Tag: Judiciary
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While Musk dismantles a pro-democracy group, America’s enemies cheer
Amid the assault on federal institutions orchestrated by tycoon-in-chief Elon Musk and his U.S. DOGE Service disciples, the National Endowment for Democracy has found itself unable to gain access to its congressionally appropriated funds at the U.S. Treasury. As a result, sources told me, NED’s operations are grinding to a halt. The organization’s entire budget…
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After Assad’s Fall, Russia Looks to Libya and Sudan
The highlights this week: Rwanda -backed rebels enter the city of Bukavu in eastern Congo , the African Union launches a new African credit ratings agency, and South Africa seeks allies against Trump. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Rwanda-backed rebels enter the city of Bukavu in eastern Congo, the African…
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Iran prepares to hang OLDEST prisoner on regime’s death list – as Brit couple languish in jail on fake spy charges
ONE of Iran’s oldest political prisoners who has spent more than 18 years in jail is feared to be next on the regime’s barbaric execution list. Ali Moezi, 72, has been forcibly moved to the notorious Qezelhesser Prison – where brutal hangings are rife. 8 Ali Moezi, 72, has spent a total of more than…
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America Has a Historic Opportunity in the Middle East
For decades, the Middle East has been the region where diplomatic aspirations go to die. At least since U.S. President George H. W. Bush left office on the heels of the Gulf War, successive U.S. presidents have, often after fleeting periods of hope, ended up leaving the region in a more perilous state than they…
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The rest of the decade will be even worse: ASIO boss issues dire terror threat warning
The rest of the decade will be even worse: ASIO boss issues dire terror threat warning ASIO boss Mike Burgess has revealed that five major terror plots were foiled over the past year, as he issued a grim warning that Australia has never confronted so many serious national security threats at once. Taking the unprecedented…
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Washington Policy Weekly: Trump Sets Ultimatum on Gaza
Senate Bill Would Limit Funding to ICC and PA. On February 10, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced S.493, which would prohibit US cooperation with and funding for the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the use of Economic Support Funds (a type of US foreign assistance) for the Palestinian Authority. Democrats Push Back Against Trump’s Gaza…
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Britons Craig and Lindsay Foreman detained in Iran charged with espionage
A British couple detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after travelling to the country as part of a round-the-world motorbike trip. The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are in their early 50s, had been charged after allegedly gathering information in different locations in the country. The couple…
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Iran’s Judiciary Charges British Couple With Spying for West
A British couple arrested in central Iran have been formally charged with espionage on behalf of “hostile and Western countries,” the state-run Mizan Online reported, citing the Iranian judiciary. “The individuals entered Iran under the guise of being tourists and, under the cover of research and investigative work, collected information in several provinces,” Asghar Jahangir,…
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British couple detained in Iran charged with spying
The couple admitted they had ignored warnings not to travel to Iran as part of their “slightly bonkers” round-the-world motorbike trip. Two British nationals detained in Iran have been charged with espionage, according to the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency. The pair were laid with the charges on Tuesday after they allegedly gathered information in…
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Navigating Trump’s unpredictability: What next for Gulf-US ties?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained on Monday that he is “committed” to President Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take control of Gaza, ethnically cleanse the enclave, and transform it into the “Riviera of the Middle East”. He did so one day after meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem.…
