Iran won’t bow to military action or sanctions and will retain nuclear program, country’s president tells UNGA

Iran won’t be bullied by military action or economic sanctions into giving up its nuclear program, the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, pledged to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday as the United States deliberates whether to resume the war it joined Israel in launching.  “We will never bow our head or bend at the […]

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2 top Iranian officials to face trial in absentia over deadly 1994 attack on Argentinian Jewish center

Two senior officials at the heart of Iran’s military and national security establishment are among the eight people set to face trial in absentia over their alleged roles in the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.  Argentine Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas issued the 648-page ruling Monday, formally processing the […]

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Germany’s far-right victory in eastern state election portends ‘disaster’ for centrists

The far-right Alternative for Germany’s victory in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, its second in the region in as many weeks, underscores the growing popularity of the anti-immigration, nationalist party at the expense of the country’s political center. The center-right Christian Democratic Union, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party, had its worst result in any […]

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Netanyahu backs legislation that would strip ‘NAZA’ makers of citizenship

TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would advance legislation allowing Israel to revoke the citizenship of people who defame soldiers or the state abroad, citing “NAZA,” the prize-winning documentary accusing the military of knowingly killing large numbers of civilians in Gaza. Netanyahu said Wednesday he also planned to advance a separate bill […]

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What you need to know about Macklemore and accusations of antisemitism

The last time Macklemore drew fire from the Jewish community for a controversial performance, he apologized, there was forgiveness — and the rapper asked fans to support the Anti-Defamation League. That was May 2014, when Macklemore wore an onstage costume featuring a large hooked prosthetic nose, black wig and bushy beard, prompting many commentators to […]

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