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WWE Crown Jewel set for November as company rounds out 2026 calendar
WWE has confirmed that Crown Jewel will return in 2026, taking place on 7 November at the Riyadh Season Stadium in Saudi Arabia. The announcement ends uncertainty over whether the event would feature this year and extends WWE’s ongoing partnership with Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Crown Jewel is a notable fixture on the wrestling…
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Van Jones calls out El-Sayed for ‘insane’ belief that he’s ‘smarter than Barack Obama’ on Israel policy
CNN commentator Van Jones publicly criticised Michigan Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed over his stance on Israel, calling his positions “insane” and questioning whether El-Sayed believed he was wiser than former President Barack Obama on foreign policy. Jones made the remarks on the “Ask Haviv Anything” podcast while discussing what he described as a fracturing of…
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Israel will ‘act against Britain’ if it imposes sanctions over plans to expand illegal settlements
Israel has warned it will retaliate against Britain if the UK imposes sanctions over plans to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confirmed the Government intends to “reset” its Israel policy within weeks. The dispute centres on Israel’s fast-tracked tenders for the E1 settlement, which the UK considers illegal…
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One glaring issue goes unaddressed in UN chief’s high-stakes talks with Iran’s president
UN Secretary-General António Guterres met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Bishkek on Tuesday, but the official UN readout of the meeting omitted any mention of Iran’s ongoing crackdown on protesters detained since January’s nationwide demonstrations, including imprisonment, alleged torture and rising numbers of executions. When pressed by Fox News Digital, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric declined…
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US launches more strikes on Iran as state media reports explosions
The United States and Iran exchanged a fresh round of strikes across the Gulf region this week after a ceasefire agreement between the two countries lapsed, marking a serious escalation in hostilities. Washington resumed attacks on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets, saying this responded to attempted Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of…
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Trump orders missile strikes on Iranian military sites
Donald Trump has ordered a fresh wave of ballistic missile strikes on Iran, marking a major escalation just after US embassies across the Middle East issued fresh security warnings to American citizens in the region. The renewed offensive follows the collapse of a ceasefire agreed in June, and comes despite Trump previously claiming Iran’s military…
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Locals torch migrant shelters as Spain’s PM points blame beyond the border
Residents in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta tore down and set fire to makeshift migrant shelters last week, as tensions boiled over following a huge influx of migrants from Morocco. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has since accused Russian- and Israeli-linked networks of spreading disinformation that helped fuel the crisis, claims both governments have firmly…
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Jewish artists defend Mark Ruffalo against antisemitism allegations
More than 170 Jewish artists and academics — including Todd Haynes, Joel Coen, Miranda July, Hannah Einbinder, Wallace Shawn and Naomi Klein — signed an open letter titled “Enough!” defending Mark Ruffalo after Paramount accused him of invoking antisemitic tropes. The row began when Ruffalo criticised Paramount Skydance’s $111bn (Trump administration-approved) merger with Warner Bros…
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CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group Brian Ward steps down after overseeing billions in mobile gaming acquisitions
Brian Ward has stepped down as CEO of Savvy Games Group, the Saudi Arabian state-owned gaming investment vehicle, after overseeing roughly $38bn in acquisitions including Niantic and Scopely. His departure comes shortly after Saudi Arabia’s $55bn leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts, the largest acquisition of its kind in gaming history, which reportedly sparked internal concern…