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*Returns Empty-Handed *Israeli Internal Police Confirms Development *'They Located, Surveilled His Florida Home, Movements Preparatory To Strike' Israeli internal security agency, the Shin Bet, confirmed an Iranian threat against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son, Yair, on Saturday (yesterday) after reports circulated following his quick evacuation from Florida back to Israel. Shin Bet, also called the Shabak, much like the US FBI, works inside Israel and the Palestinian territories with its mandate being to stop domestic terror plots, handles counterintelligence, and protects top leaders. “There was indeed a significant threat to harm Yair Netanyahu, and in light of this, following a…

A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world's youngest monarch has died aged 34, his Prime Minister announced on Friday (yesterday). Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV became King of Tooro in western Uganda at just three years old in 1995 after the death of his father. The Tooro kingdom did not disclose the cause of King Oyo's death, but a Ugandan government Minister was quoted in local media saying that he had been critically ill and was seeking treatment in the US. Though Uganda is governed by an elected President (Yoweri Museveni) and Parliament, it has several traditional kingdoms…

Ratko Mladić, the infamous Serbian general who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during the Bosnian war, has died in prison in The Hague. Mladić had been one of the main architects of the policy of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian war. He was convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 killing of at least 8,000 Muslims in the UN-designated “safe area” Srebrenica, the worst massacre in Europe since the second world war. Mladić, who was nicknamed the 'Butcher of Bosnia', had been in ill health after having a series of strokes. A UN international tribunal confirmed Mladić’s…

"We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe. Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone.” With these words, the United States (US) today announced a bouquet of what it described as crushing economic sanctions designed to bring the regime in Iran to its knees and possibly ignite a regime change through civil protests. But, ahead of the sanctions rollout, Tehran vowed to retaliate against any Gulf of Persia country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose the sanctions against it,saying firmly that Iran would…

The United States (US) today unfurled a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented more than $100,000 fee on new ​H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that President Donald Trump first imposed last year, but has been blocked by the courts. The proposed new fee is $103,265 (about N140 million). The H-1B program allows US employers to hire foreign workers with training in specialty fields and offers ​65,000 visas annually, with another 20,000 for workers with advanced degrees, approved for three to six years. The existing $100,000 fee ‌first imposed by Trump in a temporary proclamation last year, vastly raises…

*As President Pezeshkian Laments Economic Turmoil *US Prepares 'Toughest Sanctions In History' "We have never been afraid. All of their actions – whether blockades or other military moves they have made – have failed, and this new issue of theirs will fail as well.” This was the defiant message from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as the United States (US) prepared a fresh round of economic sanctions, described as the toughest in history, seeking to bring the country's government to its knees,reports the Guardian UK today. The Minister's threat came hours after Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, said US President Donald…

United States (US) President Donald Trump has threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran. During a speech at a police academy on Long Island, New York, today (Friday, 14 August), Trump said he would “pretty soon” designate the waterway – a crucial chokepoint for global trade, through which about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil supplies typically pass –, a US territory. The comment came as peace talks with Iran remain at an impasse following failed negotiations, with Tehran refusing to reopen…

"On my last day of school it seemed years of effort were now contained in one small piece of paper. Everyone was happy at graduation, holding our certificates, each of us had a different road ahead. Friends wanted to study Medicine, Civil Engineering or Economics. For me, I wanted Aviation – to be a pilot. "We worked hard, preparing for Kankor – the university entry exam – then came the first delay. Coronavirus reached Afghanistan. Everywhere went into quarantine, our exams were postponed. "Eventually, I got into university. On my first day I told myself, 'Shabnam, finally, your efforts were…

*People Were Falling, Being Struck By Things, Cars Were Thrown Around -Eyewitness A pall of grief was thrown over Colombia as over 100 persons perished in a 7.4 magnitude earthquake which struck the South American country today. Reports said the disaster occurred at 7:34 a.m. local time (12:34 GMT). Official figures so far indicate 111 deaths, most of them in the metropolitan area of ​​Pereira and the department of Valle del Cauca. The number of injured is 87. The epicenter was in the west of the country, specifically in the Chocó department, but the effects were felt throughout much of…

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Saturday declared the Strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States (US) “corrects its behavior,” issuing new demands that could shake up talks on a deal to manage the waterway and traffic on it. Iran’s state broadcaster published the statement by the Council’s Secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a Commander in the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The US must never threaten Iran again, the statement said, and must permanently end the war with Iran and its armed allies in the region. The US must lift the naval blockade…