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A top Hamas bodyguard was secretly plotting a terror attack against European Jews from inside of the United Kingdom, right under the noses of British intelligence, The Sunday Times reported. The operative, known in the article only as “Mr. X” for legal reasons, secured asylum and lived as a British citizen for more than a decade, where authorities say he plotted an attack to coincide with the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, the report said. “At the time he was awarded refugee status, it was public knowledge that he had worked for Haniyeh, was the son...

Several Hollywood actors, including Princess Diaries star Heather Matarazzo, are trying to raise awareness about new actor’s union requirements that could cause many performers to lose their healthcare benefits. Matarazzo, whose last role was in the 2025 short film Paper Tiger, told fans on her social media that if she does not get a paying acting role soon, the new union rules will cause her to lose her health insurance, according to Variety. She made her comment in reply to a similar post made by actor Jack Haven, who told fans that he is $4,000 short of reaching the annual...

I am sick and tired of the left’s war on data centers. Hey leftist idiot jerks, if you use a mobile device such as your phone, do any online searching, visit any website, have a bank account, or basically interact with the modern world in any way, a data center is not just involved but essential. So the two major Trojan horses are (a) water use and (b) electrical costs. Let’s address each in turn. (a) Water use: Data centers recycle their water. A massive data center fills up with about as much water as two hotel swimming pools. Then...

Swiss voters on Sunday looked set to reject a proposal to adopt a more restrictive form of neutrality that ⁠would have blocked their country from imposing economic sanctions or cooperating with NATO. More than two-thirds voted against a proposal for a strictly defined version of neutrality to be written into the Swiss constitution, according to the latest referendum projections by state broadcaster SRF. While Swiss neutrality has been internationally ⁠recognised since the end of the Napoleonic wars in ​1815, ⁠how the government implements it is not spelled out. The right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) has said that Switzerland’s traditional position...

Passengers arriving at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on an El Al flight from Tel Aviv are now reportedly subjected to additional customs inspections shortly after the Netherlands implemented its boycott of products originating in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. Dutch news outlet NieuwRechts reported an account of one such incident that occurred last week, one day after the new restrictions took effect. Opinion writer Sivan Behr, who was among the passengers, described how customs officials directed everyone arriving from Israel to undergo baggage screening, including travelers who had entered the Nothing to Declare lane. Behr reported that...

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Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski responds directly to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a UN Security Council meeting on the war in Ukraine.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stopped pretending his socialist vision is just a local experiment.On CNN International’s Amanpour, the Democratic Socialist was asked whether America is ready to elect people on the hard left — and whether the 2026 midterms will be a referendum not only on President Trump, but on the Democratic Socialists of America. “I think this will absolutely translate on a national level,” Mamdani said. Amanpour noted that other Democrats still believe national races reward moderates, and that local energy is one thing, but winning the country is another. Mamdani answered by recasting New York’s...

An American technology executive and a Russian national have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with alleged efforts to conceal Russian ownership and software development at a digital forensics firm that obtained U.S. government contracts, including work involving the Secret Service. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced on September 23 that Lee Reiber, 55, of Boise, Idaho, chief executive officer of Alexandria, Virginia-based Oxygen Forensics Inc., and Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov, 52, of Moscow, had been arrested Reiber was taken into custody in Idaho on September 20, made an initial appearance in...

Counter-terror police are leading an investigation in which five men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and preparation of a terrorist act near an RAF base which hosts the United States Air Force (USAF). The men were detained after police received a report of "three suspicious vehicles" travelling towards RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire at about 00:45 BST on Sunday, officers said. A major incident was declared and an Army explosive ordnance disposal team has been examining vehicles near the base. Eighty-five households in the nearby village of Whelford have been evacuated while investigations continue. Officials believe the incident is...

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US Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna called on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, arguing that Palestinians should be allowed to choose their own leadership and that Barghouti could play a role in a future Israeli-Palestinian peace process. "Today I'm calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison. Palestinians must choose their own leaders," Khanna said. He described Barghouti as having "a unique standing among all Palestinian factions" and said he is viewed as "non-corrupt, a strong leader, and secular." Khanna went further, arguing that "Barghouti could deliver a Palestinian state living in peace with Israel," and...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blasted the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” as he doubled down on Catholic teaching about life during a visit Sunday to Lourdes, the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures of the sick. On his third day in France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate that has erupted in countries around the world. It roiled French politics for years before resulting recently in legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication. Leo’s visit to the once staunchly Catholic and officially secular France has been marked by huge crowds...

FR hasn't really changed much over the decades I've been on it. And I know many people have supported it directly financially (I have in the past as well). I'd love to see them use some of that money to improve the service. I'm not knocking them for wanting to make a profit on what they developed, but complacency leads to death. As our crowd gets older we need newer users to join to keep the community growing. So what features would you love to see FB add that you'd be willing to donate to get? Mine are in the...

The organization hosting the event has plans for a 40,000-square-foot Islamic facility near Plano, Texas.Shaykh Uthman ibn Farooq laid out a vision for an Islamic America during a livestreamed event at the Sufaraa Center in McKinney, Texas, last week. Authentic Ilm Mission, which hosted the event, has plans for a 40,000-square-foot facility near Plano, Texas, and used the livestream featuring Farooq to fundraise for the multipurpose school and Islamic community center. “We love this country,” Farooq said. “We want good for this country. And that’s why we want Islam for this country, ’cause we think that’s the best thing. And...

A popular Cape Cod restaurant has been inundated by online threats and harassment, even a hoax 911 call resulting in a massive emergency response, in retaliation for hosting a fundraiser for two Massachusetts Republican political candidates. Montano’s Restaurant hosted Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue and a GOP congressional candidate last week for a fundraising event as the November general election draws closer.

In 1974, Simon Leys published ‘Chinese Shadows’ under a pseudonym to protect himself from pro-Maoist intellectuals. The book describes habits of mind that are now alive and well in America. Communism is on the rise in America. More than that: It is being celebrated. With the midterm elections just over one month away, at least eight congressional candidates with avowedly socialist perspectives are poised to take office, polling well ahead of their opponents in states from New York to Colorado. Think there’s no connection between socialism and communism? Think again. Nearly half of the members of the Democratic Socialists of...

If you’re over the age of 2 or have taste, you might not know who Rachel Accorso is. She’s a pudgy, condescending and uniquely annoying in her self-righteousness YouTube personality known to abandoned children of liberals as Ms. Rachel as they are raised by their iPads. She’s also an ignoramus with hateful and toxic left-wing views and a child’s understanding of the implications of policies she happily advocates for. She’s cancer with a smile. Accorso is basically Bill Nye “The Science Guy” in drag with higher testosterone –a made-up character designed to make money. And it worked. She and her...

More Americans are spending their golden years in poverty. According to the newly released US Census Bureau report on poverty, household income reached a record high last year and the overall poverty rate fell. But the tale is the opposite for seniors. Poverty among Americans age 65 and older rose for the fifth consecutive year and has jumped roughly 45% since 2019 — the highest rate of any age group, an AARP Foundation analysis found. That translates to 10 million seniors living in poverty, up from 5.1 million seven years ago. "No other age group has seen that same pattern,...

British cops on Sunday arrested five suspected terrorists accused of plotting a van bombing attack at a UK military base used by the US Air Force for its strikes on Iran. Dramatic pictures show the suspects being held at gunpoint while stripped to the waist, after officers suspected they may have been wearing suicide vests for their alleged plot, according to reports. A bomb disposal robot was later seen moving between three vans after chemicals and suspected explosive devices were found during the operation at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire, Southwest England, the UK Sun reported. The base, roughly...