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WATCH: Zohran Mamdani calls AIPAC "monsters":

WATCH: Zohran Mamdani calls AIPAC "monsters": In AIPAC, for whom the only thing more frightening than democracy being allowed to run its course is an end to genocide and Netanyahu's wars. They move millions in dark money to accomplish a single goal: to preserve their power so that they can turn us against one another instead of our leaders turning towards the moral change we all know to be necessary. In the wealthiest city, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, we need not li

Zelensky responds to Poland's revocation of his Order of the White Eagle by sending the medal back to President Nawrocki, with a pointed jab:

Zelensky responds to Poland's revocation of his Order of the White Eagle by sending the medal back to President Nawrocki, with a pointed jab: If the honor can stay with figures like Catherine the Great, Mussolini, and Gerhard Schröder, "we in Ukraine will not argue with this."

🇮🇱 Israel·Times of Israel·5 days ago

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IDF soldier killed, 13 injured during overnight Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon

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Trump says no toll on Strait of Hormuz unless US imposes one

June 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Saturday that no toll will be charged for passage through the Strait of Hormuz during or after the 60-day interim ceasefire with Iran — unless the U.S. imposes one should peace talks fail.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·5 days ago

Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia: Death toll rises to five, eleven injured

In Zaporizhzhia, where several impact sites were recorded during the air attack, the body of a woman was recovered from under the rubble of a private house, bringing the death toll to five.

🇮🇷 Iran·Middle East Eye·5 days ago

Trump threatens US tolls on Hormuz strait if Iran talks fail

Trump threatens US tolls on Hormuz strait if Iran talks fail US President Donald Trump warned Saturday that Washington could impose tolls on the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway if negotiators are unable to complete a deal to end the Iran war. There will be no tolls "unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed, for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and future r

🇮🇱 Israel·Guardian World·5 days ago

Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

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Senator Jon Ossoff on Iran War:

Senator Jon Ossoff on Iran War: This is a disaster for American foreign policy, for the American economy, for American national security, and for the Trump presidency. I mean, folks, remember that it was on day one of this war that Donald Trump assured us it was running ahead of schedule. And then he lied and lied and lied and declared victory daily, weekly, for weeks. Victory always, either imminent or just around the corner or already secured. And now he is humiliated by the failure of

🇮🇱 Israel·TASS·5 days ago

Al Jazeera TV cameraman killed in Israeli strike on Gaza Strip

According to the Qatari TV channel, an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle attacked an apartment building in the Bureij refugee camp, killing three Palestinians, including Ahmed Washah, and wounding several others

WATCH: Iranian diaspora members in Los Angeles chant, “God bless Israel,” “God bless USA,” “Thank you, Trump,” and “Thank you, Netanyahu.”

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Israeli fire kills nine people in Gaza, including a child, medics say

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Paris police arrest 20 as demonstrators defy ban on Iran opposition rally

PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) - Protestors against political executions in Iran gathered in Paris on Saturday in defiance of a ban on the rally, at which police arrested 20 people, according to organisers. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Place Vauban near the Les Invalides monument in central Paris, but were dispersed by police, Shahin Gobadi from the Paris-based NCRI said. Paris police could not immediately be reached for comment.

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations - MEHR

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Iran negotiators head for Switzerland but Lebanon fighting continues

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jana Choukeir, Ahmed Tolba and Steve Holland ZURICH/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - A high-level Iranian team departed for Switzerland on Saturday for talks with the United States, Iranian state media reported, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance indicated he would set off soon for meetings that Pakistan said will begin on Sunday. The Iranian delegation was led by chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and included Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as well as senior security

US forces monitoring Strait of Hormuz to ensure it stays open

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Saturday denied Iran's claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying the critical waterway remained open and that U.S. forces were monitoring the situation to ensure that continued. "Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz," U.S. Central Command spokesperson Navy Captain Tim Hawkins told Reuters. "Traffic continues to flow, and U.S. forces are monitoring the situation to ensure this remains the case."

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Israeli envoy and UN official clash at hearing on children in conflict

June 19 (Reuters) - Diplomatic niceties broke down at the United Nations on Friday when Israel's ambassador and the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for children and armed conflict became embroiled in a furious shouting match at a public hearing. At a meeting in New York to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Israeli envoy, Danny Danon, demanded the resignation of Pramila Patten, who produced a report that blacklisted Israel for such

Israeli strikes kill at least 20 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire

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Iranian Guards' business empire to win big if U.S. sanctions lifted

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, June 20 (Reuters) - Emerging outlines of a deal between Washington and Tehran to end their war contain a stinging paradox: sweeteners to coax Iran into compliance may strengthen an adversarial force that the U.S. and its Western allies consider a terrorist organisation. For years, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards thrived in the shadow of sanctions, building a sprawling commercial empire stretching from oil and construction to shipping, telecommunications and

Tucker Carlson:

Tucker Carlson: Trump knows that the only force that can prevent the Iran deal from actually happening is not the US Congress. It's the government of Israel. They will try to torpedo the deal, as they have so many times. They'll try to blow it up. Trump knows that he has to diminish Benjamin Netanyahu—and not just Netanyahu, but the state of Israel's moral legitimacy in the United States—in order to keep going. And so, amazingly, he's done that.

