🇵🇸 ⚡️ — So far, 15 arrests have been made in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem.

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🇮🇷 🇬🇧 ❗️ — British Foreign Minister:

We are pressuring Iran so that it does not take the world economy hostage by controlling the Strait of Hormuz

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🇮🇷 🇧🇭 ⚡️ — The Bahraini Ministry of Interior has revoked the citizenship of 69 people, including their families, for "expressing sympathy and glorification of hostile acts by Iran".

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🇺🇸 🇮🇷 ⚠️ — Reuters reports, citing an American official, that Trump is not satisfied with the Iranian proposal as it does not address the nuclear program.

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🇺🇸 ❗️ — Donald Trump:

America’s Elections are Rigged, Stolen, and a Laughingstock all over the World. We are either going to fix them, or we won’t have a Country any longer. I am asking all Republicans to fight for the following:
SAVE AMERICA ACT!
1. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. (IDENTIFICATION!).
2. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IN ORDER TO VOTE.
3. NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS (EXCEPT FOR ILLNESS, DISABILITY, MILITARY, OR TRAVEL!).

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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 ⚡️ — NEW: The U.S. military is advancing its Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS), a high-energy laser project aimed at countering cruise missiles, with significant funding requested in the Navy’s fiscal 2027 budget.

🔴 The system will initially feature a 150-kilowatt containerized unit, scalable to 300–500 kilowatts, leveraging prior developments from the Navy’s HELIOS and the Army’s IFPC-HEL systems. The Navy plans to invest $94.825 million in fiscal 2027, with $79.84 million dedicated to JLWS R&D, while the Army’s funding for the program is delayed until fiscal 2028.

🔴 The Pentagon’s Golden Dome initiative, which seeks to develop a domestic missile defense shield, is closely tied to JLWS, with the Navy aiming to consolidate directed energy projects under a unified implementation plan. Lockheed Martin is expected to lead JLWS development, having already begun work on a containerized HELIOS system.

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🇮🇱 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — BREAKING: Israelis receive threatening WhatsApp messages, likely from Iranian hackers

🔴 Israeli citizens received threatening English-language messages via WhatsApp, sent from seemingly legitimate business accounts, with content referencing Netanyahu and warning of missile attacks. The National Cyber Directorate is investigating, noting the attack pattern aligns with the Iranian-linked hacker group Handala, known for combining cyberattacks with psychological warfare.

🔴 The messages, attributed to Handala, use WhatsApp to bypass spam filters and directly reach users’ lock screens. The Cyber Directorate advises blocking and reporting such messages, enabling two-step verification, and collaborating with Meta to disrupt hacker infrastructure.

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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 ⚡️ — BREAKING: Italy extradites 34-year-old Xu Zewei, accused Chinese hacker, to the US for alleged cyber-espionage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

🔴 Xu Zewei, working for Shanghai Powerock Network, is charged with targeting universities, immunologists, and virologists in a Chinese state-sponsored campaign, allegedly stealing vaccine research. US prosecutors allege he exploited cybersecurity flaws in email software to access thousands of computers.

🔴 Xu appeared in a Houston, Texas, court to face nine charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to obtain information via unauthorized access. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison per count.

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🇸🇾 ⚡️ — Video leaks from Sednaya prison have surfaced, showing conditions inside the facility.

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🇱🇧 🇱🇧 ⚡️ — U.S. Secretary of State:

"The Lebanese army will take measures against Hezbollah."

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🇳🇬 🇮🇶 ⚡️ — NEW: ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an attack in Guyaku village, Adamawa State, Nigeria, which killed at least 29 people and lasted several hours.

🔴 The attack, which destroyed property, was confirmed by Nigerian officials, and Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri condemned the violence as an "affront to our humanity" and pledged continued support for security operations.

🔴 ISIL-backed armed groups in Nigeria are suspected of carrying out the attack, though it is unclear which group was responsible. The same day, armed attackers abducted 23 children from an orphanage in north-central Nigeria, with 15 later rescued and operations ongoing to find the remaining eight.

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🇲🇽 🇨🇩 ⚡️ — NEW: Mexican military captures cartel commander Audias Flores, a high-ranking member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in an operation that included footage released by the military.

🔴 Audias Flores was considered a potential successor to El Mencho, the former CJNG leader who was killed in February 2026, marking a significant blow to the cartel's leadership structure.

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🇲🇱 ⁉️ — Unconfirmed reports suggest that Malian President Assimi Goïta was arrested in Bamako tonight by "Fulani" elements of the Macina Liberation Front, affiliated with the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (Al-Qaeda).

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