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The Grey Wolf achieved initial operational capability Aug. 10, and will replace the Vietnam-era UH-1N to protect the Air Force’s nuclear missile fields.

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Before we get going, a reminder to join our team of writers for all the latest transfer deadline day updates before the window slams shut (in most major leagues) at 11pm BST. Get on it. As probably the greatest player in history has announced his retirement from international football, I’d like to do likewise. Sure, the ingrates never picked me, overlooking my abilities through several World Cups and Euros, but I feel that, like Messi, the time has come to finally hang up my … ah, hopes of a call-up. But never say never, eh? Look all that happened when the little maestro changed his mind last time around! So, yes, I could still be talked out of this decision, should my country decide they need me. Thank you and … goodbye. For now, at least” – Justin Kavanagh. Early days but Emi Martínez’s transfer for £7.5m seems like the bargain of the season. OK, he let in three against Brighton but saved many more and transformed Chelsea’s defence. I wonder how much they could sell Robert Sánchez on for? I predict, probably much more than £7.5m” – Nigel Sanders. So August has just ended and my household is already in a contest to see ‘who can have the most miserable season’, which should cheer up anyone whose pre-season optimism has had an early blow. Me: Luton – one win from three in League One with 10 goals conceded. My wife and son: Spurs – say no more. My other son: West Ham – one win from three in the Championship. It’s going to be a long nine months” – Kevin Goddard. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

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Israel warns UK of retaliation if it imposes sanctions Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned on Tuesday that Israel would retaliate against the UK if any sanctions are announced by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, after reports emerged that Burnham is expected to soon approve a ban on Israeli goods produced in illegal West Bank settlements. "If Britain acts against the State of Israel, the State of Israel will act against Britain," Saar told a podcast.

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The US treasury secretary said that Washington is going "to economically asphyxiate" Tehran

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A hidden network of organised crime is flooding European markets with counterfeit goods worth billions, and investigators warn that consumers are unknowingly funding it.

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Israel kills children in intensifying attacks on Gaza over past day Israeli attacks on Gaza have escalated in the last 24 hours, with five Palestinians killed, the Palestinian health ministry is reporting. On Tuesday morning, at least seven air strikes hit an area west of Gaza City within a 10-minute period, killing a child, while Israeli soldiers opened fire in Deir el-Balah, killing another child. Al Jazeera described chaotic scenes in Gaza City following "intense" Israeli attacks, reporting that 10 blasts were heard in al-Kateeba - one of the city's most densely populated areas. Palestinian journalist Abdulrahman Ismail reported in a post on X that the attacks in Gaza City targeted an area "near a field hospital and thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians". "Quadcopter drones then surrounded the area, opening fire and dropping explosives at anyone moving, as the sound of clashes echoed nearby. Israeli drones simultaneously spread across Gaza City, while smoke bombs were reported over Al-Shati," Ismail said. He added that the scenes bore "a disturbing resemblance to previous incidents involving Israeli special forces operating on the ground, but what exactly unfolded remains unclear". Read more: Israel kills children in intensifying attacks on Gaza over past day A man sits near a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on 1 September 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)

Social-demographic · Education

Israel imposes curriculum on 45,000 Palestinian students in East Jerusalem Israeli authorities are imposing their curriculum on more than 45,000 Palestinian students in state-run schools in East Jerusalem, as part of a wider crackdown on education in the occupied area of the city. The new measures mean that around 38 percent of all Palestinian students - a marked increase on recent years - will be taught the Israeli curriculum rather than the Palestinian one from Tuesday. This includes all new first grade and seventh grade classes opening in the state education system in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem Governorate spokesperson Maarouf al-Rifai said the decision represented a dangerous escalation and one unprecedented since 1967, the year Israel occupied East Jerusalem. He called the move a direct attack on the Palestinian national and cultural identity of Jerusalem, saying the imposition of the Israeli curriculum was particularly dangerous given the marginalisation of “fundamental topics regarding the Palestinian narrative and history - foremost among them the Nakba, prisoners, and Jerusalem”. Al-Rifai said this meant “turning the curriculum into a battleground over consciousness, memory and identity in the city”, and that the decision was part of a “systematic policy targeting the Palestinian education sector in Jerusalem”. The move to impose Israel’s curriculum on yet more Palestinian students comes as Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right national security minister, plans to distribute a children’s book celebrating his “activities and achievements” to Israeli education institutions. The book, titled The Minister Who Didn’t Stop, was to be launched on Tuesday, the start of the Israeli school year, at Ben Gvir’s Jewish Power party conference. Read more: Israel imposes curriculum on 45,000 Palestinian students in East Jerusalem Palestinian schoolgirls at an Unrwa school in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem in May 2025 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

Social-demographic · Education

East Jerusalem schools strike as Israeli permit bans and forced curricula plunge the academic year into chaos.

