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Three European nations to recognize Palestine

Ireland will formally recognize Palestine as a state, Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Simon Harris has confirmed. He was commenting on reports that his country will join Norway and Spain in taking the step. The Norwegian government announced that it will recognize Palestinian statehood as of next week, while Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanches told the lower chamber […]

Iran reveals more details of Raisi crash

The helicopter carrying Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi first went missing when his aircraft convoy encountered a cloud bank, the news agency IRNA reported late on Tuesday, citing the deceased president’s chief of staff Gholam-Hossein Esmaili, who was travelling in one of the accompanying aircraft. According to Esmaili, weather conditions early on were normal, but 45 minutes […]

Former UK Marine accused of spying for Hong Kong

UK Police have reported that a former Royal Marine who was accused of aiding the Hong Kong intelligence service has been discovered deceased. Matthew Trickett, a 37-year-old Home Office immigration officer, had recently appeared in court facing charges under the National Security Act. His body was found in a park in Maidenhead, Berkshire by a […]