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Trump threatens to jail unspecified reporter over airmen rescue leaks
President Donald Trump threatened to jail a journalist as part of a hunt for the “leaker” behind initial reports Friday that a second Air Force officer from a downed US fighter jet was missing. The public revelation complicated the administration’s military rescue efforts in Iran, Trump said at a White House press conference on Monday, which officials were trying to…
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Iran, US receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire, source says
Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a source aware of the proposals said on Monday. A framework to end hostilities has been put together by Pakistan and exchanged with Iran and the U.S. overnight, the source said, outlining a two-tier approach…
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IDF intelligence, strikes helped US rescue downed pilot, sources told the ‘Post’
New details have emerged regarding the unprecedented level of cooperation between the IDF and the United States military during a high-stakes rescue operation to retrieve American pilots after their F-15 crashed in Iranian territory last Friday. The 48-hour mission, which a senior US official described as “the boldest and most courageous rescue operation in history,” relied also on Israeli intelligence…
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US Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near White House
The US Secret Service is investigating gunfire heard near the White House early on Sunday morning. Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the area around Washington DC’s Lafayette Park just after midnight local time (04:00 GMT) and conducted a search of the park, just north of the president’s residence, and the surrounding area, the agency said. No suspect was…
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Why an attack on Bushehr nuclear plant would be catastrophic for the Gulf
Iran’s only functioning nuclear plant, the Bushehr power plant, has come under repeated attacks in the ongoing Israel and US war on Iran, raising fears of a possible nuclear incident that could prove “catastrophic” across all Gulf countries. The latest attack on the plant came on Saturday, after missiles hit a location close to the plant, killing one security guard…
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Iran says several ‘enemy aircraft’ destroyed during US pilot rescue mission
Several aircraft were destroyed in the south of Iran’s Isfahan province during a U.S. mission to rescue a stranded airman, Iranian military officials said on Sunday. U.S. officials told Reuters late on Saturday that a second airman whose F-15 jet was downed on Friday in Iran was rescued, a day after the first crew member was recovered. “Additional investigations by…
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World’s oldest leader to get a deputy for first time in 43-year rule
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest leader, is set to get a vice-president for the first time in his four-decade rule following controversial constitutional changes backed by parliament. Should anything now happen to Biya, 93, the vice-president will automatically step in and complete the term before a new election is held. The position was scrapped in 1972. In recent…
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US fighter jet shot down over Iranian territory
A United States fighter aircraft has been brought down over Iranian territory, marking the first confirmed loss of a US jet to Iranian air defences since the escalation of the ongoing conflict, according to American officials and Iranian state media reports. Multiple US sources confirmed the incident to CNN, corroborating claims by Iranian outlets that the aircraft was intercepted and…
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Iran condemns US-Israeli ‘moral collapse’ after attacks on civilian sites
United States President Donald Trump has warned that Washington “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran”, threatening a potential expansion of attacks on the country’s infrastructure, which would violate international law. Posting on social media late on Thursday, Trump threatened to attack “Bridges next, then Electric Power Plants”, adding that Iran’s leadership “knows what has to be done, and…
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Democracy not for Burkina Faso… it’s slavery, says Traoré
Ibrahim Traoré, junta leader of Burkina Faso, has praised his country for its “total independence” from the Western ideals of democracy, a concept he has described as “slavery”. Traoré spoke in an interview on Thursday night to mark the one year anniversary of the Popular Progressive Revolution (RPP), an ideological framework he launched last April to establish total national sovereignty…
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