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Norway arms its police force amid increased threat from Iran conflict

In a press release, Police Director Håkon Skulstad stated: "This is a preventive measure to strengthen security in a situation with increased risk of attacks against certain targets in Norway."

 Norway's Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl officially opens the Oslo Police District's new local police section at Enhet centrum in Grunerlokka, Oslo, Norway January 27, 2025.

Russia ready to mediate between Israel and Iran, accept Tehran's uranium

 Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he attends a documents signing ceremony with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025

'Miracle' in Dharamsala: Missing American-Israeli hiker in India found alive after nine days

Samuel Vengrinovich

Trump doesn't want US to join Israel-Iran conflict, CNN White House team report

US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties. (illustrative)

Elon Musk's X down for thousands of US users amid strikes on Tehran

X/Twitter was down for thousands of users amid Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday.

 ELON MUSK applauds during an event with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, in 2023.

Trump, Putin share calls for strikes between Israel and Iran to stop post-50 minute phone call

Trump, for his part, described events in the Middle East as "very alarming," according to Ushakov, the Kremlin's aid.

 FILE PHOTO: Daily newspapers with covers, dedicated to the recent phone call of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, are laid out at a newsstand in a street in Moscow, Russia, February 13, 2025.

Two US lawmakers shot by man impersonating a police officer

Both members of the the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party were shot in their separate homes.

Police guard the fenced-in home of former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter in Champlin, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021.

Arab states condemn Israeli strikes as relations with Iran thaw - analysis

Arab states that once opposed Iran now condemn Israel’s June 13 strikes, reflecting shifting alliances and fears of regional escalation.

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi poses for a picture with leaders as Egypt hosts emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestinian developments, at Egypt's New Administrative Capital in Cairo, March 4, 2025.

In US lawmakers’ response to Israel’s strike on Iran, sweeping support with signs of tension

Even as many Democratic lawmakers criticized Israel, the Jewish Democratic Council of America criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio for insufficient support of Israel’s actions.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media during a refueling stop at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, March 12, 2025, as he travels from talks with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia to attending a G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Canada.

Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers demand his immediate release as Trump misses key deadline

The 30-year-old grad student, a legal permanent resident, has been detained in Jena, Louisiana, since March 9, a day after agents from DHS took him into custody at his Columbia-owned apartment.

 MUSLIM PROTESTERS pray outside Columbia University’s main campus in March as they denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City. The writer asks: Should Khalil, a radical leader, be protected because of ‘free speech?’

Russia, Oman condemn Israel's 'Rising Lion' strikes as reckless escalation, Putin offers mediation

World leaders reacted to Israel’s strikes on Iran, with allies urging restraint and rivals condemning the escalation.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said attend a signing ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 22, 2025.

'We knew everything,' Trump tells Reuters about Israel's strikes on Iran

Donald Trump argued that after Israel's heavy attack, Iran has a stronger incentive to reach an agreement.

 US President Donald Trump seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (illustrative)

Sen. Lindsey Graham urges US to 'go all in with Israel' if Iran refuses nuclear talks - interview

Graham said Operation Rising Lion could be the most successful coordinated military and covert campaign in the history of the Jewish state.

 US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025.

NYPD ramps up security at NYC Jewish sites after Israel launches offensive against Iran

The Israeli attack killed Iran’s top military officers and ramped up the potential for an all-out war in the Middle East.

 Activists march down Pearl Street during the 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival, a week after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 8, 2025.