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  • https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-860074

    07/06/2025 5:34:39 AM PDT · by bert
    Jerusalem Post ^ | July 5 2025 | SETH J. FRANTZMAN
    What comes next after the July 5 incident is important in showing that GHF will stay the course. It will also be necessary to learn lessons from the incident. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has faced many challenges since it began distributing aid in Gaza on May 26. However, it has overcome these challenges and continued to deliver aid. It has provided more than 62 million meals to date and delivered 1.8 million as of July 5. However, on Saturday, two American aid workers were injured in what GHF calls a “targeted terrorist attack during food distribution activities.” This took place...
  • PM Modi's Big Bet On Argentina: What New Defence And Energy Pact Means For India

    07/06/2025 12:09:31 AM PDT · by Cronos · 8 replies
    The daily Jagran ^ | 6th July 2025 | Ajert Kumar
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday agreed to diversify India-Argentina trade basket and vowed to expand cooperation in a range of critical areas such as defence, security, energy and minerals. In their wide-ranging talks, the two leaders emphasised on boosting defence cooperation between the two countries as it will serve each other's strategic interests. PM Modi arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday on a two-day trip in the third leg of his five-nation tour. Though PM Modi visited Argentina in 2018 to attend the G20 Summit, it is the first bilateral visit to the South...
  • ‘Stop the attacks on Canada’: Elbows Up Rallies return to Western New York

    07/05/2025 10:17:49 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 31 replies
    WKBW ^ | Jul 05, 2025 | Derek Heid
    On Saturday, two "Elbows Up" rallies returned to Western New York, drawing crowds at both Freedom Park in Buffalo and Terrapin Point in Niagara Falls. Dozens of participants expressed their opposition to tariffs already put in place by the Trump administration and comments made by the president about making Canada a ‘51st state’ back in January. According to a White House fact sheet in April, Canada was left off the list of countries receiving "reciprocal tariffs,” making them largely exempt from the then-sweeping tariffs. However, Tariffs still in place include a 25% tariff on non-compliant CUSMA goods, such as aluminum,...
  • Patriot Missiles and Geopolitical Tensions: A Boom for Defense Firms?

    07/05/2025 5:30:02 PM PDT · by bimboeruption · 17 replies
    AInvest ^ | 7-5-25 | Rhys Northwood
    The war in Ukraine has thrust advanced air defense systems like the Patriot missile into the spotlight, creating a unique confluence of geopolitical urgency and defense sector opportunity. As Russia's relentless drone and missile strikes escalate, Ukraine's reliance on Western military aid has exposed both the strategic importance of advanced air defense systems and the fragile global supply chains supporting their production. For investors, this dynamic presents a compelling narrative of growth for defense contractors—but also risks tied to production bottlenecks and shifting geopolitical alliances. The Demand Surge: Patriots as the New “Must-Have” Asset The U.S. decision to pause Patriot...
  • 3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition

    07/05/2025 5:19:24 PM PDT · by george76 · 16 replies
    AP ^ | July 5, 2025 | ANDREW WILKS
    The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March. Abdurrahman Tutdere, the mayor of Adiyaman, and Zeydan Karalar, who heads Adana municipality, were detained in early morning raids, according to Anadolu Agency. Both are members of the main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP. The CHP mayor of Antalya, Muhittin Bocek, was arrested with two other suspects in a separate bribery investigation by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, Anadolu reported. CHP officials have faced waves of...
  • Canada has approved entry for more than 17,600 people with a criminal record in last decade

    07/05/2025 1:25:00 PM PDT · by george76 · 9 replies
    CTV News. ^ | July 04, 2025 | Spencer Van Dyk
    Canada approved 17,600 rehabilitation applications from people with criminal records hoping to enter the country in the last decade, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed to CTV News. From 2014 to 2024, more than 25,350 foreigners submitted an application to have their criminal record forgiven so they can enter Canada, whether on a work or study visa, to apply for permanent residency, or for a short-term visit. Of those, nearly 70 per cent were approved, nearly 20 per cent were refused, and about 10 per cent of applications were withdrawn. ... IRCC does not filter the applications for...
  • George Bush Teams Up With Democrats Against Trump

    07/05/2025 8:24:46 AM PDT · by Signalman · 126 replies
    Trending Politics ^ | 7/4/2025 | Mark Steffen
    Former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama are once again joining forces to denounce President Donald Trump, this time for slashing international services they claim are critical to U.S. interests. Bush appears in a new video alongside Obama and U2 frontman Bono, a notorious Trump critic, praising the departing staffers of USAID, the international diplomacy arm that Trump gutted earlier this year. Bush was an advocate for funding the program to combat AIDS and HIV in parts of Africa. “Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy,” Obama said in a video shown to departing USAID employees on...
  • A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles’ huge Iranian community

