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The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources ​said, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic. (snip) Two regional sources told Reuters the UAE had agreed to release a total of $10 billion, more than $3 billion of which had already been delivered. Two other sources with knowledge of the arrangement put the total funds involved at $20 billion, adding that the move had been agreed in return for a ​halt to Iranian attacks on the UAE....

At least 35 Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christians were killed in a latest wave of religious driven attack in Arsi zone of Oromia regional state, APA can report over the weekend. The centre of the violence was in the East Arsi Zone targeting farming communities in remote localities around Teleta Gebriel, approximately 18 kilometers from Aseko town, and continued through the national election period on 1st June. Aseko town is located roughly 165-175 kilometers southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa. The latest flare-up began on 30 May in Teleta Gebriel, a remote area in Aseko District, and later spread to other...

Drinks can spike blood sugar and increase risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, doctors say The latest beverage trend is far from clean – and it’s raising red flags with doctors. Known as a "dirty soda," it’s a soft drink that also includes a combination of added ingredients, such as flavored syrups, creamers, fruit juices and other garnishes. The result is a sweet beverage that’s a combination of a soda, mocktail and dessert. Dirty sodas can easily deliver 250-400 calories and 55-70 grams of sugar in a single drink – which is often more than double the American Heart...

HEADLINES: CA election fraud investigations are under way; Postal service rules for mail-in ballots go into effect; US government funded 120 biolabs in Ukraine IN POLITICAL NEWS 1) The vise is closing on Kollyfornia, but also on all fraudulent, cheating nationwide, in all clot-infested DemoKKKrat districts across America. This is much more important than the SAVE act---which I support wholeheartedly---but which only affects election day voting. This move dramatically changes mail in voting by requiring a federal bar-code on every envelope. If multiple ballots come in from the same, say, homeless shelter, that can be easily checked and those ballots...

‘The end of an era’: Salt Lake City vegan coffee shop, once a restaurant, to remain closedWhen Mark of the Beastro, a vegan coffee shop in downtown Salt Lake City, shut down in October, patrons held out hope that the business would return. This week, owner Andrew Earley said that the cafe won’t be coming back. “We made the decision that it was time to say goodbye to [Mark of the Beastro],” Earley said in an Instagram video he posted Tuesday. In the video, Earley said the cafe at 666 S. State St. — once a plant-based restaurant — had...

This is my new favorite thing. There are a ton of posts from foreigners who are in the U.S. for the World Cup and just discovered that America is awesome. My only regret is that I can't show them ALL to you. 15 VIDEOS OF WORLD CUP FANS TRYING OUT AMERICAN FOODS FOR THE FIRST TIME................... There's also the Jersey delis: VIDEOS AT LINK!.................... And the Mexican joints: And the grocery stores: Of course, it isn't all about food. Foreigners are experiencing FREEDOM™ for the first time in their lives and the rush is going to their heads! 🦅 (Especially...

"Until you are willing to harm the left more than they are willing to harm you, they will win. It’s really that simple." —Aimee Terese on X You’ll just have to stand by on whether this war with Iran is over or not, since the Shia true believers’ practice of Taqiyya is a permission structure for lying to infidels (us) when necessary — like, to advance global chaos that will bring the return of the Hidden Imam (Mahdi) to fill the world with justice, and establish Islamic rule. (Got that?) One might wonder, of course, whether the majority of Iran’s...

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Republicans on Capitol Hill are seething that Donald Trump is not more focused on the economy as this year's midterm elections approach, warning it could obliterate the narrow GOP congressional majority. Polling indicates that voters are souring on Trump and his Republican allies in Congress ahead of his November's elections that will prove fateful for the President's agenda. In addition to the lack of attention to fixing the economy, senior aides also identified the nomination of Federal Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte, a close ally of the President, to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as an...

The California Democratic Party made a post on social media that said, "You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration," on Thursday. The post has come under immense scrutiny, as Americans across the political spectrum prepare to cheer together for Team USA in its World Cup opener against Paraguay. "Every one of those other Countries has its own immigration policy, where you can't just cross the border. The hypocrisy is crazy," one X user wrote. Another user wrote, "Why? I don’t even understand the logic to this post." Other harsh and sarcastic responses to...

