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Trump's Iceland ambassador pick made a '52nd state' joke. Icelanders aren't laughing
When Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Iceland joked this week that the Nordic country should become the 52nd state, and he should be its governor, it didn’t exactly go down well. Source link
Iranian cleric rails against U.S., calls for death penalty for demonstrators, as protests appear to ebb
Iran’s deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of U.S. threats to intervene if the killing continues. Source link
Former South Korea leader handed 5-year jail term for charges related to marital law
The Seoul Central District Court found the ex-president guilty of mobilizing the presidential security service to block authorities from executing an arrest warrant that had been legally issued by a court to investigate him for his martial law declaration. Source link
Blaming 'wine moms' for ICE protests is an old tactic with a new target
Fox News posted a column on Sunday singling out “organized gangs of wine moms” for Renee Good’s death at the hands of ICE agents. It’s part of what experts say is a bigger, concerning and familiar change in the language used by the Trump administration and its defenders. Source link
U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker in Caribbean ahead of Trump-Machado meeting
The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Source link
U.S. tells UN all options 'on the table' in Iran, which says it will respond to any act of aggression
The UN Security Council is hosting an emergency meeting to discuss deadly protests in Iran at the request of the United States, even as U.S. President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic Republic. Iran told the meeting that any act of aggression would be met with a “decisive, proportionate […]
Iran protester will not be given death sentence, state media reports
Human rights organization Hengaw reported that 26-year-old Essam Soltani, arrested in connection with protests in the city of Karaj, was due to be executed on Wednesday. Source link
Federal officer shoots person in leg during Minneapolis arrest, officials say
A federal officer shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to make an arrest Wednesday, federal officials said. Source link
Video shows woman dragged from car by ICE agents in Minneapolis as she tells them she's autistic
Violent clashes between ICE agents and protesters are escalating in Minneapolis, with a new video circulating of a woman being dragged from her car and hauled away by masked agents as she says she is an ‘autistic disabled person’ trying to get to the doctor. Source link
Why is Trump considering war with Iran? | About That
The Trump administration is weighing military intervention in Iran as the regime continues its bloody crackdown on protesters across the country. Andrew Chang explains why some experts believe the U.S. may try to exploit a window of opportunity to strike an already vulnerable Iran. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images Source […]