    07/05/2025 12:00:04 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 17 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 8:23 AM CDT, July 5, 2025 | DEEPA BHARATH
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tehrangeles” in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran. This cultural enclave, also known as Little Persia, is where Iranian Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians and Bahai have peacefully coexisted for decades. But the recent war between Israel and Iran — a bloody, 12-day conflict paused by a fragile ceasefire — has brought up religious tensions and political debates that rarely surface in this culturally harmonious environment. To complicate matters, the U.S. — an ally of Israel — bombed Iran during the war.Many Iranian Jews in the diaspora have viewed the onset...
  • More than 20 arrests at protest in support of Palestine Action after UK ban comes into effect

    07/05/2025 11:48:30 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 7 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | July 5, 2025
    LONDON (AP) — More than 20 people were arrested Saturday on suspicion of terrorism offenses after protesters gathered in central London in support of Palestine Action. The protest in Parliament Square came hours after the pro-Palestinian activist group was banned in Britain under anti-terrorism laws. A small group of protesters stood beneath a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and held placards reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Police surrounded them and several people were taken away. One woman seen lying on the ground in handcuffs was carried by officers to a police van. “Palestine Action is a proscribed group...
  • ‘Clans, corruption, drugs’ — German documentary reveals clan crime gangs have bribed police and infiltrated state authorities across the country

    07/05/2025 11:11:13 AM PDT · by george76 · 21 replies
    Remix ^ | July 03, 2025
    Police officers in Germany now have to fear if their collegaues have been bought and their lives are in danger.. Criminal organizations, drug trafficking, money laundering and corruption – a new documentary by German public broadcaster ZDF has revealed serious irregularities in the relationship between the German state and organized crime, writes Mandiner news portal. “Kriminelle Clans in Deutschland” shows that criminal networks not only control large cities, but have also established their influence nationwide, right up to state institutions. Accumulating huge wealth illegally, they have built a tight network that includes law enforcement agencies. “It is a murderous and...
  • Germany to Purchase a Thousand Tanks To Try To Turn the Bundeswehr Into Western Europe’s Largest Fighting Force

    07/05/2025 10:46:25 AM PDT · by McGruff · 118 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | July 5, 2025 | Paul Serran
    “Germany is considering purchasing up to 2,500 armored fighting vehicles and as many as 1,000 battle tanks as part of a joint European effort to create new NATO brigades to deter Russia, according to people familiar with the matter. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has asked Germany to contribute as many as seven combat brigades to the alliance within the next decade. The fighting vehicles and tanks, if approved, would equip these forces, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.” “The order under consideration by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and the Bundeswehr’s top generals would include as...
  • France: Left-wing MPs introduce amendment to ‘reduce’ coverage of migrant crime stories, claim right-wing parties create a ‘moral panic’ around immigration

    07/05/2025 10:24:33 AM PDT · by george76 · 7 replies
    Remix ^ | July 03, 2025
    "Political control and the concealment of information are hallmarks of totalitarian ideologies," wrote Marine Le Pen in response to the amendment, which cites the murders of Thomas and Lola.. When reality does not mesh with the “narrative,” the left’s standard tactic is to turn to censorship, and the French left is no different. The French Greens and other left-wing parties now want to make sure that news stories are not used for ideological purposes by the “far right,” claiming that certain media outlets are causing a “moral panic” around immigration due to migrant murders. According to a parliamentary amendment tabled...
  • Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release

    07/05/2025 9:17:23 AM PDT · by jerod · 35 replies
    CBC News ^ | July 04, 2025 | Darren Major
    Global Affairs says dozens of Canadians being held by U.S. immigration authoritiesRelatives of Canadians detained by ICE in the United States say they're furious and frustrated by the treatment of their loved ones and the battles they're having to fight for even the most basic information. Global Affairs Canada said it's aware of roughly 55 Canadians in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, though it said that the numbers can fluctuate. Cynthia Olivera — born in Mississauga, Ont., but living in Los Angeles — was arrested last month when she and her husband went to an immigration office to complete...
  • Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says

    07/05/2025 9:11:01 AM PDT · by Apparatchik · 43 replies
    Reuters via Yahoo! ^ | 4 July 2025 | Anthony Deutsch
    THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of trenches so they can be shot, they said on Friday. Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. "The main conclusion is that we can confirm Russia is intensifying its use of chemical weapons," he told Reuters. "This intensification is concerning because it is part of a trend we have been observing for several years now, where Russia's use of chemical weapons in...
  • ABC News, NYT, Marquette, and CBS News Polled on Mass Deportations. It Will Shatter Libs.