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Qatar accuses Israel of exploiting regional conflicts to impose new realities in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.

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The Hindu rituals of death, cremation, prayer and final farewell have been overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster.

Social-demographic · Sports

The Argentinian’s decision to quit international football was met by an outpouring of affection from the country he led to World Cup glory in 2022 Anyone who was present at Lionel Scaloni’s press conference immediately after the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in New Jersey on 19 July and saw his tears, the sobs which prevented him from speaking while he got up and walked out, could tell this was a man weeping not because of defeat in a single match but because he was fully aware that what that particular group of men had been through for the past eight years had come to an end. Messi’s announcement that he is retiring from international football, posted on Instagram on Monday complete with photos of three handwritten sheets of some anonymous yet corporate-looking headed paper and a Harry Potter Time Turner pen, to the soundtrack of Brindis sung by Soledad Pastorutti, instantly dominated the news and unleashed a barrage of homages, gratitude and joy from all corners. But it’s not exactly a surprise. Continue reading...

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Falklands: After Netanyahu's son backs Argentina sovereignty, Trump hints US may review UK's claim Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 12:15 As Britain steps up its criticism of Israeli policy in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Israeli figures have thrown their weight behind Buenos Aires in dispute over south Atlantic islands Yair Netanyahu (left) and Sara Netanyahu listen to Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on 26 September 2025 in New York City (AFP/Alexi J Rosenfeld) Off Just days after Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggested that the Falkland Islands belonged to Buenos Aires, US President Donald Trump publicly indicated for the first time that Washington could reconsider its position on British sovereignty over the contested islands. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump was asked whether the US was reviewing its position on the Falkland Islands. “I always review every position – that’s just one of many,” Trump said. The US leader's comments mark the first time that Washington suggested it could reconsider its position on British sovereignty over the contested territory, known to Argentinians as the Islas Malvinas. Trump did not elaborate on what he meant. Argentina and the UK both assert sovereignty over the South Atlantic archipelago, which triggered a war between the two countries in 1982. An overwhelming majority of the territory's 3,600 residents back British rule. A leaked Pentagon memo from April suggested that Washington could use the Falklands as leverage in negotiations with the UK. Trump’s comments followed a series of posts over the weekend by Yair Netanyahu- a 35 year old political activist and son of the current Israeli leader- in which he questioned British sovereignty over the islands. World Cup 2026: Israel loves Argentina but do Argentinians actually love them back? Read More » Writing in Spanish, he declared: “The Falkland Islands belong to Argentina! ” The Israeli national, who lives in the US, later boasted: “I contributed to Israel-Argentina relations with my tweet about the Malvinas Islands,” using Argentina’s name for the islands. Argentina’s staunchly pro-Israel President Javier Milei reposted Yair’s comments about the islands. As the country's economy strains under the weight of his policy reforms, Milei has made support for Israel a defining feature of the state's foreign policy. He has backed Benjamin Netanyahu throughout the Gaza genocide, spoken publicly about converting to Judaism and pledged to move Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem. Milei also frequently alternates between tears and ecstatic dances when talking about Israel. 'I don't care about the Falkland Islands' Yair went on to say that, unlike Britain, Argentina had remained a friend of Israel. He described the UK as being run by an “antisemitic, communist, jihadist” government. “Britain is currently a hostile country and Argentina is a friendly country. If in the future this changes, it's clear that my position will change too. I don't care about the Falkland Islands, I care about Israel,” Yair said in another post. In subsequent posts, Yair said his position was driven by “British hypocrisy and hostility towards Israel with their recognition of ' Palestine ' on half of our land and capital city! ” Yair portrayed Israel as the victim, complaining that it had faced “nothing but hostility, antisemitism, and blood libels from your [British] government. ” He also castigated the UK for its “constant meddling” in Israeli colonisation of Palestinian land. Before Yair's intervention the UK's Telegraph newspaper reported that pro-Israel Republicans had lobbied behind the scenes for Washington to reconsider its neutral position on the Falklands. Why is Latin America becoming a breeding ground for 'fanatics of Israel'? Read More » Israel wields more influence within the Trump administration than almost any foreign government or lobbying group in Washington. The British government’s recent criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, its apartheid system in the occupied West Bank and a possible sanctions package previously reported by MEE could now encourage Israel and its allies to instrumentalise the Falklands dispute inside the Trump administration. Yair’s comments have angered sections of Britain’s pro-Israel right and far right. Rightwing commentator Alex Armstrong called the remarks “unconstructive” and pleaded with Yair not to confuse the British government with Israel’s supporters in the country. Armstrong, who reports for the right wing, pro-Israel channel GB News, added that Yair’s challenge to British sovereignty over the islands would alienate Israel’s allies in the UK. Rupert Lowe, a far right British lawmaker and another vocal supporter of Israel, also joined the backlash, declaring that “the Falklands are British and will remain so”. Lowe added that a future British government would defend the territory militarily if necessary. Latin America News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Economic · Economic

