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Kyrgyzstan elected to UN Security Council for first time in its history– www.euronews.com

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Kyrgyzstan was elected on Wednesday as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the first time since gaining its independence in 1991.

Kyrgyzstan won the Asia-Pacific Group vacancy, defeating the Philippines for one of the 2027-2028 seats.

It marks the first Central Asian country’s election to the 15-member UNSC in more than a decade, following Kazakhstan’s seat in the 2017-2018 term.

It also represents a major victory for Kyrgyz diplomacy, after President Sadyr Japarov urged world leaders to support Bishkek’s bid and give greater voice to countries that have never held a seat on the UNSC — especially landlocked or mountainous countries with specific security, climate or development challenges.

Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev earlier this week called on the UN to reform the Council by expanding the representation of countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America among its permanent members, an issue that has been raised repeatedly by other Central Asian countries.

Trump expands Cuba sanctions to target foreign firms tied to military– www.foxnews.com

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The Trump administration is rolling out what experts describe as the most significant expansion of U.S. sanctions on Cuba in decades.

The administration is attempting what supporters say is the first broad application of Cuba-related secondary sanctions against foreign firms, aiming not only at Havana itself but also at foreign companies and banks that continue doing business with the island’s military-linked economic empire.

The new framework, established under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump May 1, applies pressure beyond U.S. companies for the first time, threatening foreign firms with sanctions exposure if they continue operating in key sectors of the Cuban economy linked to Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A., or GAESA.

Britain’s Censorship Regime Helped Kill Henry Nowak– thefederalist.com

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Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old Briton who died in police custody in December, got a death sentence for a thoughtcrime he never committed.

Newly released bodycam footage of Nowak’s arrest shows police arriving at a residential driveway to find Nowak bleeding on the ground. A Sikh man named Vickrum Digwa, who would eventually be convicted of fatally stabbing Nowak with a blade that only Sikhs are allowed to carry in Britain, falsely claimed to police that Nowak had treated him with racial animus. Evidently believing Digwa’s accusations but not Nowak’s cries for help, the police rolled Nowak’s limp body over and placed handcuffs on his wrists. In response to his repeated pleas for treatment of his stab wounds, police can be heard telling him, “I don’t think you have [been stabbed], mate.” He died moments after police read him his rights as an accused criminal.

Trump seeks meeting with Iran’s injured supreme leader amid ceasefire crisis– www.news24.com

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US President Donald Trump said he hopes to eventually meet Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen publicly since being named supreme leader and is believed to have been wounded in the strikes.

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  • President Trump said he hopes to eventually meet Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his father, Ali Khamenei, after US-Israeli strikes.
  • Khamenei, 56, has not been seen publicly since being named supreme leader and is believed to have been wounded in the strikes.
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched an attack on Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday, claiming it was retaliation for US strikes on an Iranian oil tanker and island.

Protesters clash with police in Chile’s capital over President Kast’s education cuts– abcnews.com

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SANTIAGO, Chile — Thousands of students, teachers and social activists clashed with police in the Chilean capital Wednesday during a massive march against President José Antonio Kast’s education cuts and austerity measures.

Since taking office on March 11, ultraconservative Kast has pledged to cut roughly $6 billion in public spending over 18 months in an effort to improve the country’s fiscal accounts. As part of this ambitious austerity plan, his government is forcing a nearly 3% budget cut across all ministries.

The measures have drawn criticism not only from opposition parties but also from some sectors within the governing coalition.

Sheinbaum accuses the U.S. of meddling in Mexican affairs– www.latimes.com

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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday again accused the U.S. of meddling in Mexico’s internal affairs after The Times published a report about two Mexican governors from her party who have had their U.S. visas revoked amid criminal probes into their possible links to organized crime.

Sheinbaum, speaking at her daily news conference, said it was up to the governors, Alfonso Durazo of Sonora and Américo Villarreal Anaya of Tamaulipas, to respond to the allegations against them.

But she questioned the rationale of the U.S. investigations, part of a sweeping Trump administration campaign against high-level Mexican officials suspected of aiding cartels.

President Trump Confirms Heated Call With Benjamin Netanyahu Was REAL– wltreport.com

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President Trump responded to the Axios report released on Tuesday that claimed he had a heated phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

As WLT Report previously reported, Axios reported in the phone call, President Trump told Netanyahu that he was “f*cking crazy” for his recent military escalations in Lebanon.

Trump also told Netanyahu that he would be in prison if it weren’t for him.

