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Iran executes 6 prisoners accused of carrying out attacks for Israel

Iran reportedly executed six prisoners Saturday who the regime claimed carried out deadly attacks in the country’s oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel, marking the latest surge in executions that rights groups say have reached levels unseen in decades.The six executions were reported by The Associated Press, as well as…

Brussels, my love? Can a ‘drone wall’ stop Putin?

Published on 04/10/2025 – 8:00 GMT+2 EU heads of state met in Copenhagen this week to ponder the provocations of Vladimir Putin and the inaction of Donald Trump to stop the war in Ukraine. In their first get-together since June, they discussed the idea of a “drone wall” that would…

UK police accidentally shot victim while rushing to stop synagogue attacker

One of the two victims who died in the terrorist attack on a U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur was accidentally shot by Manchester police as they rushed to subdue the attacker, British officials confirmed on Friday. Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed on Thursday after 35-year-old British citizen…

Israel claims no aid was found aboard Gaza-bound flotilla

Israel said the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was carrying plenty of activists, but no aid. The flotilla, which consisted of 40 vessels, was intercepted on Thursday during Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a video featuring Israeli police spokesman Dean Elsdunne walking in…

Obsolete electricity grid triggered the Iberian blackout, experts find

The Iberian Peninsula blackout that left 60 million people without power in April resulted from cascading power spikes and the electricity grid’s inability to automatically absorb sudden power losses, EU technical experts reported Friday. The April 28 incident which resulted in a total loss of the power supply disrupted metro…

Did Carlos Alcaraz dedicate a tribute to Charlie Kirk?

A series of online posts falsely claims that Spanish pro tennis player Carlos Alcaraz gave a very public tribute to the late political activist Charlie Kirk. According to the claims, Alcaraz dedicated a permanent, empty seat at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, where many US Open tennis matches are played, and…

Who is the British citizen of Syrian descent accused of synagogue terror attack?

The suspect behind the deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in the United Kingdom on Thursday has been identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent.Police said Al-Shamie entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became a citizen in 2006.…