A renewed drop in bonds reduced bets on riskier corners of Wall Street, hitting stocks on worries that elevated oil prices will fuel inflation and force the Federal Reserve to lift rates. Jordan Jackson, Global Market Strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management, discusses the markets and his outlook on inflation. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Diesel rose to the highest in more than four months after fresh attacks on refineries further tightened a market already dealing with a drop in supply due to wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.

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After launching a budget-friendly flood sensor last month with impressive battery life, Shelly announced a new $49.99 security camera today that can be used without any additional subscription fees - although that's still an option if you want to expand its capabilities. ] The Shelly Camera will be available soon from the company's online store and […

Military · Geopolitical

Iran warn military response if US naval blockade intensifies Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will prevent Washington from reopening the Strait of Hormuz and will target vessels that use routes authorised by the US. In a video carried by Iranian media, Ghalibaf acknowledged that “the enemy managed to get some ships” through the waterway but said Iranian forces remain “in complete control of the strait and will not allow it to be opened. ” He accused Washington of giving ships “false guarantees” that they could safely use a southern passage. “America wants to use the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz in violation of the Memorandum of Understanding, and we will not allow it,” he said. Ghalibaf described the US naval blockade against Iran as a military act and warned that Tehran would respond militarily to any escalation. If the US’s “will is that we do not export oil” from the Gulf, Ghalibaf said, “no one will be able to export oil”.

Social-demographic · Education

Israel imposes curriculum on 45,000 Palestinian students in East Jerusalem Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 14:39 Israel is refusing to allow Palestinian teachers entry into Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank Palestinian schoolgirls at an Unrwa school in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem in May 2025 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israeli authorities are imposing their curriculum on more than 45,000 Palestinian students in state-run schools in East Jerusalem, as part of a wider crackdown on education in the occupied area of the city. The new measures mean that around 38 percent of all Palestinian students - a marked increase on recent years - will be taught the Israeli curriculum rather than the Palestinian one from Tuesday. This includes all new first grade and seventh grade classes opening in the state education system in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority's Jerusalem Governorate spokesperson Maarouf al-Rifai said the decision represented a dangerous escalation and one unprecedented since 1967, the year Israel occupied East Jerusalem. He called the move a direct attack on the Palestinian national and cultural identity of Jerusalem, saying the imposition of the Israeli curriculum was particularly dangerous given the marginalisation of “fundamental topics regarding the Palestinian narrative and history - foremost among them the Nakba, prisoners, and Jerusalem”. Al-Rifai said this meant “turning the curriculum into a battleground over consciousness, memory and identity in the city”, and that the decision was part of a “systematic policy targeting the Palestinian education sector in Jerusalem”. The move to impose Israel’s curriculum on yet more Palestinian students comes as Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right national security minister, plans to distribute a children’s book celebrating his “activities and achievements” to Israeli education institutions. The book, titled The Minister Who Didn’t Stop, was to be launched on Tuesday, the start of the Israeli school year, at Ben Gvir’s Jewish Power party conference. Teachers refused entry from West Bank The number of Palestinian students studying the Israeli curriculum rose from 10,347 in 2020-21 to 27,041 in 2025-26 and is now at more than 45,000, a marked increase. Palestinian children usually attend one of four types of school: those run by the United Nations, private schools, Islamic Waqf schools, or Israeli-run municipal schools, where the curriculum will now be widely imposed. After Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem, the education system remained the same as the one in the West Bank and taught the Jordanian curriculum, which was later replaced in the 1990s by a curriculum developed by the Palestinian Authority. Ben Gvir to release children’s book glorifying his racist ‘achievements’ in power Read More » Israel has also refused to allow around 70 teachers from the West Bank entry to East Jerusalem, where they work, thereby delaying the start of the school year in Palestinian private schools in the city. These schools have announced a suspension in classes and will not begin the 2026-27 academic year until teachers and staff from the occupied West Bank have their entry permits reissued or renewed. Forty percent of teachers in Jerusalem’s Palestinian private schools - most of them Palestinian Christians - live in the West Bank. Omar Rjoob, media director for the Jerusalem Governorate, told Middle East Eye that Israel’s targeting of the education sector was linked to a broader policy aimed at “entrenching the annexation of Jerusalem and severing it from its Palestinian surroundings”. Restrictions on the movement of residents and teachers are part of this, he said, as well as checkpoints and the separation wall constructed by Israel in the early 2000s, which severs Jerusalem from the West Bank. Historically, this separation of Jerusalem from the rest of occupied Palestine helped force Palestinians from Jerusalem into looking for jobs in the Israeli labour market, meaning the need for Hebrew language education in East Jerusalem increased. Israeli action against Unrwa schools In January 2026, Israel’s parliament banned the employment - within the Israeli education system - of teachers holding academic degrees from educational institutions affiliated with the Palestinian Authority. This move has direct repercussions for the Arabic education sector in East Jerusalem because a significant portion of the teaching staff is made up of graduates from Palestinian universities. Israel has also taken measures against educational institutions affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), including the closure of several of its schools and the seizure of educational complexes belonging to the agency in the Shuafat and Kafr Aqab camps. Israel seizes UN training centre for Palestinian teens in East Jerusalem Read More » Haaretz reported that the large school built by Unrwa in the heart of Shuafat has been taken over by the Jerusalem municipality, which plans to house 14 high school classes, a mixed primary school for boys and girls and five special education kindergartens there. Middle East Eye contacted the education department of the municipality for comment. “With its various components, this trajectory represents an attempt to re-engineer the educational environment in occupied Jerusalem to serve the Israeli occupation's policies,” Rjoob told MEE. The weakening of Palestinian institutions, restrictions on teachers and changes in curriculum threaten the Palestinian identity of students in Jerusalem, he said, with education transformed into a tool for “policies of annexation, Judaisation, and the erasure of the city’s Arab-Palestinian character”. Education Oscar Rickett News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

