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Israel is a rogue nation. It should be removed from the United Nations
(October 15, 2024)
Over the past year, Israel has launched attacks on multiple countries and occupied territories: the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran.
Yet countries and territories aside, Israel has also targeted one specific organization with a series of unprecedented rhetorical and violent attacks.
Yes, the United Nations. We have all witnessed Israel, in effect, declare war on the UN.
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the unauthorized entry into and interference with the UNRWA Kalandia Training Centre
Todayâs actions are the fifth instance of unauthorized entry by the Israeli authorities into the Centre since May this year and follow other unacceptable breaches of the inviolability of and interference with UNRWA premises in occupied East Jerusalem, including the seizure and demolition of the Sheikh Jarrah compound, as well as the cutting off the supply of water and electricity services to multiple UNRWA facilities. These actions take place in the context of domestic legislation which significantly impedes UNRWA from fulfilling the mandate in the Occupied Palestine Territory entrusted to it by the General Assembly, most recently in resolution 80/78. I reiterate my call for the repeal of the legislation.
UNRWA says Israeli forcesâ raid into Kalandia centre unacceptable, deeply concerning
JERUSALEM, August 25, 2026 (WAFA) â The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said in a press statement today that Israeli forces forcibly raided its Kalandia Training Centre (KTC) in occupied East Jerusalem at around 10:00 a.m., with at least four armored vehicles and more than 50 Israeli security personnel, while approximately 20 UNRWA staff members were on site.
According to the statement, Israeli officials subsequently made public statements indicating that the premises had been seized by the Israeli authorities.
UNRWA unequivocally condemned this unauthorized and deeply concerning incursion into the Kalandia Training Centre.
Israeli forces raid Qalandiya, Kafr Aqab and move to evict UNRWA facility
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took part in the raid and said Israeli authorities had begun what he described as an âoperation to evacuate the building,â claiming that âthere is no place for the agency in Jerusalem and Israel.â
The sources added that Israeli forces detained 40 employees and others present at the Qalandiya Training Institute and subjected them to questioning,
The occupation forces also distributed notices to several homes and facilities near the apartheid wall in the Kafr Aqab area, coinciding with the tightening of military measures in the region.
In Kafr Aqab, Israeli forces evacuated the Qalandiya Vocational Training Center, run by UNRWA, and began demolishing its facilities.
Israel intensifies raids on UNRWA facilities in occupied West Bank
(8 hours ago)
The Israeli army raided UNRWAâs vocational facilities in Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab, which provide services for about 16,000 Palestinian refugees from across the occupied West Bank, says journalist Sarah Abu Alrob from Ramallah.
âThis comes within a larger campaign where the Israeli government has been calling to dismantle the UNRWA organisation that provides educational, medical and social services to Palestinian refugees who are still in the occupied West Bank,â she told Al Jazeera.
A UN spokesperson said that three UN warehouses were damaged in an Israeli air strike on Sunday, with one significantly affected.
(August 24, 2026)
US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list
The US State Department on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, fulfilling President Donald Trump‘s commitment to provide sanctions relief to the post-Assad government.
Syria is no longer subject to prohibitions under the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations, according to the Treasury Department‘s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Washington revoked the designation of the al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay‘at Tahrir al-Sham, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization.
Syrian Kurdish leader announces SDF dissolution after integration into army
Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the dissolution of the group in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus. The dissolution followed the integration of SDF fighters into the Syrian military, said Abdi, and represented a major victory for Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
CIA-Direktor in Moskau
Ratcliffe hatte im MĂ€rz 2026 bereits ein TelefongesprĂ€ch mit dem Chef des russischen Auslandsnachrichtendienstes SWR, Sergei Naryschkin, gefĂŒhrt. Das war der erste Kontakt auf diesem Level seit ĂŒber zwei Jahren.
Ob es um die Ukraine, den Iran, Geheimdienstfragen oder einen möglichen Gefangenenaustausch geht, bleibt offen. Weder die CIA noch die Regierungen in Washington und Moskau kommentierten den Zweck.
Greece moves Patriot system to Crete over reported Iran threats to US bases
The battery was moved from the eastern island of Karpathos to Crete, where there is a major US base at Souda, the reports said.
The aim is to bolster air defence around Souda‘s strategically important naval and air facilities, which serve both the Greek Armed Forces and the United States and NATO.
The Souda base plays a pivotal role in supporting allied operations across the wider region, making its protection particularly critical under the current security conditions.
Iran Warns of Strikes on US Bases in Europe
Baghaei said Iran would strike U.S. bases in European countries if those states became involved in what he called aggression against Iran. He added that Tehran had no reason to consider any country a threat unless it allowed the United States to use its territory or airspace to launch attacks on Iran.
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Der Iran wird zu einem Verlierer des Westasienkrieges
(July 19, 2026)
FĂŒr den einigermaĂen wachen Beobachter erscheint es, als ob Mossad, CIA, MI6 und BND in Teheran an der Macht wĂ€ren und sich einen ihren ĂŒblichen grausamen Scherze erlauben.
Iran Threatens to Attack US Bases in European Countries
âThere is no justification for any country to fear Iran unless that country opens its territory to the United States for aggression against Iran,â Iranâs Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Monday. âIt is Iranâs right to target the source and origin of any aggressive action against the Islamic Republic.â
Oman foreign minister to visit Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian foreign ministry says
Oman‘s Foreign Minister âSayyid Badr Albusaidi âwill visit Tehran on Tuesday âto continue âtalks between Iran and â Oman on âthe Strait of âHormuz, Iran‘s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei âsaid on âMonday.
US-Oman ties face strain as Muscat walks tightrope between Washington and Tehran
(August 21, 2026)
Mr Trump himself agreed in a signed document that Oman would âconduct dialogueâ with Iran to define the future administration and maritime services in the strait.
