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The WSJ reports that Iran’s “missile cities” have become a strategic liability. Constant drone monitoring and neutralized air defenses have allowed the US and Israel to slash Iranian launches by 86%.The Islamic Republic’s “missile cities” strategy, once seen as a significant advantage in case of an armed conflict, has become its biggest weakness during the...

Berlin Holocaust memorial attacker given 13 years in prison

A 20-year-old Syrian national was convicted of attempted murder for stabbing a Spanish tourist in February 2025. The attack inflamed an already heated migration debate ahead of federal elections.A Berlin court on Thursday sentenced a Syrian national to 13 years in prison over a stabbing attack at the German capital’s Holocaust memorial days before federal...

Cyprus reports security incident near RAF base –

Cyprus ‌says an alert for new security threats in the village of ‌Akrotiri near an RAF airbase has ended. The alert issued a short while ago advised ⁠residents to stay indoors as ‌part of preventive measures, a ‌Cypriot government official said. John Healey, the UK defence secretary, is in Cyprus to ease tensions with officials...

Nepal election live updates – Nepal votes in first general election since Gen Z protests overturned government-

Nepalis are voting in a consequential election that will chart the country’s path after last year’s youth-led anti-corruption protests toppled the government The same issues that sparked last September’s protests are at the centre of today’s vote – corruption, unemployment, economic stagnation and inequality The vote for parliament’s 275 seats pits “old guard” parties against...

The Kurdish forces operating along the Iran-Iraq border are considered one of the most prominent armed opposition groups confronting the regime in Tehran. The organizations involved are Iranian

Kurdish groups that maintain thousands of fighters, most of whom operate from territory in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq along the frontier with Iran.Hundreds of Kurdish fighters have begun ground activity inside Iran from areas near the Iraqi border, Israeli and American officials confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, in a development that could...

Dubai’s super-rich pay megabucks to flee –

UAE airspace partially closed; commercial flights limited DUBAI: Dubai’s super-rich have started fleeing the glitzy business hub by any means necessary, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to escape a regional war they fear has no end in sight. The desert city in the United Arab Emirates has long welcomed the wealthy, who have been...

WSJ: Trump open to supporting groups seeking regime change in Iran –

The Wall Street Journal has quoted US officials as saying President Donald Trump “is open to supporting groups in Iran” that aim to “dislodge the regime.” The US has continued attacks on Iran with fighter jets, drones and other weapons. The Trump administration has said it is not currently planning to send ground troops to...

Israel begins new ‘wave of strikes’ in Tehran

Israel’s military says it has begun a new “wave of strikes” targeting military infrastructure in TehranUS strikes 2,000 targets as UK to repatriate nationals The US military says it has struck nearly 2,000 targets in Iran, saying their operation has been nearly double the scale of the “shock and awe” strikes in Iraq in 2003....

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit war powers-