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The Strait of Hormuz is again to close to all vessels. That's the latest declaration by Iran - who states the IDF's continued strikes on Lebanon is the reason why. · The assault is a violation of Washington's deal with Tehran. Cross-border Israeli attacks kill 16 in Lebanon's south this Saturday according to local authorities. That's also despite reports of a renewed ceasefire between West Jerusalem and Hezbollah. · Vladimir Zelensky…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from Labour MPs, party heavyweights and even cabinet ministers to step down as early as this weekend, the Guardian has reported, citing lawmakers and government sources. Calls for Starmer’s resignation have grown since Labour lost nearly 1,500 seats in local elections in May. The pressure reportedly intensified after former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won Thursday’s Makerfield…

The West should not have expelled Russia from the G8, US President Donald Trump has said, adding that keeping Moscow in the group could have prevented the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Trump made the remarks in a wide-ranging interview with Axios published on Friday, in which the US president reflected on the G7 summit in France and a dinner French President Emmanuel Macron hosted for him at Versailles. · He praised Macron for his…

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has stripped Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky of Poland’s highest state honor, the Order of the White Eagle, after Kiev named a military unit after a nationalist group implicated in the wartime massacres of Poles and Jews. Nawrocki announced the decision in a video statement on X on Friday, saying that “historical truth is not and can never be a bargaining chip” and that “the memory of the victims is the moral duty of…

Russia unveils new evidence of what American biological weapon laboratories in Ukraine were testing. It follows the outgoing US Intelligence chief releasing Washington's own documents, confirming the labs' existence. · Switzerland says planned talks for this Friday in the country between the US and Iran are off - with the IDF's assault on Lebanon believed to be the reason. · Washington nevertheless calls its so-called 'Memorandum of…

Canada will now officially outlaw portions of the Bible after Parliament approved a controversial “hate speech” bill that will criminalize Christians, churches, and people of faith who quote unapproved verses from religious scripture. By Frank Bergman · The final effort to stop Bill C-9 was defeated this week, clearing the way for the legislation to receive Royal Assent and become law. · The bill has sparked fierce opposition from religious…

Breaking news. An employee at Europe's largest nuclear plant is killed during Ukraine's latest attack on a nearby city. The head of Russia's atomic energy corporation slams Kiev's disregard for the catastrophe hitting a nuclear site, could bring. · Kiev launches a massive attack on civilian infrastructure in Moscow - just as the Ukrainian military suffers significant territorial losses on the battlefield. Big concessions for Tehran in a…

The pro-establishment, Brussels-based publication Politico Europe, owned by Germany’s Axel Springer SE, has refused to publish an exclusive article written by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov’s article was initially planned for publication in the Brussels-based Politico Europe, but due to a “last-minute decision by the outlet’s editorial team,” the publication was canceled, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. · In the…

A newly released independent inquiry into Britain's grooming-gang scandal has reignited debate across the United Kingdom over child protection failures, institutional accountability and the handling of one of the country's most controversial social issues. An INR Report · The report, commissioned by Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe, argues that organised child sexual exploitation was far more widespread than previously acknowledged and calls…

US President Donald Trump used his closing press conference at the G7 Summit in France to declare what he described as a major breakthrough in the Middle East, announcing that Iran has agreed not to pursue nuclear weapons and signalling what he believes could become a wider regional peace framework. Report by INR · US President Donald Trump used his closing press conference at the G7 Summit in France to declare what he described as a major…