âOmanâs negotiations with Iran over a mechanism to manage the Strait of Hormuz appear to have been a bilateral Iran-Oman effort, though itâs true that the memorandum of understanding from June endorsed a 60-day Iranian-Omani mechanism,â Marc Sievers, former US ambassador to Oman, told The National. âIt is also true that the US and Iran understood this point differently, which led to the collapse of the MoU.â
Israel accused of using kites as pretext to justify escalating Gaza attacks
A four-year-old child was among three Palestinians killed in Israeli air attacks in central Gaza on Sunday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate attacks over the alleged launching of paper kites from the war-torn enclave.
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Carney says trade deal became untenable when U.S. ‚asked too much and offered too little‘
In a departure from his usual diplomatic language, Carney suggested the U.S. sometimes signs trade deals in „pencil,“ and while Canada‘s government is united and working together, the same is not true of the Trump administration.
„We cannot accept what they‘ve offered, and we will not give what they‘ve asked,“ Carney said on Saturday in Ottawa, adding that the United States ‚asked too much and offered too little.‘
Kanada widersteht, Europa kapitulierte: Zwei Antworten auf denselben Druck
Im Juli 2025 stand die EU vor derselben Drohung: US-Zölle von bis zu 50 Prozent auf praktisch alle Warengruppen. KommissionsprĂ€sidentin von der Leyen reiste dafĂŒr auf den schottischen Golfplatz Trumps in Turnberry â ein Umstand, den selbst wohlwollende Kommentatoren als Affront werteten. Das Ergebnis: ein Pauschalzoll von 15 Prozent auf die meisten EU-Exporte in die USA, wĂ€hrend die EU im Gegenzug ihre Zölle auf US-IndustriegĂŒter auf null senkte â zusĂ€tzlich zu Investitionszusagen in Höhe von 600 Milliarden Dollar und EnergiekĂ€ufen von 750 Milliarden Dollar.
Der Rechtswissenschaftler-Fachdienst LTO brachte die Debatte auf den Punkt: WĂ€hrend Trump vom gröĂten Handelsdeal aller Zeiten sprach, werteten Kritiker die Einigung als Unterwerfung und Kapitulation der EU gegenĂŒber einer irrationalen US-Handelspolitik.
The Federal Government Has Borrowed Trillions. Who Owns All that Debt?
In August 2026, the nationâs gross debt eclipsed $40 trillion. Of that amount, approximately 80 percent was debt held by the public â representing cash borrowed from domestic and foreign investors. The remaining 20 percent was intragovernmental debt, which simply records transactions between one part of the federal government and another.
Infographic: The National Debt is now more than 40 trillion. What does that mean?
(August 2026)
The national debt is growing by approximately
– $ 4.8 million per minute
– $ 285 million per hour
– $ 6.8 billion a day
(…)
We are spending 3,000,000,000 per day on interest payments on the debt.
Field Marshal Asim Munir to visit Tehran as US-Iran Conflict threatens wider Regional War
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is set to visit Iran on Monday, with high-level meetings expected during his stay. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed the visit, saying it is aimed at further strengthening bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Iran.
Iranâs Top Politicians Urge an End to the War
DUBAIâIranâs top politicians said the country needs to focus on ending the war and shoring up its crippled economy, pushing back publicly against hardliners who are taking a more defiant approach in the six-month-old conflict.
The comments by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf come as the diplomatic track remains stalled and the Trump administration has shifted to a policy of ratcheting up economic pressure via sanctions and the naval blockade of Iranâs ports.
World is amazed by Iranâs âresistance, solidarity and cohesionâ: Pezeshkian
Iranâs president says Washington falsely predicted before the war that the country would fall amid US aggression and become like Venezuela.
âThe enemy had assessed that if Iran falls, it will become Venezuela,â he said in a televised speech.
âNot only did it not happen, but it became a power that amazed the world with its resistance, solidarity and cohesion.â
Pezeshkian said Iranâs enemies hope to âcreate division and rift in society through problemsâ.
âWe will try with all our might to avoid division, rift, conflicts and egos,â he concluded.
Iran‘s president says U.S. memorandum is best path out of stalled war, and other Middle East news
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended the memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June as the best way for the country to move beyond a situation of „neither war nor peace.“
„There is not a single provision in this agreement that amounts to capitulation,“ Pezeshkian said in a speech published by state-run IRNA early Sunday.
TPUSA Honors Charlie Kirk One-Year Later with A Night of Remembrance at the UCCU Center on the Campus of Utah Valley University
Turning Point USA will hold the âFreedom Built to Last Memorialâ on September 10, 2026, at the UCCU Center on the campus of Utah Valley University (UVU), marking one year since the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
The gathering will honor Charlie as a faith-filled husband, father, and defender of free speech with a memorial that serves as a deliberate act of remembrance and a call for students and supporters to continue his lifeâs work.
Candace Owens Reveals SHOCKING Evidence In The Charlie Kirk Investigation
Aug 22, 2026 The Young Turks
Candace Owens walks through the inconsistencies in the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation with Ana Kasparian on The Young Turks.
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Washington Co. sheriff details how tip from retired detective brought in Tyler Robinson
(September 17, 2025)
Brooksby said he was winding down for the evening when, at approximately 8:02 p.m., he received a call from his friend, a retired detective.
According to Brooksby, his friend shakily said something along the lines of, „Hey, I know who Charlie Kirk‘s shooter is. I know the family through religious association, and he‘s in Washington County now.“
The retired detective said they were working to get Robinson to turn himself in voluntarily.
Robinson‘s family knew that he was involved with law enforcement and trusted that they could go with him.