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The man has been accused of plotting assassinations in Beirut on behalf of Israel Lebanon has asked the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut to hand over a suspected Israeli Mossad agent, according to Lebanese security chief Hassan Choukeir, who alleged that the suspect was involved in bombing and assassination plots.According to AFP, a Syrian-Palestinian national who also holds a Ukrainian passport was detained by the Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah in September 2025 after parking a motorbike rigged with explosives on a road leading to Beirut airport through the city’s southern suburbs. The man escaped in early March, when the Israeli military…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday that Iran no longer poses an existential threat to Israel after what he described as a month of joint U.S.-Israeli operations that crippled Tehran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, while President Donald Trump said the war is nearing its end and “won’t last much longer.” In a recorded statement released ahead of Passover, which begins Wednesday night, Netanyahu said Israel has “achieved immense, enormous accomplishments” in its campaign against Iran and its regional terror proxies, casting the operation as both a battlefield success and a strategic turning point. “On the eve of this…

A CNN poll released on Wednesday that Americans’ approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy has hit a record low. A CNN survey conducted by SSRS found that Americans’ approval of Trump’s handling of the economy has hit 31 percent, signaling a growing negative sentiment over an issue most Americans believe is the most important issue ahead of the pivotal 2026 midterm elections. About two-thirds of Americans believe that Trump’s policies have made the economy worse, which is up ten percent from January. Only Twenty-seven percent back Trump’s efforts to combat inflation, which is down from 44 percent…

The United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan announced the sentence of Edgidio Vasquez-Mencho, a citizen of Guatemala illegally present in the United States. The sentencing followed the conviction for his role in a counterfeit document-selling scheme in Michigan. Vasquez-Mencho worked with others in the conspiracy that provided false Social Security cards and permanent resident alien cards to other illegal aliens in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The court sentenced 41-year-old Vasquez-Mencho to six months in federal prison, and he is the second defendant of three illegal aliens charged in the counterfeit document production scheme that provided the documents to…

A recent study shows that US students use their phones an average of 64 times per school day ruining concentration and cognitive abilities By this time, we are all familiar with the image of some harried schoolteacher attempting to maintain control over a classroom where the majority of students are transfixed by their smartphones instead of the dusty chalkboard. The dangers of social media for the minds of young and old alike has already been well-documented, and the amount of time that students spend on their handheld devices is increasing with each new study conducted.Researchers at the University of North…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday thanked Portugal over its close and defense cooperation in phone call with his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel. Principal State Dept. Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel and highlighted the continued strength of U.S.-Portugal bilateral ties. Secretary Rubio thanked Foreign Minister Rangel for Portugal’s close economic and defense cooperation. Both leaders expressed their commitment to transatlantic security. In a social media post, Portugal’s Foreign Ministry detailed that Rubio and Rangel discussed the situation in the Middle East and noted the…

A Liberal Democrat lawmaker in the British Parliament has come under criticism for proclaiming that it is a “massive problem” that people are allowed to broadcast their anti-mass migration sentiments on social media sites like X. In comments to a Demos think tank panel discussion on the topic of “making citizens’ voices heard,” Max Wilkinson, MP for Cheltenham in western England and Home Affairs spokesman for the Liberal Democrats, attempted to argue that the diffusion of the media landscape and the emergence of free speech-oriented platforms such as Elon Musk’s X have diminished the voice and political engagement of average…

President Donald Trump says he is reconsidering America’s membership of NATO after not a single member heeded his call for aid in securing the Middle East from Iranian threats, he told a British newspaper. It was “actually hard to believe” the hard refusals of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO’s) European members, that the instinct to rally to the flag of a fellow member when called wasn’t reflexive, U.S. President Donald Trump has told The Daily Telegraph. In remarks that follow and acknowledged  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Monday statement that America’s membership of the alliance would have to be “re-examined”,…

 (UPI) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that helicopter pilots who conducted a flyby of musician Kid Rock’s Nashville estate over the weekend would not be punished, an abrupt reversal of the U.S. Army’s decision to suspend the Apache helicopter crews amid review of their conduct.   He also thanked Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, a vocal ally of President Donald Trump. “You’re a disgrace,” Adam Kinzinger, a former Republican House of Representative from Illinois and a retired U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard officer, said in an expletive-laced statement responding to Hegseth’s announcement,…

US President Donald Trump previously scolded Paris for blocking an ammo shipment intended for use in the war on Iran Israel’s Defense Ministry has announced retaliatory steps against France after US President Donald Trump openly criticized the European NATO member for refusing to allow access to its airspace for arms shipments being delivered to the Middle East.Posting on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump described the French decision as “very unhelpful” to the US-Israeli war on Iran, adding that Washington “will remember” the move. France’s restriction on facilitating weapons transfers to Israel came alongside a broader embargo on arms sales to…