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On Saturday, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that a targeted airstrike on the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City eliminated Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, a key Hamas leader and the mastermind behind the October 7 terrorist attack against Israeli civilians. IDF shared that Al-Issa, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing, led the terror group’s force build-up and the training and planning of the October 7 massacre. His current role was as Head of Combat Support Headquarters in Hamas’ military wing. Image: @IDF/X ELIMINATED: eliminated Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa—one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing. Issa led Hamas’ force…

Metallica’s Load reissue sends the decades-old album back onto the charts, soaring 6,900% in sales … More and reentering the Top Album Sales chart at No. 4. (MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica performing at Roseland in New York City on November 24, 1998. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)Redferns Metallica recently re-released its album Load, offering a super deluxe edition to fans who just can’t get enough of the band’s music. The project was expanded to include previously unreleased demos and live recordings, and even a book for those who opted for the physical version.…

A Syrian national identified only as Mohamed A has been charged by German authorities with supporting a foreign terror group over a foiled plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last August. The BBC reports the accused, who is described as a juvenile, is alleged to be a follower of the ideology of jihadist terrorists Islamic State (ISIS) and is also accused of helping another suspect to prepare the terror attack. He is not in custody, prosecutors said. The court must now decide whether to bring the case to trial and when. According to a statement from the prosecutor…

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that we have Iran in the weakest spot it’s been in in 30 years, so it is now “the time to engage in coercive diplomacy and get a longer and stronger version of the JCPOA” and not only get inspectors on the ground and ensure Iran won’t have a nuclear weapons program over the long run and ensure that they won’t fund any of their terrorist proxy forces. Auchincloss said, “Now that we have them in their weakest position in three decades, bring them to the negotiating table with…

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said on Saturday that he will back President Donald Trump’s signature legislation after Republicans made changes to the health care language, helping leadership shore up their whip count. “I’m going to vote yes on this bill,” Hawley said. Hawley, whose intentions had been unclear, said he was satisfied by a change that would delay implementing changes to the provider tax language, which most states use to help cover Medicaid costs. He was also encouraged by an increase in the rural hospital fund, which means that his state will get more Medicaid funding for the next four…

F1F1 This article was published on 6/26 and republished on 6/28. It was easy to believe that director Joseph Kosinski had the potential to produce another beloved blockbuster after his enormous hit, Top Gun: Maverick. And it seems he’s done just that with F1. While its critic score is a bit below Top Gun, its audience score? Almost identical and almost perfect. Top Gun: Maverick had a 96% critic score and a wild 99% audience score, one of the best for a blockbuster in a decade, at least. F1 has an 86% critic score and, at least for now, a…

Four people were arrested by counter terrorism police six days after two Royal Air Force Jets were disabled at an airbase in England. A 29-year-old woman described as being “of no fixed abode” and two London men aged 36 and 24-years-old have been arrested on suspicion of “the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism”, under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 (“A constable may arrest without a warrant a person whom he reasonably suspects to be a terrorist”). A fourth individual, a 41-year-old woman also “of no fixed abode” was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an…

On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” co-host Steve Inskeep argued that the DIA’s assessment in low confidence that NPR and other outlets reported on isn’t contradicted by the characterization that Iran’s nuclear program was damaged severely and significantly. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) stated that while details are still emerging, “severe and significant damage would be the fair way to characterize this.” Inskeep then said, “I appreciate that, and that doesn’t seem inconsistent with the Defense Intelligence Agency report that NPR has reported on and others have reported on that said, with low confidence, as they put it, that the…

Senate Republicans are moving toward an initial vote Saturday afternoon on their latest version of President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill. But the changes made to the bill overnight may not be enough to satisfy enough senators, let alone conservatives in the House. Senate leaders got a jolt of momentum midday Saturday when Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) said they will vote to open debate. Hawley said he’ll vote for final passage, while Collins told reporters she’s “leaning against” backing the bill without major changes. But the measure, which contains most of Trump’s domestic agenda,…

Moscow’s subtle influence in the Middle East standoff reveals how diplomacy works when great powers don’t take sides By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public AdministrationDuring a recent visit to Turkmenistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with his counterparts and addressed students at the Institute of International Relations in Ashgabat. Among the central themes of his remarks was the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel – a confrontation that not only affects global geopolitics but also…