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U.S. presses Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran stages Strait exercises and announces joint drills with Russia

WASHINGTON — The White House told Tehran on Thursday that it would be “very wise” to accept a negotiated settlement as the two sides traded diplomatic signals and military posturing that raised near-term regional risk. The comment came after a second round of indirect talks in Geneva and amid Iranian naval

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By: Nick Ravenshade

European governments say epibatidine found in Navalny samples; forensic transparency urged

LONDON — A coalition of European governments has attributed the death of Alexei Navalny two years ago to exposure to epibatidine, a rare alkaloid commonly associated with poison dart frogs. The governments announced that laboratory analyses of tissue samples detected the compound and said the pharmacological profile matches the rapid respiratory

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

EU governments rush to secure digital sovereignty as hyperscaler dependence collides with security risks

BRUSSELS — European capitals are accelerating policy and investment efforts to reduce reliance on foreign technology providers, reframing control over data, cloud and compute as a strategic national interest. Governments from Tallinn to Paris have tightened procurement rules, funded local infrastructure and promoted open-source approaches to strengthen resilience and auditability. The

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Russia moves to fully block WhatsApp and promotes state messenger MAX amid tightening internet controls

MOSCOW — Russian authorities have moved to fully block the Meta Platforms‑owned messaging service WhatsApp and are actively promoting a state‑backed alternative, MAX, as officials step up measures to assert control over digital communications, according to company statements and government remarks. WhatsApp said it was working to keep users

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Israel Joins Trump’s Board of Peace, Raising Questions Over Legitimacy and UN Role

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Feb. 12 that Israel has joined the international grouping convened by former U.S. President Donald Trump to coordinate post-ceasefire reconstruction and stabilization in Gaza, elevating a fragile initiative ahead of its first leaders’ meeting on Feb. 19. Public launch events in

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Canada school and home shootings in Tumbler Ridge leave at least nine dead, dozens wounded; suspect found dead at scene

TUMBLER RIDGE — A gunman killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday afternoon in a remote northeastern British Columbia community, attacking a secondary school and a nearby residence before being found dead at the school, police said. Local and provincial authorities described the incident as one of

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Bodycam Captures “It’s Time to Get Aggressive” Before Border Patrol Shooting in Chicago

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday released body-worn camera footage, text messages and internal emails tied to an October shooting in which a Border Patrol agent fired multiple rounds at a Chicago woman, an event that has strained departmental narratives and prompted fresh scrutiny of operational culture. A federal judge ordered

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Russia Tightens Grip on Telegram, Slowing Media and Steering Users to State 'Max' App

MOSCOW — Russian authorities began a phased throttling of a major messaging platform on Tuesday, slowing multimedia delivery and restricting certain calling features while pursuing court actions that expose the service to sizeable administrative penalties. The technical limits and legal filings materially degraded some users’ ability to share large files and

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

KEIR STARMER'S EPSTEIN CRISIS: HOW A VETTING FAIL COULD TOPPLE A PREMIER

LONDON — Documents newly published this month tied to Jeffrey Epstein have precipitated a political crisis that is testing the resilience of Britain's governing party and the judgment of its leader. The core facts are narrow: a senior former minister and recent ambassador-designate resigned amid revelations of sustained contact

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Trump signs funding package to reopen government, forces two‑week deadline for DHS talks on ICE reforms

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a sprawling federal funding package into law on Tuesday, ending a brief partial government shutdown and creating a new, time‑limited bargaining window for Congress to resolve a contentious dispute over Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding and oversight. The legislation restores full‑year appropriations for

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4 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

Epstein files renew questions about Clinton contacts as House prepares contempt vote

WASHINGTON — The latest, massive release of documents tied to the long-running investigations of Jeffrey Epstein has renewed scrutiny of a long-standing question: what, exactly, did the files show about the Clintons and their circle? The newly public material runs to thousands of pages of emails, photographs, flight records and internal

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5 Min
By: Nick Ravenshade

DOJ Opens Civil-Rights Probe as Massive Anti-ICE Protests Sweep the Country After Pretti Shooting

MINNEAPOLIS — Massive crowds turned out this week in a wave of anti-ICE protests after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents, transforming a local incident into a national crisis over enforcement tactics, evidence handling and the limits of federal policing. Demonstrators in the Twin Cities and in

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By: Nick Ravenshade

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