WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday did not rule out plans to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it would “end the conflict” between the two arch-foes. In a 20-minute interview with US network ABC News, the Israeli leader insisted his country’s deadly aggression to “defang” Iran was justified, and equated…
KØGE: Denmark on Monday deployed two unmanned ships, developed by US company Saildrone, to bolster surveillance in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, Danish officials and the firm said. Two other drones were launched last week and are participating in the NATO mission Task Force X. These unmanned ships, which will be tested for…
WASHINGTON: Prosecutors in Minnesota plan to bring first-degree murder charges against the suspected killer of a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband, officials said Monday. The suspect, 57-year-old Vance Boelter, allegedly disguised himself as a police officer, then shot and killed Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark at their home early Saturday….
‘Don’t let beautiful Tehran become Gaza’: Iranians tell of shock and confusion Israel continued to strike Iran’s capital Tehran on Sunday night Long queues at petrol stations and bakeries. Long lines of cars trying to escape the capital. And long, frightening nights. Residents of Tehran – still shocked by Israel’s sudden attack on Iran in…
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he planned to discuss new weapons purchases for Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump. Zelenskiy, who is visiting Austria, would attend the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Tuesday, where he hopes to meet Trump on the sidelines of the meeting. “One of the questions that I…
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a bid to revive a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing pop star Ed Sheeran of unlawfully copying from the late singer Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On” in his 2014 hit song “Thinking Out Loud.” The justices declined to hear an appeal by Structured Asset…
STOCKHOLM: Microsoft on Monday said data stored by its European cloud customers would stay in Europe, under European Law, with operations controlled by its local personnel, and under full control of customers. European companies and governments have been increasingly worrying about their data being moved outside the continent into the hands of other countries such…
GENEVA: The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday that donor cuts to his office would weaken global accountability efforts and be a comfort to dictators and authoritarians. In an opening speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Turk said that warning systems for abuses as well as advocacy efforts for…
Watch: Explosions and damage across Israel as Iran launches fresh air strikes Five people have been killed and dozens injured as Iran launched fresh strikes across central Israel overnight, according to Israel’s national emergency service. Footage shows explosions and damage in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Officials say at least 19 people have been killed in…