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UK's Burnham urged to address alleged UAE plot against British academic Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 13:51 UAE allegedly funded an operation to surveil British-Muslim activist Anas Altikriti, with a mercenary reportedly discussing killing him Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves from 10 Downing Street in central London on 1 September 2026 (AFP) Off A British academic has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham asking for his response to a report alleging that the United Arab Emirates ordered a covert surveillance operation aiming to kill him in London. An ITV News investigation last month reported that the UAE paid millions of dollars to a mercenary to target Anas Altikriti, the chief executive of the London-based Cordoba Foundation think tank. Abraham Golan, a dual Hungarian-Israeli citizen who ran the private security company Spear Operations Group, allegedly travelled to Britain in December 2016 to target Altikriti. Altikriti sent a letter to the prime minister on 21 August saying: "I ask you to explain how it is that a foreign government was apparently able to fund a plan to threaten my life and monitor my family, on British streets, without consequence to that government, and what protection people in my position can expect from their own state when this happens. " He urged the government to disclose "what UK authorities knew of this operation in 2016". UAE-funded mercenary targeted British activist in London, report says Read More » Emirati financial records seen by ITV showed that Golan, who lived in the US, was being paid by the UAE while carrying out the operation. He was receiving a six-figure annual retainer, as well as substantial bonuses, including a $1m payment weeks before his trip to London for an operation in Yemen. ITV's investigation, based on witness testimony, emails, WhatsApp messages and financial records, found that Golan worked with a former US special forces operative to locate and monitor Altikriti. Altikriti told Burnham in his letter: "Your government has spoken of deepening ties with the UAE. I ask you to explain how that ambition is compatible with credible evidence that the UAE funded an operation to kill me in London, and what conditions, on trust, transparency, and accountability, will now attach to that relationship. " He added that he would be "willing to meet with [Burnham] or with the relevant minister to discuss this matter directly". Mercenary discussed physically eliminating Altrikriti According to ITV, Golan told a British strategist assisting him that he was working for the UAE and that Abu Dhabi considered Altikriti and the Cordoba Foundation to be aligned with groups it regarded as terrorist organisations. Golan contacted the British strategist, identified by ITV as "Victor", in November 2016, asking whether he had any "channels" to Altikriti and the Cordoba Foundation. Anas Altikriti case raises crucial questions about Britain's alliance with the UAE Read More » According to the report, Golan later travelled to London, where he offered Victor £50,000 ($68,000) to help locate Altikriti, increasing the offer to £100,000 ($136,000). Golan shared photographs of Altikriti's home and car, maps and satellite images, and details of his movements between home and work. At one meeting, Golan allegedly discussed the possibility of physically eliminating Altikriti. His associate, a former US Navy Seal, reportedly made a gesture across his throat when asked what could happen to the activist. "I became increasingly worried about what this operation entailed," Victor told ITV. Victor eventually withdrew from the operation after concluding it could involve an assassination. Altikriti was later visited twice at his London home by police officers who warned him that his life could be at risk. The officers did not tell him the source or nature of the threat. Altikriti asked the prime minister to explain "why, if the threat was known, I was not given fuller information at the time it could have mattered most? " UK Politics News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Economic · Economic

