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Rubio imposes sanctions on UN's Albanese over 'political, economic warfare' against Israel, US

"A clear message. Time for the UN to pay attention!" Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar wrote in response.

 UN Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark February 5, 2025.

Former DOGE official rushed grant to GHF, skips mandatory anti-fraud safeguards

 Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 27, 2025

Paris court extends detention of Iranian woman held on terrorism charges

Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 35-year-old Iranian national, on Monday was arrested on February 28 in Lyon while attempting to leave France.

Pope Leo meets Zelensky, offers to host Ukraine peace talks

 Pope Leo XIV and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wave from a balcony during their meeting in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 9, 2025.

X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move

Yaccarino took the top job at X in 2023 to help Musk execute his vision to transform the platform.

 Linda Yaccarino, then-CEO of X Corp., responds to a question during a keynote conversation at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, January 7, 2025; illustrative.

Spanish court says attempt on former politician's life linked to opposition to Iran leadership

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 80, a founder of Spain's far Right Vox party, and supporter of Iranian dissidents, was shot in the face by a motorbike passenger as he was walking in Madrid in November 2023.

 Alejo Vidal-Quadras (center) attends an anti-Iranian regime rally in Stockholm, Sweden, June 2025; illustrative.

Google co-founder slams UN as 'antisemitic' in internal forum - report

Google's co-founder slams the United Nations, calling them "transparently antisemitic", says a report from the Washington Post this Wednesday.

  Google co-founder Sergey Brin at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos in 2017.

Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan

The office of Ankara's chief prosecutor has launched a formal investigation into the incident, it said on Wednesday, in Turkey's first such ban on access to an AI tool.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Russia launches record 728 drones overnight, Ukraine's air force says

This comes after Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending US defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow.

 A truck with mounted anti-aircraft cannon, of the of 127th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defence Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, fires towards Russian drones and missiles during an overnight shift, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine July 2, 2025

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Last month was the planet's third-hottest June on record, behind the same month in 2024 and 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin on Wednesday.

 A helicopter flies over smoke rising from a fast-moving wildfire spreading on the outskirts of Marseille, southern France, July 8, 2025.

Friends of the IDF in crisis after internal report alleges financial abuse and toxic culture

FIDF, an American charity that has raised millions of dollars for soldiers since October 7, is in crisis following an internal report detailing allegations of inappropriate workplace practices.

 Record producer David Foster, left, and entertainment executive Haim Saban speak onstage at Friends of The Israel Defense Forces Western Region Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Nov. 1, 2018

Russia recruiting unknowing suicide bombers as part of shadow war against Ukraine - report

Russia has begun to recruit young Ukrainians as unwilling suicide bombers amid the third year of the Ukraine-Russia War.

 Firefighters work at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine June 3, 2025.

French intelligence chief: No certainty on whereabouts of Iran's uranium stocks

Nicolas Lerner, who heads the DGSE, said all aspects of Iran's nuclear program had been put back by several months following the air strikes.

 Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

Tunisia hands lengthy prison terms to top politicians and former security officials

A total of 21 were charged in the case, with 10 already in custody and 11 having fled the country.

 Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends his swearing-in ceremony for his second term at the parliament in Tunis, Tunisia October 21, 2024.