American CEO Charged With Aiding Iranian Nuclear, Military Programs– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Federal agents swarmed a lavish $35 million Newport Coast mansion before dawn Wednesday and arrested an Iranian-born tech executive accused of secretly supplying American computer hardware to Iran’s military and nuclear programs.

Jamshid Ghomi, 63, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, was taken into custody after FBI agents descended on the sprawling estate inside an exclusive gated community in Newport Coast. He faces charges of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and was expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon in Santa Ana federal court.

Prosecutors say Ghomi made millions by illegally exporting U.S.-made computer networking equipment to Iran and used an elaborate web of front companies and intermediaries to conceal the transactions.

At least 21 people, mostly foreign nationals, killed in New Delhi hotel fire, police say– www.euronews.com

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A fire ripped through a hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, many of them foreign nationals, police and local media said.

The fire broke out in the morning at Flourish Stay, a bed-and-breakfast in a congested neighbourhood in the south of the city, Delhi Police said in a statement.

“It is with profound sorrow that 21 persons have been declared dead in this tragic incident,” police said.

Several of those killed were foreigners, mainly from Central Asia and Africa, the Press Trust of India news agency reported, quoting unnamed officials.

‘Countless Sikh soldiers died for Britain’: Indian-origin Labour MP hits back at Rupert Lowe over kirpan ban call– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Indian-origin Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has hit back at Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe after he called for a ban on carrying the Sikh ceremonial kirpan in public spaces following the murder of British-Polish teenager Henry Nowak.Dhesi, the Labour MP for Slough and one of Britain’s most prominent Sikh politicians, accused Lowe of targeting an entire community.”I was born and raised here. Countless brave Sikh soldiers died for Britain, proudly wearing their turban and kirpan,” Dhesi wrote on X.”Thankfully, Rupert and Restore don’t get to decide what is British.

Police issue warning over ‘extremely dangerous’ sewers as men emerge | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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Police issue warning over ‘extremely dangerous’ sewers as men emerge from manholes (Image: NC)

Police in New York have issued an urgent warning after mystery men were spotted climbing in and out of sewers through manholes, prompting fears that copycats could put themselves at serious risk. Officials say there have been at least three known incidents involving people entering the city’s vast underground sewer network since early May.

While no injuries have been reported, authorities described the activity as both illegal and “extremely dangerous”, warning that those venturing underground could face deadly hazards. A spokesperson for New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection said sewers contain numerous risks, including toxic gases, unstable surfaces, flooding and confined spaces.

 

Henry Nowak’s Murder Shows The Left’s Obsession With Racism– thefederalist.com

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An 18-year-old British boy was walking home from a pub in December when he was brutally stabbed by a Sikh man. Henry Nowak was mortally wounded, but what happened in the moments before he would ultimately succumb to his injuries is even more appalling. Police pinned Nowak down and began to handcuff him as he cried out for help all because his attacker accused him of racism.

Video footage from Nowak’s phone on December 3, 2025 shows him saying “Hello car” as he walks, before singing to himself. Eventually, Vickrum Digwa is seen in the video walking away from Nowak, with Nowak heard saying “Innit bad man, what bad man. You’re a bad man, say you’re a bad man, go on.” Notably, prosecutors said Digwa was wearing his knife “openly displayed over his clothing.”

Digwa replied “I am a bad man.” Digwa would then go on to stab Nowak five times, delivering a fatal chest wound.

Putin humiliated as £120m warship deployed in English Channel blown up by Ukraine | World | News– www.express.co.uk

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Vladimir Putin has suffered a humilating blow after Ukraine struck his £120million warship in a huge attack near St Petersburg. The corvette Boykiy was hit in Kronstadt – headquarters of the Kremlin’s Baltic Fleet. The vessel was seen engulfed in flames in a Ukrainian video.

The 343ft-long vessel was like a “sitting duck” despite promises that defences had been tightened this week due to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum [SPIEF], hosted by the Russian dictator. One year ago, the Boykiy was guarding Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet through the English Channel.

Australia’s Slowing Economy Propped Up by Data Center Boom– financialpost.com

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G­­­ross domestic product advanced 0.3% in the first three months of the year, just one-third of the pace recorded in the final quarter of 2025 and missing estimates, government data showed Wednesday. Private investment climbed by almost 4%, led by higher outlays on data centers, with a 16% jump in spending on machinery and equipment the largest gain in almost 30 years.

