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Catholic aid workers warn that entire communities risk disappearing from the Middle East. Father Jan Zelazny, director of the Polish section of Aid to the Church in Need, met Christian communities as he traveled through Lebanon and Syria at the end of May. “In some places, only small Christian towns remain,” he said. “The Muslims left those areas. There are tunnels where Hezbollah fighters hide. The Christians stay and live in a kind of constant siege.” Many refuse to leave, fearing that departure would mean permanent exile. “They say that if they leave, they will never return,” Father Zelazny told...

Al Arabiya English has obtained a copy of the 14-point agreement expected to be signed on Friday between Washington and Tehran. 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, together with their allies in the current war, declare upon the signing of this Memorandum of Understanding an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and undertake that from now on they will not launch any hostile action against each other, and will refrain from the threat or use of force against each other. The final agreement will confirm the provisions of this Article...

French President Emmanuel Macron revealed Tuesday that he had a “difficult” meeting with President Trump the previous evening as the closely watched G7 summit got underway. “Yesterday we had a difficult discussion with President Trump,” Macron told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a group session about Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. The tension is reflective of the strained relationship between Trump and Macron as well as other European leaders, who remain frustrated with the American president over his war with Iran, threats to annex Greenland, and his critiques of Zelensky and Ukraine. “Trump is being his usual self,” a...

Newly revealed details of the secretive US-Iran MOU lay out that it would extend the cease-fire to Lebanon, allow Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily waive Iranian oil sanctions and establish a pathway toward a comprehensive peace agreement, Israel’s Channel 12 reported Tuesday. The framework, which would serve as the basis for broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran, outlines commitments on nuclear issues, sanctions relief, maritime security and the eventual withdrawal of American forces from the region. The following 12 points were first revealed by Axios reporter Barak Ravid, who also works for the Israeli channel. The document...

O’KEEFE INFILTRATES NJ ANTIFA: Inside “NJ BURN” — Rutgers University Director, T-Mobile AI Leaders, OpenAI /ChatGPT Engineer, Reverend From Princeton Theological Seminary, and ACLU Board Member Discuss Port Newark–Elizabeth Blockade Riot, Road Spikes, Tire-Slashing of New Jersey nian-Style” Protest Tactics, and Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Murder. NJ ANTIFA INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED: • Alexyss P. - New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault Community Council Member @NJ_CASA • Jim Keady @JWKeady - Former New Jersey Democratic Candidate • Woojin Ko - OpenAI Research Engineer @OpenAI • Beleckecom Moffouk - T-Mobile AI Automation Expert @TMobile • Zainab Tanvir - Imaging Director at Rutgers University @RutgersU...

Former president Mary McAleese has criticized the use of the Irish flag to intimidate and compared it with the experiences of some Irish people who emigrated to the US and the UK. Mrs. McAleese was interviewed by human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC at an event at Trinity College Dublin marking fifty years of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). She was asked about incidents of racism in Ireland, and said that while Ireland was “fortunate” with its political leadership, racism was being “promoted by people in serious leadership positions” in the world. […] Mrs. McAleese compared people who...

It is believed a Russian Frigate fired at a passing yacht in British waters in the English Channel on Tuesday, prompting the Ministry of Defence to launch an investigation. The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed they are investigating an incident in the English Channel after a British-flagged yacht reported the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich had fired warning shots at it on Tuesday morning. The incident, if proven, would be the most direct confrontation by a foreign warship off the coast of Britain in many years. Royal Navy patrol boat HMS Mersey (foreground) escorts Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich and attending Russian...

Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul supports President Donald Trump's peace negotiations with Iran, noting the deal could benefit American consumers and farmers. Paul believes opening the Strait of Hormuz and verifiable removal of enriched uranium are crucial. He emphasizes that diplomacy is key and the removal of uranium is easily verifiable, potentially through direct assistance from the U.S.

After posting a video announcing that he and his wife are the subjects of a federal criminal investigation, California Governor Gavin Newsom had his office's Legal Affairs Secretary send a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Justice, demanding "all documents and records including... memoranda, emails, text messages, and Signal messages, from, to, or copying any member of the executive leadership of the U.S. Department of Justice" referencing himself or his wife "between January 20, 2025 and the present." Yes, he's using taxpayer resources in his personal legal battle. That's not at all surprising. It's also not surprising...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota has unsealed a federal indictment charging 15 defendants over their alleged roles in two Minneapolis-based Antifa groups that violently opposed the enforcement of federal immigration law during Operation Metro Surge. Among those arrested is Kyle Wagner, who, as The Gateway Pundit previously reported, refers to himself as the “Antifa General.” U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced the charges during a press conference in Minneapolis, joined by Homeland Security Investigations. Rosen said, “Today, a federal indictment was unsealed charging 15 defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers and other charges related...

