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Istanbul Mayor on Trial for 'Threatening' Prosecutor
Istanbul Mayor on Trial for 'Threatening' Prosecutor

Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the leading opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court Monday on charges of threatening the city's public prosecutor. The case is one of a number of investigations targeting Imamoglu, but is not connected to the graft probe that led to his arrest in March, which sparked Turkey's ...

Iran Vows Swift Trials for Suspected Israel Collaborators
Iran Vows Swift Trials for Suspected Israel Collaborators

Iran's chief justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei on Monday vowed swift trials for people arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Israel, as intense fighting raged between the two sides. "If someone is arrested for having ties to and collaborating with the Zionist regime, their trial and punishment should be carried out and announced very ...

China Urges Iran, Israel to 'Immediately' Take Steps to Cool Tensions
China Urges Iran, Israel to 'Immediately' Take Steps to Cool Tensions

China urged Iran and Israel to "immediately" take steps to reduce tensions on Monday after Tehran unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on Israeli cities and Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran. "We urge all parties to immediately take measures to cool down the tensions, prevent the region from falling into greater turmoil, and ...

Iran Hangs man Convicted of Spying for Israel Amid Air War
Iran Hangs man Convicted of Spying for Israel Amid Air War

Iran's judiciary said Monday it hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being a spy for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, as fighting raged between the two foes. "Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent convicted of the capital offenses of 'corruption on Earth' and 'moharebeh' (waging war against God) was hanged after going through the full ...

US Envoy says Tel Aviv Embassy Building Damaged by Iran Strike
US Envoy says Tel Aviv Embassy Building Damaged by Iran Strike

The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Monday said an embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage from a nearby Iranian missile strike, reporting no injuries to US personnel. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further ...

Blow to the Mullahs’ Regime: Reaping the Whirlwind
EditorialBlow to the Mullahs’ Regime: Reaping the Whirlwind

Sooner or later, it was bound to happen. The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran had pushed too far — driven by a hunger for power, unchecked authoritarianism, and a deadly strategy of regional expansion. The late Qassem Soleimani, once the emblematic commander of the Quds Force — the elite branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...

UN Scales Back Global Aid Plan due to 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'
UN Scales Back Global Aid Plan due to 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'

The United Nations on Monday said it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever". The UN's humanitarian agency said in a statement that it was seeking $29 billion in funding compared to $44 billion requested in December, in a "hyper-prioritized" appeal. Under President Donald Trump, who ...

G7 Confronts Israel-Iran Crisis as Trump Dominates Summit
G7 Confronts Israel-Iran Crisis as Trump Dominates Summit

Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. The three-day gathering in the mountain town of Kananaskis marks the return to the international diplomatic calendar for ...

Israel Defense Minister Warns 'Residents of Tehran will Pay Price' for Strikes on Civilians
Israel Defense Minister Warns 'Residents of Tehran will Pay Price' for Strikes on Civilians

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday warned that Tehran's residents would "pay the price" for Iranian strikes on Israeli civilians, after overnight missile attacks killed several. "The boastful dictator from Tehran has turned into a cowardly murderer, deliberately firing at Israel's civilian home front in an attempt to deter the ...

Genealogy of a War of Choice
AnalysisGenealogy of a War of Choice

The launched Israeli war is the latest stage of the strategy that aimed at the progressive dismantling of the “integrated operational platforms” instrumentalized by the Iranian regime. The performance and the audacity of the undertaking raise several questions about the future geopolitical and geostrategic evolutions after the earthquake ...

Israel, Iran: Day 4 of Strikes
Israel, Iran: Day 4 of Strikes

The conflict between Iran and Israel entered its fourth day on Monday, with continued missile exchanges, mounting civilian casualties, and growing international concern as G7 leaders convene in Canada to address the crisis. In the early hours of Monday morning, a new wave of Iranian missiles targeted multiple locations across Israel, triggering ...

Missile Barrage from Iran Hits Israel in Early Morning Strike
Missile Barrage from Iran Hits Israel in Early Morning Strike

A new wave of missiles launched from Iran targeted multiple locations across Israel, triggering nationwide air raid sirens, in the early hours of Monday morning. Red alerts were issued for several major cities, including Tel Aviv and Haifa, where missiles, reportedly fired from Isfahan, struck urban areas. Loud explosions were heard over both ...