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Tehran recruited Israelis to spy on their homeland

Israeli officials say 20 Iran-related espionage cases have been filed in Israel over the past year and 30 indictments have been issued. Although these files have different stories, their pattern and that of the Iranian intelligence services' target society for recruiting sources is nearly identical.

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Lincoln's blood-stained gloves fetch over €6 million at rare auction

Items worn by President Abraham Lincoln the night he was assassinated have fetched more than €6 million at an auction to pay off a 20-year-old debt incurred by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation.

South Korea

North Korean commando involved in plot to kill South's president dies

Kim Shin-jo, who later reinvented himself as a Christian pastor, took part in the failed 1968 attempt to assassinate Park Chung-hee.

Culture news

Oliver Stone calls for new investigation into JFK's assassination

After thousands of pages of government documents on JFK's assassination were released, the director of the controversial 1991 film called for a renewed investigation into the president's murder.

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Oliver Stone to testify on newly released JFK assassination files

The director, whose 1991 Oscar-winning film 'JFK' has been derided by historians for suggesting the CIA had a role in the killing of John F Kennedy, will speak to task force today aiming "to get to the bottom of this mystery."

USA

Trump administration releases last batch of JFK assassination files

History buffs have started to search for new clues among the thousands of documents that were previously classified.

Europe News

Suspect detained in Moscow over killing of top Russian general

Russia's security service says it detained a 29-year-old man from Uzbekistan over the assassination of General Igor Kirillov.

USA

Man charged in connection with killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

The gunman arrived in New York City on Nov. 24 and shot Thompson 10 days later outside his company’s annual investor conference at a hotel just blocks from Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center.

USA

New York police hunt for health care CEO killer

The CEO of one of the largest US health insurance companies was fatally shot on Wednesday outside a Hilton Hotel in Manhattan, New York City. Investigators say it was no random act of violence.

United Kingdom

Russia and Iran are behind spike in terror plots, MI5 spy chief says

The UK's domestic intelligence agency head said that the number of state-threat investigations undertaken by his agency had risen by 48% over the past year with Iran, Russia and China to blame.

Culture news

Unseen footage of the moments after JFK’s assassination to be sold

Rare, previously unseen 8 mm home film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade, captured shortly after he was fatally wounded, will go under the hammer at RR Auction on 28 September.

USA

Dramatic police bodycam footage of Trump gunman released

Butler Police Department has released over two minutes' worth of video showing officers responding to the dramatic scenes of Thomas Crooks opening fire on US President Donald Trump.

Gaza

Netanyahu warns of heavy price for aggression against Israel

"We are prepared for any scenario and will stand united and determined against any threat," Israeli PM Netanyahu said during his first public statement since the killing of Hamas' top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh.

Gaza

Who was Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh?

As one of the top negotiators in talks to bring the Gaza war to an end, Haniyeh was criticised by some on his own side over his approach to the conflict.

World News

US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns

US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned following a security failure during the assassination attempt on former President Trump, a position she had held since being appointed by President Joe Biden in 2022.

Europe News

Thousands attend funeral of former Ukrainian lawmaker killed in Lviv

Iryna Farion, 60, who was shot on Friday and later died from her injuries, served as a member of the Ukrainian parliament and was best known for her campaigns to promote the use of the Ukrainian language.

USA

Trump addresses first election rally after assassination attempt

The rally was in Michigan, one of the handful of crucial swing states expected to determine the outcome of November’s presidential election.

Europe News

Former Ukrainian MP assassinated in Lviv

Police are considering 'personal animosity' toward the former MP due to her social and political activities as a possible motive behind the attack.

Culture news

Behind the newest fashion trend of Trump supporters' ear bandages

There's a new fashion trend among the MAGA crowd at the RNC, one in a line of merch opportunities that have come out of last weekend's assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Introducing: ear bandages.

World News

Kosovo court sentences war criminal to 18 years imprisonment

Pjetër Shala has been given an 18-year prison sentence for crimes committed during his country's 1999 war of independence.