The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas. https://cnn.it/4xcYdul
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Report: Netanyahu blocked Lindsey Graham's request to send Iron Dome to Ukraine
Israel's embassy in Washington said Netanyahu's 2023 decision was made out of concern that 'the technology would find its way to the Iranians.' Last month, the House passed a provision in a defense po...
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Breaking news: The Trump administration is ramping up a campaign of immigration-related detentions at airports nationwide, according to advocates and attorneys, as part of what appears to be a new push to target travelers on domestic flights.
ICE is expanding its arrests at airports to new targets, lawyers say
The agency has been apprehending travelers who entered the country legally but overstayed their visas, as ICE and the TSA appear to increase information sharing.
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"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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Nigeria in der Mitte, die Elfenbeinküste im Süden: Bei einer Konferenz in Brasilien zeigte die US-Regierung eine falsche Afrika-Karte. Erstellt wurde diese wohl mit KI. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Marco Rubio: US-Außenministerium bedauert Darstellung fehlerhafter Afrika-Karte
Nigeria in der Mitte, die Elfenbeinküste im Süden: Bei einer Konferenz in Brasilien zeigte die US-Regierung eine falsche Afrika-Karte. Erstellt wurde diese wohl mit KI.
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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
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There has been a surge in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent days, but “the pogroms have been a constant feature of settlers, of armed Israeli civilians, since before October 2023,” says U.N. special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese.
We speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, about Israel’s continued impunity from international law. She also comments on the recent surge in settler- and soldier-led “pogroms” in the occupied West Bank.
U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese Slams U.S. “Complicity” as Trump Meets Netanyahu Despite ICC Warrant
We speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, about Israel’s continued impunity from international law. Despite an International Criminal...
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Berlin's queer affairs commissioner says the far right in Germany is eager to claim that "foreigners are the problem,” but he notes that homophobia is widespread in the country.
Berlin’s Queer Commissioner on Fatal Car Ramming Attack on LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration
A man drove a minivan into a crowd of people near Berlin’s Pride celebrations on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 29 others. Authorities shot and killed the man during an operation on Sunday....
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Your risk of falling increases, and dementia symptoms may start earlier than you’d expect. But there are steps you can take to stay healthy as you age. Here are three things to pay attention to:
3 things to begin paying attention to as you age
Your risk of falling increases, and dementia symptoms may start earlier than you’d expect.
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The stress of being poor can cause long-term damage to your brain, according to a new study. People who experienced persistent financial struggles were slower to process information and showed memory recall decline by middle age.
How financial stress can affect the brain over the long term
People who experienced persistent financial struggles were slower to process information and showed memory recall decline by middle age.
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“This is a colonial regime that is engaging in crimes against humanity. How those crimes look may differ, but in the end they serve the same purpose, and that is ethnically cleansing Palestinians in order to build this Greater Israel in the region.”
Israeli Army & Settlers Are Working Together to “Ethnically Cleanse” West Bank: Mariam Barghouti
Israeli settlers torched two mosques over the weekend in a new wave of violence targeting Palestinian towns and villages across the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile, Israeli military forces on Saturday d...
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Two Israeli settlers were recently killed near Nablus, setting off a retaliatory and "familiar pattern of collective punishment, targeting the entirety of the West Bank."
American actor Mark Ruffalo has strongly criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the latter welcomed the dismissal of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260727-ame...
Pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on July 26 to show solidarity with Gaza. Protesters carrying Palestinian flags and banners marched through the city on Sunday, calling for an end to Israeli attacks and a permanent ceasefire.
In 2017, most of the revenue President Trump’s businesses generated came from his domestic golf and real estate portfolio. By the first year of his second term, his business holdings had transformed and expanded in areas where he wields immense power. Take a closer look. trib.al/313eKiF
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Admiral Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals. Caudle’s path to the top job is a case study in how the military promotion process at the Pentagon under Hegseth has deviated from tradition.
An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.
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It is unclear when the Kentucky senator plans to return to Congress.
McConnell Hits 6 Weeks Since Hospitalization—As Health Concerns Persist
It is unclear when the Kentucky senator plans to return to Congress.
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About 1 in 5 reliable Republican base voters are at risk this November, according to AFP Action. Those voters are either saying they may stay home or are weighing voting for Democrats.
Republicans see ‘scary’ lack of enthusiasm among core voters ahead of midterms
Pollsters and GOP groups are raising the alarm about an unmotivated base in an election year that would be tough no matter what, given the president’s low approval.
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Red flags about agent in Maine shooting may have been missed, Homan acknowledges
Red flags about agent in Maine shooting may have been missed, Homan acknowledges
“If those are facts, I don't think he should have ever cleared vetting,” border czar Tom Homan said Sunday.
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'Shouting like a madman': Argentina's president angers Brazil
'Shouting like a madman': Argentina's president angers Brazil
President Javier Milei mocked Brazilian officials while in the country.
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