    07/05/2025 4:53:20 AM PDT · by george76 · 43 replies
    Townhall ^ | July 04, 2025 | Matt Vespa |
    It’s been known for quite some time that liberals don’t read all the polling data or dismiss it when it doesn’t comport with their narrative. That’s how arrogant the Left has become: we think ‘x’, therefore it’s right. Nope. That’s not how this works, and you saw that as congressional Democrats whined and threw a tantrum about the reconciliation package, which, among many things, gave a windfall to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. No doubt, making the Trump tax cuts permanent angered the Left, but it’s that the southern border being secured is what drives them up the wall the most....
  • Revolutionary Guards shelter Swedish gang leader linked to Europe attacks

    07/05/2025 1:04:18 AM PDT · by piasa · 4 replies
    Iran International ^ | Apr 24, 2025, 13:50 GMT+1
    The leader of a Swedish criminal network accused of assisting Tehran in attacks on Israeli-linked targets in Europe is currently living in Iran under the protection of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), sources told Iran International. Rawa Majid received funds from Iran’s embassy in Denmark to help coordinate attacks against Israeli diplomatic facilities in Copenhagen and Stockholm, according to a source familiar with the matter inside the IRGC. The source also said the gang leader travels between Iran and Afghanistan for operations overseen by the IRGC. Majid leads a criminal group, Foxtrot, recently sanctioned by the UK and the...
  • Treasury Sanctions Swedish Gang and Leader Serving Iranian Regime

    07/05/2025 12:52:06 AM PDT · by piasa · 2 replies
    U.S. Treasury ^ | March 12, 2005
    WASHINGTON — Today, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Foxtrot Network, a transnational criminal organization (TCO) primarily based in Sweden that has trafficked illicit drugs and that carried out attacks on Israelis and Jews in Europe, along with its fugitive leader Rawa Majid. In January 2024, the Foxtrot Network orchestrated an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on behalf of the Government of Iran. “Iran’s brazen use of transnational criminal organizations and narcotics traffickers underscores the regime’s attempts to achieve its aims through any means, with no regard for the cost to communities across Europe,”...
  • Kurdish 'Foxtrot' gangster flees Turkey to avoid extradition to Sweden Rawa Majid had been living in Turkey in a bid to avoid facing drugs charges in Sweden

    07/05/2025 12:37:45 AM PDT · by piasa · 1 replies
    The National News ^ | March 27, 2025 | Tariq Tahir London
    A notorious Kurdish gangster has fled Turkey to avoid extradition on drug-trafficking charges, a Swedish prosecutor has told The National. Rawa Majid, 39, known as the Kurdish Fox, had been living in Turkey, where his citizenship protected him from being extradited to Sweden, and was widely accused of playing a major part in gang violence. Authorities had hoped Majid’s prosecution on forgery charges would result in his citizenship being revoked, allowing his return to Sweden. But Henrik Soderman, who submitted the first extradition request to Turkey, has now confirmed that Majid, who leads the Foxtrot Network of criminals, is no...
  • One of Sweden's most wanted criminals is arrested 1,600 miles away, police say

    07/04/2025 11:54:00 PM PDT · by piasa · 7 replies
    CBS/AFP ^ | July 4, 2025
    The head of one of Sweden's biggest crime organizations, accused of instigating a surge in violent crime, has been arrested more than 1,600 miles away in Turkey, Swedish police said on Friday. Police did not identify the man by name but Swedish media named him as 35-year-old Ismail Abdo, head of the Rumba crime organization and alleged to have been orchestrating operations from abroad. Abdo is one of Sweden's most wanted criminals and the subject of an international arrest warrant since 2024. The Scandinavian country, once known for its low crime rates, has struggled for years to rein in organized...
  • <b>"Gag" Norse symbols and Ragnarok — the new threat from far-right ‘warriors’

    07/04/2025 11:21:12 PM PDT · by BFW · 38 replies
    The Times ^ | Thursday July 03 2025, | Matt Dathan
    Angry British men who are embracing pagan mythology and preparing to fight and die for it are becoming a growing terror threat, a leading academic claims