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said the central bank can afford to be patient if upcoming data provide some signal that inflation is cooling but should be prepared to raise interest rates if inflation fails to subside. “If inflation appears not to be moderating sufficiently, then I think we should act decisively to raise rates,” Barr said, warning that price pressures are at risk of becoming entrenched after being above target for more than five years. He spoke Tuesday at an event in Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)

Economic · Economic

Canada is facing new US import penalties after Prime Minister Mark Carney refused to match US tariffs on China. Other countries are watching as the Trump trade clash turns into a fight over economic sovereignty.

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf believes the United States is currently focusing more on the psychological aspect of its economic war against Iran

Social-demographic · Sports

On a diet including plenty of fast food and with virtually no sleep, Australian endurance athlete Phil Gore ran 6.71km every hour for an entire week Being wrenched out of deep sleep by your alarm and forced to leave the comfort of your bed can be a horrible experience at the best of times. To go through that process again and again over the course of one night sounds like a bad dream. But last week, for six days and 15 hours, it was Phil Gore’s reality. It gets worse – or better, depending on your penchant for self-inflicted suffering. Each time ultra-runner Gore was woken he had two minutes to put on his shoes and headtorch before a bell signalled it was time to start his next 6.71km running lap. He had slept for no more than 15 minutes. Pounding the pavement in the dark while the Perth suburb of Forrestdale slept, Gore would return about 40 minutes later and jump straight back into the bed he had set up at the Armadale Soccer Club. Rinse and repeat, all night, then all day (minus the sleep), all week. Continue reading...

Social-demographic · Culture

David Guttenfelder from The New York Times has spent 35 years photographing history around the world. Now, he is documenting it at home. The award-winning photojournalist is known for his work in Rwanda, North Korea and conflict zones across the globe. This year, he turned his camera on Minneapolis, documenting the federal immigration crackdown and deadly clashes involving ICE. His exhibition "The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE" is currently on show at the Visa pour l'Image photojournalism festival in Perpignan.

Social-demographic · Education

University’s move is part of trend that critics within academia say will lead to further staff cuts and the loss of ‘everything that makes the job worth doing’ An Australian university has swapped in-person classes with an AI chatbot, online quizzes and optional online tutorials in two subjects as institutions give the technology more teaching responsibilities. Macquarie University’s “Virtual Peer” is part of each week’s learning in two mandatory Psychology units, programmed to ask students questions and guide them through scenario-based exercises. Continue reading...

Geopolitical · Geopolitical

Russian air attacks killed 12 people and injured many more in Kyiv and the surrounding region early on September 1, authorities said, marking the sixth straight day of intense strikes on the Ukrainian capital. Those injured three children, just as Ukrainian pupils return to school. In a new tactic, Moscow has sent swarms of new jet-powered drones to ⁠plague Kyiv and nearby areas day and night, killing residents and damaging homes and warehouses.

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Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence confirmed a strike on the Novatek-Ust-Luga complex in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, damaging key equipment and causing a large fire.

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Long lines at fuel stations are spreading across Iran as war damage, import constraints and new US sanctions squeeze supplies.

Military · Geopolitical

Iran rebuilding military faster than its enemies, Ghalibaf says Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran is restoring and expanding its military capabilities faster than its adversaries. Speaking in comments carried by the Fars news agency, Ghalibaf said Iranian forces had improved their performance during every successive phase of fighting. ” “We have made the enemy conclude that it cannot stop our missiles,” added Ghalibaf. “The enemy should know that in the next rounds of war, we will have greater superiority both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Social-demographic · Culture

John Galliano has cancelled an upcoming major exhibition celebrating his work as a fashion designer after it prompted criticism due to his previous conviction for making antisemitic remarks. In 2011, a French court found the designer guilty of antisemitic and racist rants at a Parisian bar. He was also fired by Dior as creative director that same year after a video surfaced of him declaring a love for Hitler.

Natural · Natural

Europe's largest wine exporter is already battling a cocktail of crisis from heatwaves to lower sales.