Iran's security council unified on war decisions, minister says
Amin Rahimi, Iran’s justice minister, said all state institutions are aligned behind the Supreme National Security Council on decisions related to war and negotiations.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Palestine Action ban disproportionately impacts Palestinians in UK, court hears
Lawyers representing the co-founder of Palestine Action said the ban on the direct-action group had disproportionately impacted Palestinians in Britain campaigning against Israel’s actions in Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
The Jewish security volunteers first on scene of Golders Green attack
"We got a phone call to the hotline saying that there's a man stabbing people and we sent our members sent to scene."
· Thomas Mackintosh
Boatwright shooting woes due to weather
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· Richard Dy
Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial against CEO Sam Altman
Elon Musk, left, gestures as he walks through a hallway inside the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
· Barbara Ortutay
Afghan man convicted of conspiracy in suicide bombing at Kabul airport
This courtroom sketch depicts Justice Department prosecutor John Gibbs speaking as defense attorneys Lauren Rosen, Geremy Kamens, from center middle seated, defendant Mohammad Sharifullah, and an interpreter, listen along with Judge Anthony John Trenga during the opening day of the trial for Sharifullah in federal c…
· Michael Kunzelman
Nick Reiner gives prosecution chilling glare during parents’ murder hearing
An eerily pale Nick Reiner shot a chilling glare at prosecutors during the latest hearing in the murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
· Jeremy Louwerse
Tupac’s stepbrother files bombshell lawsuit suggesting huge conspiracy around rapper’s death is true
Nearly three decades after the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur, a new civil lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County alleges the iconic rapper’s killing was part of a far-reaching conspiracy involving multiple unidentified players — not just the man currently facing criminal charges.
· Zain Khan
US top court voids Louisiana voting map amid national redistricting fight
The United States Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s electoral map was unconstitutionally drawn to create two Black-majority districts.
· Joseph Stepansky
Grosjean draws ire for complaint about ‘stink’ of bird he killed in Indy 500 testing
French driver struck animal while driving at 230 mph
· Agencies
Man charged with trying to kill Trump took photo with knife in hotel
Cole Allen repeatedly made online checks to keep track of the US president’s status that night, authorities say
· Associated Press
Man charged with trying to kill Trump took photo with knife in hotel
Cole Allen repeatedly made online checks to keep track of the US president’s status that night, authorities say
· Associated Press
Suspect took selfie in hotel room before alleged assassination attempt
The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Washington hotel allegedly followed the president’s movements in real-time using a website and live video feeds and took a selfie as he armed himself, according to new details disclosed by the US Justice Department.
Sam Altman tries to fend off Elon Musk’s attacks on OpenAI in court battle
Altman faces off against Musk, his OpenAI co-founder, in second day of high-stakes lawsuit
· Dara Kerr, Nick Robins Early
Kuwait revokes journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin's citizenship
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, the Kuwaiti-American journalist who recently spent weeks in jail over sharing images related to the US-Israeli war on Iran, has had his Kuwaiti citizenship revoked.
· Middleeasteye
Dramatic moment knife-wielding terrorist kicked in the head by hero cops after stabbing two Jewish men in London
Dramatic video shows heroic police officers tasering a knife-wielding terrorist and kicking him in the head after he allegedly stabbed two Jewish men in London on Wednesday.
· Anthony Blair
Washington shooting suspect posed with guns for hotel selfie, prosecutors say | The National
The man charged with attempting to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and shoot US President Donald Trump took a selfie in his hotel room while holding guns, knives and ammunition, according to images released by federal prosecutors on Wednesday.
· Jihan Abdalla
Family of ailing Iranian Nobel laureate say keeping her in jail is a death sentence
Narges Mohammadi denied medical leave from prison in spite of sharp decline in health and drastic weight loss, say lawyers
· Deepa Parentis
Prosecutors release selfies of alleged White House dinner shooter at hotel
Attorneys, citing new evidence including photographs, also filed a motion to detain Cole Tomas Allen until his trial
· Cate Brown
Chilling audio captured moment cops found bodies of children allegedly strangled by acupuncturist mom in their Mass. home
Newly released police dispatch audio captured the harrowing moments officers realized two maimed children allegedly strangled by their own mother in their Massachusetts home could not be saved.
· Alex Oliveira
Almost 300 arrested in joint UAE-US-Chinese crackdown on financial crime | The National
Dubai Police have led a global operation with the US FBI and police in China, resulting in the arrest of 276 suspects in organised financial crime.
· The National
Man charged with trying to kill Trump at dinner took photo with knife: Investigators
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Associated Press
Wine Country cut off from rest of America after string of brazen copper wire thefts
Copper thieves have been slicing through rural Sonoma County, cutting down power lines and stealing wiring from AT&T-owned utility poles in a crime spree that has left residents without phone and internet service for as long as two weeks.
· Nina Joudeh
Palestine Action defendants drop lawyers and self-represent due to ‘decisions made by the court’
Palestine Action defendants standing trial in connection with a raid on an Elbit Systems factory decided to represent themselves on Wednesday and dispense with their defence lawyers, who they say are unable to represent them due to “decisions made by the court”.
