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Protests spread across Iran as regime threatens US forces as ‘legitimate targets’ after Trump warning

As nationwide protests continued to spread across Iran on Friday, the regime’s hardline Parliament speaker warned the U.S. that American forces and bases in the region would be considered ‘legitimate targets’ if Washington intervenes in the country’s ongoing political unrest. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the comments after President Donald Trump said earlier Friday that the U.S. would take action if Iran uses force against demonstrators. It comes as protests entered a sixth day...

Schumer silent as Mamdani scraps antisemitism definition, synagogue security

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., remained silent Friday when his office was asked about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s day one orders that drew backlash from the international Jewish community. Among his first actions as mayor, Mamdani revoked orders by his predecessor, Eric Adams, including Executive Order 61, which provided additional NYPD security to synagogues in the city and axed the definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). He...

Healthcare, economy and the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’: Welcome to the midterms

If you’re still unpacking results from the 2024 election, it’s time to give up. 2026 is an election year. Welcome to the midterms.  Health care. The economy. The ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill.’ All are factors as voters go to the polls this fall. Democrats are trained on kitchen table issues this year. They hope that voters will forget about culture wars and have buyer’s remorse, perhaps flipping the House — and even the Senate. ‘They...

Ukraine tricks Russia into paying $500K bounty for fake hit on Putin opponent: report

Ukraine orchestrated a fake hit on one of Russia’s enemies who has fought alongside Ukrainian forces, tricking the Kremlin into paying out a $500,000 bounty Kyiv used to fund its war effort.  The subject of the supposed Dec. 27 assassination was Denis Kapustin, also known as ‘White Rex,’ the leader of the right-wing Russian Volunteer Corps, a group fighting for the overthrow of Vladimir Putin, Metro UK reported.  However, Kapustin is alive despite claims from...

Mamdani’s inauguration fuels debate over Gen Z shift toward socialism, away from free markets

New York City’s new mayor wasted little time drawing ideological lines, using his swearing-in ceremony to double down on campaign promises filled with government-led solutions — a sharp contrast with free-market principles Republicans warn are increasingly under threat amid an evolving understanding of socialism among younger audiences. ‘We will draw this city closer together,’ Zohran Mamdani, a socialist, said at his ceremony on Thursday. ‘We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth...

Iran crackdown rattles Middle East as analysts weigh US options short of military intervention

Months after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, tensions are rising again as Iran kills protesters, Israel weighs new military action and President Donald Trump signals the U.S. could intervene. Trump sharpened pressure on Tehran this week, threatening U.S. action if Iranian security forces violently suppress the ongoing protests that erupted after the country’s national currency collapsed. ‘If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters … the United States of America will come to...

HSBC launches bankruptcy proceedings against Barclay brothers over logistics collapse

HSBC has initiated bankruptcy petitions against Aidan Barclay and Howard Barclay, marking a further escalation in the unravelling of the Barclay family’s business empire following the collapse of their logistics group. Court filings show the bank lodged the petitions in the High Court in December, after recovering only about £1.1 million of a £143.5 million secured loan from the administration of Logistics Group. The business, which owned parcel delivery firms Yodel and ArrowXL, fell into...

Trump regrets handing Dems health ‘ammunition’ with October scan — clarifies it was a CT, not an MRI

President Donald Trump revealed he had received a CT scan, and not an MRI scan, during a medical checkup in October that the president and his administration have repeatedly underscored showed normal and healthy results.  ‘It wasn’t an MRI,’ Trump told the Wall Street Journal in an article published New Year’s Day. ‘It was less than that. It was a scan.’ Trump’s health has drawn fresh scrutiny in recent months, including after reports said he...

Baroness Mone allowed to keep £15,000-a-week rent from Belgravia mansion amid PPE investigation

Baroness Michelle Mone has been permitted to retain rental income of up to £15,000 a week from a luxury London mansion, despite the property being subject to a court-ordered asset freeze linked to the £148 million PPE Medpro scandal. A judge has approved an amendment to an existing freezing order, allowing rental proceeds from a £25 million Grade II* listed property in Chester Square, Belgravia, to be kept while criminal and civil investigations continue. The...

Trump claims White House doctors report him in ‘perfect health,’ says he ‘aced’ third straight cognitive exam

President Donald Trump kicked off 2026 by claiming that White House doctors gave him another clean bill of health. ‘The White House Doctors have just reported that I am in ‘PERFECT HEALTH,’ and that I ‘ACED’ (meaning, was correct on 100% of the questions asked!), for the third straight time, my Cognitive Examination, something which no other President, or previous Vice President, was willing to take,’ Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday....