A French judge will investigate claims brought by an NGO that the former head of the European Union border agency, Frontex, was complicit in crimes against humanity, a judicial source said on Tuesday. Fabrice Leggeri, a former French civil servant, was frequently accused of tolerating pushbacks of asylum seekers during a seven-year spell as Frontex […]
Veteran military commander and strategist Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr has been officially appointed as the new Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabai, the Deputy for Communications and Information at the Iranian President’s Office, announced it in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. Zolqadr has been appointed to the top […]
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) announced this week the closure of two temporary operating bases in central regions of the country, in Mbrès (Nana-Grébizi prefecture) and Dékoa (Kémo prefecture). According to the U.N. mission, the decision is part of a reorganization of its security posture, following a […]
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran will give a decisive response to “delirious threats” made against it on the battlefield. Pezeshkian made the remark in a post on his X account on Sunday after US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if the country does not “fully open, without threat, the Strait […]
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy – sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents – has died at 86. Norris died Thursday, in what his family described as a “sudden passing.” “While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know […]