It has been reported to me that several American soldiers have been taken prisoner. But the Americans claim that they have been killed in action. Despite their futile efforts, the truth is not something they can hide for too long.
Saturday marks 100 days from what should be the start of Iran's World Cup, a Group G fixture against New Zealand in Inglewood, near Los Angeles. As the United States bombs Iran and Iran bombs a range of countries, including three that have also qualified it seems all but impossible that they can take part in the tournament.
The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer. But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!
About 33 people have been injured in a nightclub bombing in the coastal town of Trujillo in northern Peru, with minors among those hurt in the explosion. Authorities say that the attack took place in the early morning hours on Saturday, with an explosion ripping through the club. At least five of those injured are in serious condition, according to the executive director of the Trujillo Health Network, Gerardo Florian Gomez.
Amera is one of more than 6,000 Yazidi women and children kidnapped and enslaved by IS. More than a decade after IS began their genocidal campaign against the Yazidis—killing and displacing thousands of the religious minority—she is fighting for the estimated more than 2,700 still missing.
Rafah is the only crossing that connects Gaza to the outside world without passing through Israel, and it has been a vital passage for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the evacuation of patients and the wounded.
Since the war began on February 28, Russia has passed Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, three officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told The Washington Post. It does seem like it's a pretty comprehensive effort, one of the sources told the newspaper.
For several weeks now, we've been bolstering our presence and the forces in the [region]—this statement from Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton reflects the military's acknowledgment of preparedness efforts, yet the sudden escalation demonstrated gaps in readiness despite these ongoing measures to strengthen British military capabilities in the Middle East.
The Qatari Ministry of Defence said the country came under a wave of drone attacks on Friday, with 10 drones fired from Iran. Nine of them were intercepted and destroyed, but one managed to reach the ground and land in a remote area.
I'm here heart and soul in solidarity with the Palestinians, with the Iranians, with the Lebanese, with the Yemini-all the people of the region the U.S. is making war on. We want to show real solidarity with Iran. This is a moment of real pain there.
Asif Merchant acknowledged in a U.S. court that he sought to put an assassination in motion during the 2024 presidential campaign - a plot that was quickly disrupted by American investigators before it had a chance to proceed. A jury in Brooklyn convicted Merchant on terrorism and murder for hire charges.
We are advancing alongside our partners in the fight against narcoterrorism. The strikes were conducted in the northeastern province of Sucumbios, situated close to Ecuador's border with Colombia. Helicopters, aircraft, river boats and drones were used to locate and bomb a drug traffickers' training camp in the area.
With hardly any outside aid, the first signs of economic liberalization appeared, the dollar was decriminalized, and some small private businesses emerged. While the government loosened its grip, it began to thoroughly study other cases of authoritarian regimes that had transitioned toward a certain degree of openness—economic rather than political—thinking about how to survive without ever relinquishing power.
