DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is leaving the department and he will nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) as her replacement, President Trump said Thursday.
Why it matters: Noem’s exit leaves Trump’s mass deportation agenda without its most prominent face amid a public backlash. What he’s saying: Trump said Noem will be “moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida.” He... Read More
UK: A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a stabbing at a school in Nottingham.
Police said officers were called to Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology (NUAST) in Dunkirk Road at around 1.30pm on Thursday.The 15-year-old was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre with serious injuries. Another 15-year-old boy was arrested at the scene. It is understood the two teenagers are known to each other. Nottinghamshire Police Superintendent Chris... Read More
Trump insists US will have role in choosing Iran’s next leader
President Donald Trump has insisted the United States will have a role in choosing Iran’s next leader. “We want to be involved in the process of choosing the person who is going to lead Iran into the future,” he told the Reuters news agency. “We don’t have to go back every five years and do... Read More
Iran’s underground ‘missile cities’ strategy becomes a disadvantage for regime – WSJ
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More