· Middleeasteye
Watch: How the Golders Green attack unfolded
Two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London in an attack that police declared as a terrorist incident.
London police say stabbing of 2 Jewish men is an act of terrorism
LONDON — Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured on a London street on Wednesday, in what police called an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in the city's latest antisemitic attack.
· Associated Press
Celebrity jeweler who appeared on ‘Below Deck’ pulled gun on driver blocking his Ferrari
A celebrity jeweler who once flashed his luxury lifestyle on the reality show “Below Deck Mediterranean” has been arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on a driver who blocked in his Ferrari.
· Adam Silverstein
Thailand ex-PM Thaksin is set for prison release next month after getting parole
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from a Bangkok prison next month after a Justice Ministry panel decision to grant him parole, the Corrections Department announced on Wednesday.
US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling
A major decision by the US Supreme Court has dealt a blow to the 1960s-era Voting Rights Act. (Reuters: Nathan Howard)
Comey due in court in case alleging Trump threat in '86 47' photo
Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics’ JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
· Eric Tucker
Burden of proof and the romance of risk
AT the outset, I stand by a position that should not be controversial in a constitutional democracy. The State, through the military, bears the burden of proving that those killed in Toboso, Negros Occidental, were indeed armed combatants. When the State exercises its most coercive power of the taking of life, it mu…
· Antonio Contreras
South Korean court increases ex-president Yoon's sentence for obstructing justice
SEOUL — A South Korean appeals court increased the sentence of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday to seven years from the initial five for obstructing justice.
· Agence France-Presse
New images show suspect taking selfies before Washington press dinner shooting
New images included in a memorandum filed by the US government show Cole Tomas Allen - the man accused of opening fire at a White House Correspondents' dinner last weekend - with weapons in a hotel room before the attack.
· Madeline Halpert
Why ‘8647’ landed ex-FBI chief Comey in Trump’s crosshairs
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on federal charges after posting an image of seashells arranged to spell “8647” on Instagram, in a case that has raised concerns about the use of the United States justice system as a form of political retaliation.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin to be released from prison next month
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· Agence France-Presse
UK Islamist sect members arrested over rape and slavery allegations
More than 500 British police officers have raided the headquarters of an Islamic sect in Cheshire, arresting nine members of the so-called Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light – a fringe Shia-inspired movement that relocated to Britain from Sweden in 2021.
· RT
Voting Rights Act Supreme Court victory gets GOP giddy over saving midterms
WASHINGTON — Republicans see a clear win in Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision striking down Louisiana’s congressional and that victory could keep them in control of the House after November’s election.
· Emily Goodin
Sweden targets social media giants over ‘murder adverts’ recruiting children
The government wants to stop criminal gangs use of social media to recruit people - including youngsters - to kill and commit other crimes
· Agence France-Presse
Sweden targets social media giants over ‘murder adverts’ recruiting children
The government wants to stop criminal gangs use of social media to recruit people - including youngsters - to kill and commit other crimes
· Agence France-Presse
Three women killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon
An Israeli air raid on the village of Tayr Debba in southern Lebanon has killed three women and wounded at least 11 others, the health ministry said.
· Middleeasteye
Here’s How the Supreme Court Has Handled Other Humanitarian Protection Cases
The court has allowed the Trump administration to end protections on a temporary basis in other cases while they are litigated.
· Ann E Marimow
Suspect in Trump plot snapped hotel photo with knife, investigators say
The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, a shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife, authorities said Wednesday in a new court filing.
· Associated Press
Gordon Brown says he queried Andrew’s ‘unacceptable costs’ as trade envoy
Brown calls for police to look into former prince’s use of public funds and says he had colleague raise issue in 2008
· Rowena Mason
US Supreme Court hears Haiti, Syria TPS case with wide-ranging implications
Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has begun to hear a case on whether the administration of President Donald Trump may strip the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians living in the country.
· Joseph Stepansky
Disney dad arrested and banned from parks for life after assaulting cast member — over a missed photo op with movie character
From mouse ears to handcuffs.
· Reda Wigle
Australia’s best photos of the month – April 2026
View image in fullscreenTeenage sprinter Gout Gout comes to terms with breaking the world junior record and national record to win the men’s 200m final in 19.67sec at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney on 12 April.Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenFormer soldier …
UK police say London stabbing of 2 Jewish men is terrorist incident
The victims, aged 34 and 76, were hospitalised with knife wounds. A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
· Associated Press
UK police say London stabbing of 2 Jewish men is terrorist incident
The victims, aged 34 and 76, were hospitalised with knife wounds. A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
· Associated Press
Israeli-Turkish woman arrested in Turkey over IDF service rescued following US intervention
An Israeli-Turkish woman who was arrested after returning to visit her parents in Istanbul was rescued in a covert operation following Foreign Ministry pressure and intervention from US authorities, N12 News reported on Wednesday.
· JAMES GENN
Supreme Court unanimously sides with New Jersey crisis pregnancy center against Dems’ bid to get donor list
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously allowed a New Jersey-based crisis pregnancy center to fight a Garden State subpoena demanding access to its donor information.
· Ryan King