A consortium led by Airbus has proposed developing a next-generation fighter jet after the collapse of a high-profile Franco-German warplane programme, one of the companies involved told the AFP news agency on Tuesday. The move comes a day after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron ended the original project following years of disagreements between the industrial partners. Munich-based defence electronics company Hensoldt said it had joined forces with Airbus Defence and Space, Autoflug, Diehl Defence, Rohde & Schwarz, Liebherr, MBDA and MTU Aero Engines to draw up an alternative plan. A company spokesperson said the proposal had...

The launch of the KNDS tank at the Eurosatory exhibition ​near Paris follows last week's decision by France and Germany to drop their joint FCAS fighter jet programme ⁠after months of disputes between Airbus (AIR.PA), and Dassault Aviation (AM.PA) KNDS said the CAPINT, for "intermediary capability", combines a chassis produced by its German ​division and a tank gun made by its French division. It aims to strengthen French Army capabilities, KNDS said, and will "pave the way" ​for the next-generation Main Ground Combat System. Initiated in 2017, the MGCS is intended to replace Germany's Leopard 2 and France's Leclerc tanks,...

Sean Penn will direct a new film about the January 6 riot set to star Bradley Cooper. According to Deadline, the star, who recently won his third Oscar, will bring what’s been described as a “passion project” to the screen and act as both writer and director. The as-yet-untitled drama will follow the life of a police officer who gets mixed up in the violent insurrection of 2021. Cooper is reportedly in talks to play him. The film has also been referred to as an “unexpected story about friendship” that will be made in collaboration with the real-life subject whose...

This week the United Kingdom's Labor Party's Defense Secretary John Healy resigned, saying "Prime Minister Starmer refuses to ask for enough money to fund the kind of military we need to defend our country in this time of rising threats." Starmer disagreed and pointed out "we are engaged in a transition to what I feel is a necessary pivot from our long-term reliance on the United States to provide our defense. During the 20th century the US came to our aid in two world wars. Then for seven decades defended us from Russian aggression. This enabled us to spend more...

Same-sex marriage is not on the rocks — yet. But the LGBT triumphalism of a few years ago is receding. Support for same-sex relationships is dropping, businesses are less inclined to pay for “pride” festivities, and Republican leaders are reclaiming June from the rainbow. This wasn’t supposed to happen. The issue was supposed to be settled, with the rainbow triumphant and opposition receding to a few marginalized religious weirdos. But in the years since the Supreme Court invented a right to same-sex marriage in the Obergefell decision, the effects have become clear, and they aren’t what we were promised. Same-sex...

Though Muslim on “infidel” attacks are legion, Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, is continuing his Migrant Mania tour of Europe.AdvertisementThe pope, who couldn’t be troubled to celebrate July 4 in America, even on its 250th birthday observance, has instead opted to travel to Spain and other nations to be a cheerleader for globalism and mass migration.It appears that Leo never met a leftist government or third world migrant he did not adore.AdvertisementIn fact, he recently told the many migrants who have lately overwhelmed Spain’s Canary Islands, “I want to bow before your dignity.” He added, “Human dignity has...

The FBI thwarted a plot targeting Sunday's UFC event at the White House, and has taken multiple suspects into custody, according to the agency's head, Kash Patel. Part of the plan involved striking nearby buildings with explosive-laden drones, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday. One suspect was arrested in Ohio last week, where investigators obtained access to encrypted messages involving other alleged plotters. He has been charged with conspiracy to commit an offence against the US and attempted murder of a federal officer, according to the documents. "Allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold," Patel said in a social media...

On Monday, Atlantic Magazine published a story that could have served as a script outline for an SCTV skit. In fact, it even sounded like a parody to the author of the piece, Gal Beckerman, since he admitted the absurdity his own premise, "The Theory That Explains Trump’s UFC Fight.""I am aware that bringing a French structuralist to a cage fight borders on self-parody."And Beckerman certainly does sound like he is writing parody by trying to explain the perceived meaning behind the UFC 250 fights at the White House on Sunday night by citing a philosopher.

If Andy Burnham wins Thursday's election in Makerfield, the seat he needs to challenge ​Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the country's leadership, it may have less to do with his own appeal than the feuding of two populist right-wing parties splitting their vote. The ‌election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential one-off contests in modern British political history. The 77,000 voters who live in Makerfield, in northern England, could decide the identity of the prime minister governing almost 70 million people. Opinion polls show Burnham, currently the governing Labour Party's mayor of Greater Manchester, could win...

The plot to attack the White House’s UFC Freedom 250 event Sunday involved at least 12 suspects across the US who adhered to an “accelerationist” ideology and hoped to bring down American capitalism, according to federal law enforcement sources. The FBI foiled their plans by infiltrating a Signal chat group planning the explosive attack — with a parent of one kid in the messaging platform reporting it to the police, sources told The Post. The suspects are in at least four states — California, Ohio, Missouri and Nebraska. They were plotting to gather in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to launch an explosive...