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UAE says it detected 2 missiles fired from Iran; both fell into water
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Tuesday that its armed forces detected two missiles fired from Iran and that both fell into the water. The country’s air defense systems spotted Iranian ballistic missiles. One fell outside of the nation’s territorial waters, and the other fell well within its territorial waters, the UAE’s Defense Ministry said…
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Ella Langley on Spotlighting Female Country Artists on Tour, Wanting to Work With Harry Styles and Miranda Lambert Advice
Ella Langley, the Alabama-born country star behind the chart-topping hit “Choosin’ Texas,” spoke to Variety about curating an all-female opening lineup for her first arena-headlining tour, reflecting a broader push to spotlight women in country music during a breakout year. The interview comes amid a run of major accolades that have cemented her as one…
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Trump’s Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’
Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Tuesday condemned Israeli air strikes on a Syrian air base as an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur base’s runway and storage facilities, Syria’s state-run Ekhbariya news outlet reported, according to Reuters. A military…
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Rally cheers, siege standoff, Golden Boot heats up
Ossoff draws crowd fire questioning Trump’s ties to his young aide, a Palestinian American returns to his besieged West Bank home, and Haaland eyes a fourth Golden Boot; also Higgins on Kharkiv, the Tupac trial, Alan Jones’s accuser and Hayden-Johnson’s release.
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Iran’s gutted ranks leave loyalists filling critical posts — with one glaring problem
Iran is overhauling the top ranks of its military and security apparatus, notably the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij militia, following heavy losses sustained during recent conflict. Rather than promoting fresh figures, the regime has largely turned to trusted veteran hardliners to fill critical vacancies, a move analysts say reflects both the depth…
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Trump trolls Iran, declaring Strait of Hormuz a ‘new US territory’ – prompting threats from Tehran
Donald Trump has provoked Tehran by jokingly declaring the Strait of Hormuz “new US territory”, a comment that drew angry threats of retaliation from Iranian officials. The remark, made amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran, plays on the strait’s critical importance as a global oil shipping chokepoint, making it a sensitive flashpoint even when…
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Green members chat about ‘killing Zionists’ in leaked WhatsApp messages
Leaked WhatsApp messages reportedly show members of the Green Party discussing ‘killing Zionists’, according to Daily Mail reporting. The disclosure raises concerns about extremism and antisemitic rhetoric within the party’s membership base, and is likely to prompt scrutiny of the party’s vetting and disciplinary processes. The full article text was not available beyond the headline,…
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Watermelon Pictures To Provide Healthcare Workers Free Tickets To ‘American Doctor’ Screenings
Watermelon Pictures is offering free tickets to healthcare workers for select screenings of “American Doctor,” a documentary about three US physicians who volunteered to treat severely wounded Palestinian children in Gaza. The offer comes as the film, directed by Poh Si Teng, expands into more cities following a strong opening weekend at New York’s Angelika…
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Kushner touts unprecedented Iran contacts as Tehran denies Trump backchannel
Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, has said that communications between the United States and Iran are now “more robust” than at any previous point, even as Tehran has denied that any backchannel exists between Trump and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His comments come amid ongoing efforts to secure a nuclear…
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Nonprofit Production Banner Waterwell Doubles Funding for Unseen Iran Grants to Artists Representing the Diaspora in Film, TV, Theater and More
Nonprofit production venture Waterwell, co-founded by “Succession” player Arian Moayed, and nonprofit Nimruz has doubled the funding for their program of Unseen Iran Grants now in its second cycle. Funding for the grant program has grown to $100,000 to supporting 10 artists representing the Iranian diaspora with TV, film, theater and creative projects in other…