FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s presence at the inaugural meeting of The Board of Peace this week, alongside United States President Donald Trump and other heads of state, does not violate any Olympic Charter rules on political neutrality, the…
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FIFA president backs Trump’s Board of Peace project
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UAE thwarts terror-linked cyberattacks on national systems
The UAE’s national cybersecurity system foiled organized cyberattacks described as having a “terrorist nature” targeting the country’s digital infrastructure and vital sectors, the UAE’s Cybersecurity Council confirmed on Saturday.The…
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Australian navy transits Taiwan Strait amid China tensions
An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, a government source said on Sunday in the latest transit of the sensitive waterway by a US ally, which Chinese state-backed media said was tracked and monitored by the nation’s military.In…
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Donald Trump claims hospital ship is being sent to Greenland
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to send a hospital boat to Greenland, a Danish territory that Trump has said he wants to acquire.Trump announced the plan on social media moments before…
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Italy’s RAI Apologises After Latest Gaffe Targets Israeli Bobsleigh Team
Italy’s state broadcaster RAI was forced to apologise to the Jewish community on Saturday after an off‑air remark advising its producers to “avoid” the Israeli crew was broadcast before coverage of the Four-Man bobsleigh event at the Winter…
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Italy’s RAI Apologises After Latest Gaffe Targets Israeli Bobsleigh Team
Italy’s state broadcaster RAI was forced to apologise to the Jewish community on Saturday after an off‑air remark advising its producers to “avoid” the Israeli crew was broadcast before coverage of the Four-Man bobsleigh event at the Winter…
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Ten predictions for the potential US strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON—Experienced foreign-policy observers in the US capital have long learned never to make public predictions. The world is far too uncertain and the downside risks to your reputation are far too high if you end up well…
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Pakistan strikes Afghan targets after terror attacks
Pakistan said it carried out cross-border strikes on targets inside Afghanistan after blaming a series of recent suicide bombings – including attacks during the holy month of Ramadan – on fighters it said were operating from Afghan territory.The…
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Huckabee’s Israel land remarks condemned as ‘dangerous’ as controversy rumbles on | Mike Huckabee
Arab and Islamic countries jointly condemned remarks by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel had a biblical right to a vast swath of the Middle East.
Huckabee, a former Baptist minister and a fervent Israel supporter,…
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Far-right Pundit Tucker Carlson Walks Back Claim Israeli President Herzog Visited Epstein Island
Far-right pundit Tucker Carlson on Saturday walked back repeated claims that Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island, which he made during a highly publicized and controversial interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike…
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