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Mexican senators brawl on camera following debate over US targeting cartels

A Mexican Senate session descended into chaos on Wednesday when two senior politicians traded blows following a heated debate over the U.S.’ involvement in the fight against drug cartels. Video captured the explosive moment when Alejandro “Alito” Moreno, head of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and Gerardo Fernández Noroña, the Senate president of the ruling Morena […]

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Israel confirms strike on Houthis in Yemen, marks second time this week

Israel confirmed on Thursday that it carried out an attack on a Houthi target in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, marking the second such strike in less than a week. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Houthis were operating under Iran’s direction to harm Israel and its allies. The IDF also blamed the Houthis for “undermining

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Russia blames Trump for Iran nuclear crisis, says E3 has turned to ‘diplomacy at the barrel of the gun’

Russia on Thursday struck out against President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran and argued Washington is to blame for Tehran’s non-compliance with the international treaty.  The accusation came just hours after the U.K., France and Germany (E3) alerted the UN Security Council that they had initiated

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Russian attack kills 17, injures 48 others in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials say

Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv overnight, killing at least 17 people, wounding 48 others and damaging buildings, officials in Ukraine said on Thursday. Among the dead were four children between 2 and 17, said Tymur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv’s city administration. “Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of

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Is Trump considering bold Africa play to push back on China, Russia and Islamic terrorists?

President Donald Trump is reportedly working on a move that would give the U.S. a new military and economic foothold in Africa, counter China and Russia, and strike a blow against Islamist terrorists in the region. And now a leading senator has told Fox News Digital this goal can be realized by recognizing the breakaway

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UK, France, Germany trigger UN sanctions on Iran over ‘significant’ nuclear program defiance

Europe’s powerhouse trio, the U.K., France and Germany (E3), on Thursday initiated the process to reimpose sweeping sanctions against Iran over its “significant non-compliance” with international nuclear agreements.  At 9 am EST, they submitted a letter to the president of the United Nations Security Council, Panama’s Ambassador Eloy Alfaro de Alba, notifying him of their intent to trigger

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White House demands all Gaza hostages return home ‘this week’ amid stalled talks

White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said he is pushing for all hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be returned this week, though negotiations with Hamas still appear to be at an impasse.  “We adamantly want, and I’m following the president’s direction here when I say this, all of those hostages home this week,”

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Reform UK proposes deporting 600,000 asylum seekers in sweeping new immigration crackdown

Reform UK said it’s prepared to deport 600,000 asylum seekers from Britain to prevent “civil disorder.” Party leader Nigel Farage said the plan includes withdrawing Britain from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), repealing the Human Rights Act, and scrapping international treaties that block forced deportations, Reuters reported. The ECHR, a cornerstone of U.K.

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Denmark summons US envoy over alleged covert Greenland interference operations

The top U.S. diplomat in Denmark was summoned by Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen over intelligence reports that Americans had conducted covert influence operations in Greenland.  Danish public broadcaster DR reported that at least three people with ties to the Trump administration were conducting the operations. The broadcaster cited unnamed security and government sources.

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Russian software developer gets 15 years in prison for $500 donation to Ukraine defense fund

A Russian software developer in Moscow on Tuesday was sentenced to 15 years hard prison time for donating roughly $500 to a Ukrainian defense fund, reporting by East2West confirmed.   Sergei Irin, 45, who at one point worked for Russian tech giant Yandex, apparently refused to stand in court as he was issued his sentence,

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