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Family of UK couple jailed in Iran have lost contact with them
The “terrified” family of a British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on spying charges say they have lost all contact with them. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 53, were arrested in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during an around-the-world trip by motorcycle. The couple, from East Sussex, are being held in Tehran’s…
Read MoreSouth African president says he will not step down after impeachment call
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will legally challenge a report that has paved the way for parliament to consider impeachment proceedings against him over the theft of large sums of cash from his private farm. A Constitutional Court ruling last week found that parliament acted unconstitutionally when it voted against establishing an impeachment…
Read MoreGerman authorities arrest 17-year-old suspected of planning extremist-inspired attack
BERLIN (AP) — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in the German city of Hamburg on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping mall, a bar or a police station, prosecutors said Monday. The Syrian national was arrested in Hamburg on Thursday, prosecutors in Germany’s second-biggest city said in a statement. They added that…
Read MoreHezbollah’s minimal reaction to Radwan chief’s killing highlights Israel’s advantages
Hezbollah took a major hit by Israel and responded with little more than a symbolic whisper in military terms. It’s now official: Hezbollah blinked after the IDF assassinated its Radwan special forces chief, Ahmad Ghaleb Balout, on May 6. There was significant uncertainty about how the terror group would respond to the assassination of Balout,…
Read MorePeru opens investigation into former IDF soldier after Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint
The allegations include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed in the Gaza Strip during IDF service. Peru’s Attorney General’s Office has launched a preliminary criminal investigation against a former IDF soldier from Battalion 424 “Shaked” of the Givati Brigade, according to the Hind Rajab Foundation. According to a statement from the Belgian-Palestinian organization…
Read MoreSouth Africa president faces call to resign after court ruling
Leading South African opposition figure Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign after the Constitutional Court ruled parliament had violated the constitution by blocking moves to impeach him in 2022. The judgement follows a legal challenge by Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and others, and could result in fresh impeachment proceedings. Ramaphosa’s…
Read MoreHezbollah fires on Israel as deaths reported in Lebanon
Hezbollah has once again fired rockets at northern Israel, despite the current ceasefire, while the Lebanese Health Ministry reported four deaths and several injuries following an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military did not initially respond to requests for comment. Rocket alerts sounded in several towns in northern Israel on Friday afternoon. One…
Read More‘Will Pay a Price’: Iran Threatens UAE Amid Report of ‘Signs of a Hostile Action’
(AP Photo/Fars News Agency/Ebrahim Noroozi) Iran threatened the United Arab Emirates with retaliation on Thursday, with its semi-official Tasnim news agency reporting “signs of a hostile action” by the UAE. The Times of Israel previously reported that Iranian state news said “several sounds resembling explosions are heard near the coastal city of Bandar Abbas, adding…
Read MoreSevere cold snaps create conditions for increased domestic abuse, Wake Forest researcher says
(WGHP) — It’s the challenge you don’t see coming but maybe you should have. Wake Forest University Associate Professor Leah Lakdawala did her research in the heights of the Andes Mountains in Peru, but the principles are likely to hold everywhere, and it all starts from a basic premise. “There are a lot of these…
Read MoreForeign visitors return to Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia under tight security
DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the 26-century-old El-Ghriba Synagogue in Tunisia drew a modest but notable return of international visitors this year, worshipping together under tight security after a deadly 2023 attack disrupted the festival. Visitors came from France, China, Ivory Coast and Italy, including France’s ambassador to Tunisia, a symbolic…
Read MoreIran introduces punitive visa requirements for Lebanese after Beirut cancels bilateral agreement
Lebanese citizens will now be charged €20 for entering Iran, with a €10 euro deduction if the visit is religious in nature. Tehran introduced a new visa procedure on Sunday for Lebanese citizens seeking to enter Iran in response to Beirut’s decision to cancel a bilateral agreement that once allowed eased border procedures, the Iranian…
Read MoreAlberta separatist group says it has enough signatures to trigger referendum vote on leaving Canada
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Alberta separatists said Monday they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada. The group needed 178,000 signatures to force the province to consider such a vote. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said if the petition is verified, there will be a…
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