The Justice Department on Wednesday indicted eight young anti-Israel activists, most of whom studied or worked at the University of Michigan, for orchestrating a criminal plot "to terrorize government officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation" of Detroit. The defendants, many of them known campus agitators, targeted the homes of university officials and intended to use "poison, bombs, and psychological torture" on their targets. "In the dead of night, masked and hooded defendants allegedly threw noxious chemicals through the windows of families' homes and taped demand letters to their front doors," said Jennifer Runyan, the special agent in charge of the...

The David Horowitz Freedom Center has said over and over again that Students for Justice in Palestine is a terrorist group. That became all the more obvious after Oct 7 when the campus hate group’s chapters endorsed the attacks and one recently supported the firebombs thrown at elderly Jewish people marching for the release of the hostages in Boulder, Colorado. Now, federal authorities are taking action and 8 ‘students’ associated with the radical movement are under indictment

Pope Leo praises migrants to Europe days after gruesome Belfast attackMigrants have ‘dreams that no one has the right to despise,’ and their ‘life must be protected,’ Pope Leo said, amid massive backlash after a migrant from Sudan attempted to behead a UK man.PORT OF ARGUINEGUIN, Spain (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks on Thursday, praised migrants to Europe, just days after a migrant from Muslim-majority Sudan attacked and attempted to behead a man in Northern Ireland.In his June 11 speech to migrant humanitarian workers, Pope Leo called on European nations to respect the “human dignity” of migrants and...

A senior administration official on Friday laid out elements of a potential short-term agreement between the U.S. and Iran, which could usher in formal negotiations to end the war between the two countries.The senior administration official, in a call with reporters Friday afternoon, said the deal: reopens the Strait of Hormuz and lifts the U.S. blockade on it; "leads to the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear program;" "leads to the United States getting the enriched [nuclear] material” and that material being destroyed and removed from the country and has "an inspection regime that makes sure that this is a long-term...

“Disclosure Day” may be the most alien film in Steven Spielberg’s catalog. The really terrific story of UFO info finally being divulged to the world went over as a dud last night at the box office. The film made just $6.5 million in previews. Tonight, if the film makes $10 million, and then does the same Saturday and Sunday, it will be a historic flop. Timing is everything in the movie release world, and this is not a great weekend for a hit. The weather is stormy. (An ironic problem since Emily Blunt plays a metereologist.) The World Cup has...

Tech guru Elon Musk just hit a major milestone by solidifying his status as the world’s first trillionaire. And naturally, leftists are in total meltdown mode. The freak out started on Friday morning, shortly after Musk’s SpaceX began trading at $150 a share, a figure above its listing price of $135. According to Fox Business, “Combined with his holdings in electric vehicle maker Tesla, as well as other investments and assets, Musk’s net worth is now estimated at about $1.1 trillion.” Musk’s major achievement was apparently too much for leftists. Across the interwebs, these emotionally fragile figures proceeded to throw...

An Ontario court has ordered the Iranian regime to pay more than $560 million to a Canadian citizen who was tortured in Iran decades ago, marking one of the largest civil awards ever issued in the country. In a Thursday ruling, Canadian authorities found the Iranian regime must pay 5 percent annual interest on previously awarded damages to victim Zahed Haftlang, who fled to Canada in 2001 after enduring two years of torture in an Iranian prison. Because the abuse dates back to 1990, 36 years of accrued interest adds an additional $360 million to the original award, bringing the...

Hollywood stars are weighing in after Spencer Pratt’s bid to become Los Angeles mayor came to an end, after the candidate failed to secure enough votes to advance to a runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Councilwoman Nithya Raman surged ahead in the June primary, setting up a November showdown with Bass while knocking the former “The Hills” star out of the race. Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who has repeatedly slammed Pratt, celebrated the news. Jimmy Kimmel on stage in a suit and tie, standing in front of a blue cityscape backdrop with a full moon. Late-night talk...

Another leftist narrative just took a direct hit. On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, a 6-foot wooden cross was set on fire in Chicago’s Grant Park in broad daylight. Within hours, activists and media figures on the left were quick to label it a racist “cross burning” by white supremacists — the usual script they pull out whenever something like this happens.

Thomas Partey will miss Ghana's opening match of the 2026 World Cup against Panama after being denied entry to Canada. Ghana start their World Cup campaign Wednesday in Toronto, but Partey, 32, will not be present after the Canadian government denied his visa application. Partey has been charged with seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by London's Metropolitan Police and is awaiting trial. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. It was confirmed last month that Partey's trial on rape charges, originally set for November at Southwark Crown Court, has been pushed back to start...