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Trump Issues Warning to Iran Over FlyDubai Attack

President says country will be 'hit very hard' if co-pilot who carried out attack is tied to them

(Newser) - US President Trump said on Thursday that if Iran is linked to the co-pilot who allegedly tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck "very hard" for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet. Trump issued the warning as...

Israel Scrambles Jets After Distress Call From Dubai Flight

FlyDubai plane diverts to Saudi Arabia after fight between pilots that was feared to be a hijacking

(Newser) - A commercial plane traveling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes, reports the AP . Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed...

Ireland's Team Votes to Play Israel but Wear Black Armbands

One player decides to sit match out

(Newser) - Ireland's men's soccer team will play Israel's on Sunday, but only after a tense four-hour player summit in Hungary about the war in Gaza and a squad vote that FAI chief David Courell said produced a "significant majority" in favor of fulfilling the Nations League schedule....

Celebrities Arrested at Anti-Netanyahu NYC Protest

Hannah Einbinder, Susan Sarandon join mass New York City protest outside United Nations

(Newser) - Actors Hannah Einbinder and Susan Sarandon spent part of Thursday in handcuffs outside the United Nations, where they joined a New York City protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the General Assembly, the Los Angeles Times reports. Jewish Voice for Peace, which helped organize the action,...

Netanyahu Blasts 'Moral Cowards' at UN

Dozens walked out as he began speaking at General Assembly

(Newser) - Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but "the biggest lie of the century," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday in a defiant speech that asserted his nation's right to wage war against Iran and was not heard by scores of delegates who trooped...

Ahead of UN Visit, Netanyahu Goes After Mamdani

Israeli PM accuses New York mayor of backing Hamas, inciting riots against Jews

(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu is picking a fight in New York before he even lands. In a video posted on social media Tuesday, days ahead of his UN General Assembly speech, the Israeli prime minister addressed New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani with "shame on you," accusing him of backing "Hamas terrorist...

Ed Sheeran May Be Going It Solo in Tonight's Philly Show

Singer to return to stage for first time since Macklemore was dropped, other bands folllowed

(Newser) - Ed Sheeran is set to resume his tour on Saturday—possibly solo—after all his supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. It's not clear how Sheeran will handle the performance at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field given the departure...

Paramilitary Leader: 'Nightmare' Coming for Iran's Foes

Hundreds of thousands rally in Tehran in government-run protest against US-Israel war

(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied Friday in a government-organized show of defiance after months of war, pledging their readiness to take up arms in the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel attacked in February. Iran's government has sought to rally the people and stress national...

US Readies Big Sale of Bombs to Israel

Package includes 40K heavy bombs

(Newser) - The Trump administration is lining up what the Washington Post reports is Israel's biggest order of 2,000-pound bombs in years. The $2.8 billion deal would send 40,000 heavy bombs—20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s—plus 20,000 I-2000 penetrator warheads to Israel, weapons often used...

Sheeran Distances Self From Macklemore Controversy

Sheeran says venues, not him, forced rapper off tour after comments on Gaza

(Newser) - Ed Sheeran is famously apolitical as a performer, and he's now trying to distance himself from a growing controversy related to his tour and the rapper Macklemore. In an Instagram post Tuesday, Sheeran made clear that he didn't push Macklemore off his tour over his comments in favor...

WSJ: Iran Is Building Ballistic Missiles Again

Stockpiled components and rebuilt underground facilities are central to effort, says story

(Newser) - A Wall Street Journal exclusive won't go over well at the Pentagon. The newspaper reports that Iran is once again building ballistic missiles, relying on stockpiled parts and rebuilt underground facilities and tunnels. The story, based on accounts from US and Middle East officials, runs contrary to the public...

Malkovich Cancels Show in Israel Over Fake Quote

Press release from Israeli firm said he felt 'solidarity' with the country

(Newser) - John Malkovich is pulling the plug on a planned performance in Israel over a fabricated quote attributed to him. The actor canceled his April appearance in the Music Critic, a musical theater production, after an Israeli PR firm issued a release quoting him as being "thrilled to return to...

Netanyahu Denies Oct. 7 Warning Call, Plans Libel Suit

Israeli leader denies he got call from UAE president on Hamas attack, preps complaint against Haaretz

(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu is turning to the courts over one of the most explosive questions surrounding the Oct. 7 attack: what he knew, and when. Haaretz reports that the Israeli prime minister sent a pre-lawsuit notice to the newspaper and two of its journalists after the paper had reported he'd...

Citing 'Ethnic Cleansing,' UK Bans Trade With Israeli Settlers

Foreign Minister Ed Miliband cites actions of 'settler terrorists' in decision to withhold goods

(Newser) - The UK government said Tuesday that it's banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says "settler terrorists" are carrying out "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said that the UK will ban imports of all goods from the settlements, and...

Report: Fetterman Prioritizes Media, Israel Over Constituents

Pennsylvania senator is said to routinely skip meetings, hearings, per WSJ

(Newser) - A senator who once logged marathon days on the campaign trail is now drawing scrutiny for how he spends his time in office. The Wall Street Journal reports that Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has repeatedly skipped or canceled meetings with constituents and local officials, even as he reliably makes time...

Trump Illegally Moved Against Stanford Critics of Israel: Judge

Ruling essentially strikes down part of immigration law

(Newser) - A federal judge in California has delivered a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration's handling of foreign students who criticized Israel's war in Gaza. In a 90-page decision, US District Judge Noel Wise ruled that officials unlawfully used immigration law to arrest and attempt to deport international students...

Netanyahu Condemns Settler Attacks in West Bank

Prime minister blames extremist minority

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time has publicly distanced himself from a fresh burst of settler violence in the West Bank—while leaving central questions unanswered. Addressing the attacks Monday on the Palestinian villages of Qusra and Jalud, Netanyahu on Saturday denounced what he described as "...

Official Leading Trump's Gaza Ceasefire Effort Has Warning

Says Israel's attacks on Gaza can only lead to more war

(Newser) - The official in charge of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel on Wednesday for its attacks on the war-battered Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to the US proposal is the next war, the AP reports. Nikolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace high representative, insisted to...

Mark Ruffalo Blasts 'Appalling' Allegation From Paramount

Actor accused of invoking 'antisemitic tropes' after linking Oracle with Israel's military

(Newser) - Mark Ruffalo is insisting his criticism of a major Hollywood merger has been twisted into something it's not. The 58-year-old actor posted on X that calling him antisemitic is "appalling and fundamentally dishonest," after Paramount accused him of invoking "antisemitic tropes" while attacking Paramount Skydance's...

Iranian President Doesn't Hold Back Thoughts on War

Masoud Pezeshkian: 'The entire world approved our victory and the US is hated'

(Newser) - Iran's president says the world has accepted that it's won the war with the United States, while remarks by the US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria appear to contradict official US position over the Golan Heights. Iranian state media reported on Friday that President Masoud...

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