Japanese government postpones proposals to restrict real estate purchases by foreigners– japantoday.com

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In December, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party announced its intent to introduce legislation to add new restrictions to the ability of foreigners to purchase real estate in Japan. In March, a government expert panel began holding meetings to discuss possible changes legal changes in order to address the economic and security concerns being voiced by proponents of increased regulation, with the aim of making a proposal by the end of the currently ongoing parliamentary session, which is scheduled to end in midsummer.

That timetable is now getting shifted back, as the panel is now saying that it is postponing any possible recommended bans on foreigners purchasing property until this coming fall.

UK police handcuffed teen who died from stab wound in case stirring debate– abcnews.com

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LONDON — The fatal stabbing last year in Britain of a teenager who was handcuffed by police while his killer stood nearby erupted into a debate on Tuesday about policing, race and knife crime.

The killing of 18-year-old Henry Nowak in December drew renewed attention after the killer was sentenced to life with a minimum of 21 years in prison on Monday, and following the release of a video showing police dismissing Nowak when he said that he had been stabbed.

The killer, Vickrum Digwa, 23, who is Sikh, had reported to police that he was the victim of a racist attack by Nowak, who was white.

U.S. conducts more “self-defense strikes” after shooting down Iranian missiles, in latest test of ceasefire– www.cbsnews.com

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American military forces carried out strikes on an Iranian island abutting the Strait of Hormuz in response to attempted Iranian drone and missile attacks, the latest clash between the two countries as President Trump pushes to strike a longer-term agreement with Iran.

U.S. Central Command said in a statement Tuesday it shot down three Iranian drones that targeted civilian mariners. Iran also launched ballistic missiles at U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf region that “all failed to hit their intended targets,” according to CENTCOM, including three missiles that were fired at Bahrain but were shot down by air defenses, and two missiles that “fell short or broke apart enroute” before hitting Kuwait.

Middle East war live: US military says it intercepted Iranian missile and drone attacks– www.france24.com

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The US military said on Tuesday that it had intercepted and defeated a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting regional neighbours, including Kuwait and Bahrain, while also carrying out self-defence strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, according to US Central Command. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards say they attacked US Fifth Fleet and regional bases

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps has attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters and an airbase and helicopters in a regional country using missiles and drones, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, in response to what the IRGC described as a US attack on a communications tower south of Qeshm Island.

IRGC navy also targeted a vessel it identified as Panaya with missiles in response to what it said was a US attack on an Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz with a projectile that damaged the engine room, Iranian media reported.

“Disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy price for the US military,” local media cited the IRGC as saying.

US military says it intercepted Iranian missile and drone attacks

The US military said on Tuesday that it had “successfully defeated” a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks on its regional neighbours, and conducted self-defence strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island.

“Iran launched several ballistic missiles towards regional neighbours; however, all failed to hit their intended targets,” US Central Command said in a statement.

“Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defence forces.”

Welcome to the France 24 liveblog covering events in the Middle East. Catch up on yesterday’s events here.

• US ​Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump’s negotiating team has not offered Iran any sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

• The first day of direct talks between ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon in Washington made no headway, after President Donald Trump said he had received commitments to de-escalation from both sides.

• Israel kept up strikes on southern ​Lebanon just a day after Trump ask

Democrats backing Platner for Maine Senate despite news of sexting infidelity | Maine– www.theguardian.com

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Key Democratic leaders appeared to continue their support for embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Tuesday after meetings in Washington DC.

Platner is contending with yet another revelation – this time about sexually explicit texts with women outside of his marriage – threatening his campaign, which is at the center of his party’s hopes of regaining control of Congress.

“I met with Graham Platner today. We’re going to beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate,” the Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday.

Canada Needs A Real Reckoning For The ‘Mass Graves’ Hoax– thefederalist.com

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Five years ago, a moral panic gripped Canada over a story that was obviously fake but that so perfectly confirmed the biases of anti-Catholic liberals, no one in the media or the political establishment bothered to check its veracity.

This of course was the hoax about the purported discovery of “mass graves” of indigenous children at what was once a government boarding school run by the Catholic Church. In late May 2021, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation claimed that ground-penetrating radar had revealed hundreds of graves near the site of a former school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Tribal leaders cited the radar survey as proof that scores of indigenous Canadian children had been buried in unmarked mass graves at the school.

Starmer Lets Sikhs Keep the Knife That Killed Henry Nowak — but Won’t Let You Defend Yourself– townhall.com

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Following the release of disturbing body-cam footage in relation to the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak, Keir Starmer is refusing to ban the religious knife used to murder Nowak.