, the changes to…
In a Cat-and-Mouse Game, Russian Oil Tankers Are Flying New Flags
A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir V. Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions. The Jaguar, a tanker the length of nearly five Olympic-size swimming pools, left a port near…
After Successes, Israel’s Military Is in a ‘Long Game’ With No Clear Outcome
A year after perhaps the worst military and intelligence debacle in the country’s history, its armed forces have regained the momentum. Some ask: to what end? When thousands of Hamas-led gunmen breached the Gaza border last Oct. 7 and overran…
Foreign Governments Are Evacuating Their Citizens From Lebanon
Several countries have chartered flights, while others issued warnings and offered assistance. With Israeli airstrikes extending into Beirut, the Lebanese capital, foreign governments have been scrambling to secure safe passage out of Lebanon for their citizens, urging people to leave…