Spokesperson for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed in strike, state media reports
[ad_1] Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini has been killed in strikes launched by the US and Israel, Iranian state TV reported on Friday. Naini, also the agency’s deputy of public relations, is the latest Iranian official to be assassinated in recent days. Hours before his death, Naini insisted that Tehran was still […]
UK police charge 2 men with spying on the Jewish community for Iran
[ad_1] LONDON — British police have charged two men with spying on the U.K.’s Jewish community on behalf of Iran. Iranian-British national Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, and 22-year-old Iranian citizen Alireza Farasati have been charged with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service. Prosecutors said the country the charges relate to is Iran. […]
Missing University of Alabama student James Gracey’s frat brother recalls last moments before disappearance in Barcelona
[ad_1] A fraternity brother of missing University of Alabama student James Paul Gracey recalled the last moments he spent with the 20-year-old inside a Barcelona nightclub before his disappearance. Gracey, who goes by Jimmy, had been hanging out with a group of friends during his spring break trip to Spain when he was separated from […]
Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening crisis
[ad_1] HAVANA — The Trump administration made clear Tuesday that it sees Cuba as the next country where the U.S. can play out its desires on the world stage. A day after Cuba’s third nationwide blackout in four months as the socialist island’s economy suffers under U.S. sanctions, President Donald Trump said, “Cuba right now […]
Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja true link to Banksy revealed in exposé
[ad_1] A famous musician long rumored to be the elusive guerrilla artist Banksy has been unmasked — as his partner in crime. For years, the identity of the world-famous street artist has remained a closely-guarded secret, although many names have been put forward. One of the more serious suggestions has been someone famous in their […]
Disgraced British actor John Alford found dead in prison — 2 months after sex crimes sentencing
[ad_1] Disgraced British actor John Alford has been found dead in prison, aged 54. The actor, known for his roles on UK TV series “London’s Burning” and “Grange Hill”, was in custody following a string of sex offenses connected to two teenage girls in 2022. He was sentenced to eight years and six months in January this year. His […]
Russian court convicts 19 people over deadly 2024 Moscow concert hall attack
[ad_1] MOSCOW — A court in Moscow in Thursday convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years. A faction of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the March […]
Horror Switzerland bus fire kills 6, injures 5 as police probe possible deliberate act
[ad_1] Police are investigating whether a bus fire in a town west of the Swiss capital that killed at least six people was started deliberately. Police spokesperson Frédéric Papaux of Fribourg canton, or region, said an unspecified “voluntary act” could have caused the fire Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 15 miles west […]
Trump calls US ground invasion in Iran ‘waste of time,’ regime ‘lost everything they can lose’
[ad_1] President Trump branded a US ground invasion in Iran a “waste of time” and said Iran has “lost everything” – after Tehran’s foreign minister claimed the regime was “waiting” for American and Israeli forces. Trump downplayed Abbas Araghchi’s claim as a “wasted comment” on Thursday night, telling NBC News, “They’ve lost their navy. They’ve […]
‘Explosions in the sky’ —passengers recount scenes of war as first flight from Dubai to West Coast lands at SFO
[ad_1] San Francisco International Airport welcomed its first non-stop Emirates flight from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war. Thursday marked long-awaited reunions as passengers from Dubai finally embraced their loved ones. Thursday marked long-awaited reunions as passengers from Dubai finally embraced their loved ones. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Several travelers […]