Qatar Arrests 10 in IRGC-Linked Spy and Sabotage Cells.Qatari authorities said Wednesday they dismantled two networks linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), arresting 10 people accused of espionage and sabotage inside the Gulf state.

In a statement carried by the Qatar News Agency, the State Security Service said: “As part of the ongoing efforts to protect the security of the State and safeguard its stability, the competent authorities have succeeded in arresting two cells operating on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard within the State of Qatar,” QNA reported....
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Joichi Ito, named in Epstein files, to quit as government project adviser -TOKYOJoichi Ito, the Japanese whose ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are being re-examined following a recent document dump by the U.S. Justice Department, said Tuesday he is stepping down as a government project adviser at the end of this month.

The former director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab wrote in a statement on his website that he will not seek reappointment as an expert advisory member of the government’s Global Startup Campus Initiative because “the initial objectives have reached a milestone.” Regarding his relationship with Epstein, Ito, whose correspondence as “Joi Ito”...
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Israel’s military said that it launched a “broad wave of strikes” on targets in Iran, after the Islamic republic fired rounds of missile barrages at Israeli territory.

The military said the targets of its latest strikes include Iranian “launch sites, air defence systems, and additional infrastructure.” Air raid sirens rang out across multiple parts of Israel overnight as the military worked to intercept incoming Iranian fire. There were no immediate reports of significant impact, although police said munitions fell in the Tel...
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UK stops issuing student visas for four nations

The UK Home Office has announced an “emergency brake” on study visas for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan. It said people were using the visas to enter as students and subsequently seek asylum. UK stops issuing student visas for four nations The UK Home Office has announced an “emergency brake” on study visas...
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Infamous Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho”, was buried in a golden casket by his family on Monday-

The cartel leader died after being wounded in a firefight between his bodyguards and Mexican special forces personnel deployed to capture him in late February. The 59-year-old founder of the feared Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) was the country’s most-wanted man, while the US had offered a $15m (£11.2m) reward for information leading to his...
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