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Al Jazeera·5 days ago

Ukraine says Russian attack kills five people in Zaporizhzhia

During nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that Russia is preparing for 'massive' attack.

Tucker Carlson on Iran:

Tucker Carlson on Iran: They've been talking about this war, as Netanyahu himself said, for 30 odd years. And Trump is the first American president who actually did it. He fell for it. They lured him into the trap and he just jumped. Trump understands how shafted he got. He understands just how fooled he was. And he's clearly bitter about it. And he understands further that in order to get out of this, he needs to make this deal, bad as it may be, because there's no option.

French police detain 20 at banned Iran opposition rally

French police arrested around 20 people in Paris on Saturday as several hundred demonstrators defied an official ban to protest repression and executions in Iran. Several buses arrived at Place Vauban in central Paris despite police having banned the rally the previous evening. Justifying their decision, the authorities had cited concerns about potential clashes with regime supporters "in the current particularly tense national and international context".

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US and Iran set for new talks after delay and deadly strikes

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Diplomats hold US-Iran preparatory discussions at Swiss retreat

Diplomats from several countries were meeting Saturday at a Swiss retreat in a bid to maintain dialogue on the preliminary US-Iran deal to halt the Middle East war, said Bern. The Swiss foreign ministry said diplomats were in discussions at the luxury Burgenstock resort near Lucerne in central Switzerland, without giving further details. A diplomatic source told AFP the discussions under way on Saturday were preparatory in nature.

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Stateless and forced into exile, Bahraini families stuck in limbo

When Ali saw his name and that of his three-month-old daughter in the news on April 27, he fainted: they were among 69 people stripped of Bahraini citizenship in the aftermath of the Iran war. On the same day, he got a call from authorities asking him to turn in his official documents and those of his infant. In the next days, Ali, 31, his daughter and his wife were forced to leave for Iran, never to return.

Iran says Hormuz closed again after Israel strikes Lebanon

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Iran says Hormuz closed as US-Iran deal falters over Lebanon

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In 'Trump Heights', Israelis not abandoned US president despite Iran deal

As the sound of Israeli artillery shells echoed around their hilltop homes close to Lebanon, residents of Trump Heights struggled to hide their dismay at the deal to end the war with Iran, but were not giving up on their hero in the White House. Under the US-Iran agreement announced earlier this week to end the Middle East war, fighting is also supposed to cease between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

🇵🇰 Pakistan·Dawn·5 days ago

PPP to lead GB govt under power-sharing deal with PML-N

GILGIT: The PPP on Saturday announced that it would form a government in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) with the support of the PML-N, mirroring the arrangement at the federal level. After elections on June 7, the PPP emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats in the 24-member GB assembly. The decision was announced by PML-N GB president Hafeez Hafeezur Rehman and PPP GB president Amjad Hussain at a press conference following a consultation meeting between the parties’ leaders. According to a press rele

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Israeli strikes kill at least 20 in Lebanon hours after ceasefire

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🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·5 days ago

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New blackout occurs at Zaporizhzhia NPP

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🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrinform·5 days ago

Trump:

Trump: There will be NO TOLLS in the Hormuz Strait for 60 days during the Cease Fire Period, and there will be NO TOLLS after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed, for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and future reimbursement of costs. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!

🇮🇱 Israel·Middle East Eye·5 days ago

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Israeli strike kills journalist in central Gaza

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Israeli Army Confirms Journalist Killed In Gaza, Calls Him 'Hamas' Terrorist

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🇮🇱 Israel·NDTV World·5 days ago

🇺🇦 Ukraine·Ukrainska Pravda·5 days ago

Ukraine's fifth president also renounces Order of the White Eagle

Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine's fifth president, has also renounced the Order of the White Eagle following Polish President Karol Nawrocki's decision to strip his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the award.

🇷🇺 Russia·Ukrinform·5 days ago

Russia prepared for new massive strike – Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia has already prepared for a new large-scale attack and urged Ukrainians to be especially attentive to air raid warnings tonight and in the coming days.