Author: Steven Sahiounie

The specialists handle counter-terrorism operations and have trained divers within their ranks, Der Spiegel reports Germany’s Interior Ministry will permanently station a police tactical unit at the Baltic Sea port of Neustadt to ensure a rapid response to any potential attacks on “critical infrastructure,” Der Spiegel weekly reported on Friday. The move was reportedly prompted by the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts, which showed there was a “clear” danger of “acts of sabotage,” the media outlet said, citing security sources. GSG 9, the counterterrorism division of Germany’s Federal Police, features a maritime deployment unit, GSG 9/2, which has specially…

The former US president has accused Vice President Kamala Harris of importing “an army of illegal alien gang members” Former US President Donald Trump has called for the death penalty for immigrants who kill American citizens, vowing to rid the country of foreign criminal gangs if he returns to the White House. Addressing supporters in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday, Trump said that he was “hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant who kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer.” Trump has recently made Aurora a focal point of his anti-immigration rhetoric, blaming the lax border policies…

Human error” led to the publication of Bernard Arnault’s email address, the Department for Business and Trade has said The British government has apologized for revealing the personal email address of Bernard Arnault, the founder of luxury giant LVMH and Europe’s richest man, in an email circulated ahead of a major investment summit. Arnault was CC’d in the email sent by the Department for Business and Trade to summit participants earlier this week, meaning that the French tycoon’s email address was visible to anyone who received the message. Other participants, including executives from global banks, multinational corporations, and tech firms,…

Four people, including two children have died in the incident, the emergency services have said A gas station located in the center of the city of Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Chechen Republic, was destroyed in a powerful explosion on Friday. Four people died in the incident, according to the local emergency services. The blast at the station located near the busy Muhammad Ali Avenue in Grozny was caught on numerous videos that surfaced on social media. The clips show the venue quickly catching fire, with a massive explosion rocking the area soon after that. A huge fireball can be…

In a joint appeal to the United Nations and the international community, eight humanitarian organizations stated that the ongoing war in Sudan, now lasting over a year and a half, has turned life for residents trapped in conflict zones into “hell.” According to the appeal issued by the Norwegian and Danish Refugee Councils, along with organizations like CARE, GOAL, Plan International, Relief International, Save the Children, and Solidarités International, efforts to curb the violence and end the suffering of Sudanese civilians have been insufficient. The humanitarian disaster is worsening rapidly as the conflict has spread to 13 of Sudan’s 18…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed his “deep concern” over the recent injury of several United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers due to Israeli fire during a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant. In Austin’s statement, he highlighted: UNIFIL troops, consisting of approximately 10,000 soldiers, are deployed in southern Lebanon along the Israeli border. Since Hezbollah opened a new front in October 2023, UNIFIL has been caught in the crossfire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. On Friday, Israel faced sharp criticism after UNIFIL accused its army of “repeated and deliberate” firing at its positions, leading…

At least 29 Palestinians were killed in Israeli army attacks on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to paramedics, as Israeli forces continued their incursion into the Jabalia area, where international aid agencies report thousands are trapped. Residents stated that Israeli forces are continuing to bombard the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, with air and ground strikes. Paramedics confirmed that 19 people were killed earlier on Saturday, while 10 more lost their lives later in the evening after Israeli airstrikes hit two homes in Jabalia and Nuseirat in central Gaza. The death toll is expected to rise,…

Washington would consider an attack on the former US president an act of war, the outlet has reported US president Joe Biden has told the White House National Security Council to warn Iran against trying to assassinate Donald Trump, the Washington Post has reported. The message that the US president wanted to be relayed to Tehran was that Washington would treat any attempt on the life of his predecessor, or on that of any other former American official, as an act of war, the paper wrote on Friday. WaPo cited National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett, who insisted that Biden…

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf affirmed on Saturday that Iran’s leadership stands firmly alongside Lebanon and Hezbollah in all circumstances. His remarks came during a one-day visit to Beirut, after which he will travel to Geneva. In a press conference held in the Lebanese capital, Ghalibaf conveyed a message from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, stating, “We stand with Lebanon.” He emphasized Iran’s readiness to provide Lebanon with the necessary aid, including assistance for those displaced by the ongoing conflict in the region. “We will support all decisions made by the Lebanese government, resistance, and…

Kiev won’t need more money if Trump wins and ends the war, Mike Johnson has said Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson is increasingly against additional funding for Kiev and hopes it won’t be necessary if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Punchbowl News, a Washington-focused media outlet reported on Friday. Since February 2022, the US Congress has approved more than $174 billion to prop up Ukraine in its ongoing military conflict with Russia. The latest tranche of $61 billion was held up for several months amid a battle between Johnson and the White House. ”I don’t…