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Iranian academic writes of US detention ‘hell’ over link to 1979 hostage crisis
An Iranian-born academic detained by US immigration authorities in Texas has accused the government of “bloodline punishment” after her family’s green cards were revoked over her husband’s family ties to Iran’s 1979 hostage crisis. Maryam Tahmasebi, a psychology and statistics professor in Los Angeles, along with her husband Seyed Eissa Hashemi and their teenage son,…
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Israeli student wins gold at computer science olympiad in Uzbekistan then gets disqualified for flag
An Israeli high school student, Yotam Budnik, was removed from the official leaderboard of an international computer science olympiad held in Uzbekistan after he displayed an Israeli flag while receiving his medal. Budnik, a 12th-grade pupil from Rehovot, had won a gold medal at the 2026 competition before organisers erased his result, raising questions about…
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Pro-Israel moderate survives primary challenge by socialist insurgent
Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz, a pro-Israel moderate, has defeated a primary challenge from Oliver Larkin, a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), in Florida. The result is being framed as a significant setback for the party’s far-left wing in its ongoing struggle with the centrist establishment over the future direction of the…
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DOJ secures indictment of 17 Iranians accused of ‘massive’ cyber theft campaign
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed an indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals with targeting American and foreign institutions via a cyber theft campaign on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The 14-count indictment charges 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company that has allegedly conducted a “coordinated campaign of cyber…
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The Indian activist jailed after taking on a luxury hotel plan
Pranab Doley, a prominent activist in Assam, India, has been detained under the country’s National Security Act after taking part in a June protest against a planned luxury hotel near Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site renowned for its rhinos, tigers and elephants. Although a court granted him bail on 29 July, the…
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Bolton: Trump’s foreign policy agenda ‘lost at sea’ amid Iran tensions
John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, on Tuesday criticized the president’s foreign policy strategy in the Iran war. During his Tuesday “State of Play” appearance, Bolton told MS NOW’s Peter Alexander that Trump’s new threat to Oman is “evidence that he’s lost at sea” and “doesn’t know what to do” in the midst…
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‘The Pitt’s Sepideh Moafi Will Be “Running A Tight Ship” In Season 3
Sepideh Moafi, who plays Dr Baran Al-Hashimi in HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt, has spoken about her historic Primetime Emmy nomination for supporting actress, becoming the first woman of Middle Eastern descent recognised in the category. The Iranian-American actress, born in a refugee camp in Germany after her parents fled the Islamic Revolution, said…
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Miranda Lambert to Headline Opening Night Concert at New Nashville Venue The Truth
Country star Miranda Lambert will headline the opening night of Nashville’s newest music venue, The Truth, with a one-off show on 1 October. The performance, dubbed “Miranda Lambert: One Night Only,” coincides with the run-up to her new album Crisco, out 2 October on MCA, making the concert both a venue launch and an album…
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Iran’s Speaker says Bessent and Hegseth are ‘way out of their league’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday bashed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as being “way out of their league” in trying to bring Tehran to the table for peace negotiations. “Americans think squeezing Iran harder will win concessions that were never part of the agreement,” Ghalibaf wrote in a…
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Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Israel’s football association has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as Fifa president, becoming the latest Uefa member to abandon him amid a growing internal revolt. The move follows Infantino’s decision to sack chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who had publicly criticised the president’s World Cup sell-off plan, a sacking that has hardened opposition…