Israel warns its embassies worldwide of possible Iranian threats
Israel reached out to its diplomatic representations around the globe to warn of potential Iranian threats, Hebrew-language Channel 12 reported on Thursday.
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Durham Probes Pentagon Computer Contractors in Anti-Trump Conspiracy
Cybersecurity experts who held lucrative Pentagon and homeland security contracts and high-level security clearances are under investigation for potentially abusing their government privileges to aid a 2016 Clinton campaign plot to falsely link Donald Trump to Russia and trigger an FBI investigation of him and his campaign, according to several sources familiar with the work of Special Counsel John Durham.
US High Court Asks Why Guantanamo Detainee Cannot Testify
U.S. Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned why the U.S. government will not let a suspected high-ranking al-Qaida figure held at the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba testify about his torture at the hands of the CIA.
Israeli Foreign Minister Coming to US Next Week to Discuss Iran Deal
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is reportedly coming to Washington next week to continue high-level talks with the administration of President Joe Biden about re-entering the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Bennett discloses Mossad operation to learn about fate of missing soldier Ron Arad
Speaking at the outset of Knesset’s winter session, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed on Monday that Israel’s Mossad spy agency launched an operation in September to learn about the fate and whereabouts of Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer Ron Arad, who crashed over Lebanon in October 1986 and was declared missing ever since.
Damage control: U.S., NATO officials scramble to patch up trans-Atlantic rifts
U.S. and NATO officials worked overtime on both sides of the Atlantic on Tuesday to patch up rifts in the alliance and to tamp down tensions between key members on Afghanistan, a controversial submarine deal, China and other fronts.
Poland Investigates Anti-Semitic Graffiti In Auschwitz
Polish in Poland are investigating antisemitic vandalism at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious former Nazi death camp which is now a memorial site.
Slovenia Police Crackdown On Protest Against Coronavirus Measures
Slovenian police have clashed with anti-government protestors opposing restrictive coronavirus measures in the small Alpine nation ahead of a European Union summit.
Israeli and US National Security advisers hold meeting on Iran
The US and Israel sent their respective National Security Advisers to the White House on Tuesday for talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Nigeria “killing field for Christians:” Elderly Christian man killed during rescue operation
A 78-year-old Christian man in Nigeria’s Kogi state was killed Saturday during a rescue operation to free him from his Fulani herdsmen abductors, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Julius Oshadumo was among an estimated 3,000 Christians abducted by jihadists in Nigeria this year; he died on the same day that Fulani militants murdered three other Christians in Kogi state.
Bennett: ‘Violence in Arab society has reached the red line’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that “violence in Arab society has reached the red line” during a meeting on Sunday in Jerusalem of the ministerial committee set up to counter crime in the country’s Arab communities.
North Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test
North Korea said Friday it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile, the fourth weapons launch in recent weeks that experts say is part of a strategy to win relief from sanctions and other concessions.
U.S., Russia To Push Ahead With Arms Control Talks After ‘Substantive’ Meeting
The United States and Russia have agreed to press ahead with arms control and related strategic security talks aimed at easing tensions between the world’s largest nuclear weapons powers.
Muslims Shooting At Pakistani Christians; 6 Injured
Six Christians in Pakistan’s second-largest city Lahore are recovering from injuries after Muslims opened fire at Christian residents.
House Democrats narrowly pass legislation to suspend debt ceiling
House Democrats on Wednesday narrowly passed a stand-alone bill to suspend the debt ceiling, likely averting a government shutdown Thursday but leaving open the possibility that the U.S. could default on its debts next month.
Hungary, Netherlands Face Assassination Plots
European Union nations Hungary and the Netherlands were investigating Thursday plots to kill their prime ministers and other politicians amid mounting concerns about rising crime and fringe groups.
Nigeria Church Attack Kills And Injures Worshipers
Christians confirmed Tuesday that one person died and several were injured when suspected Islamic gunmen opened fire Sunday at a morning church service in Nigeria’s troubled northern Kaduna State.
Florida sues Biden administration over catch-and-release policy, alleging violation of federal law
The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its “illegal” catch-and-release policies at the Southern Border, saying they cause harm to the state’s “quasi-sovereign interests,” while claiming officials are either in violation of federal immigration law, or simply abusing their authority.
Eritrea re-arrests 15 previously incarcerated Christians; prayer requested
Eritrean officials have re-arrested 15 Christians who had previously been incarcerated for their faith, some for up to 16 years, the Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) reports.
Dutch Prime Minister Receives Extra Security Amid Assassination Concerns
Acting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been given additional security after signals that he may be the target of an attack or kidnapping, officials confirmed Monday.