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Ukraine attacks Turkish cargo ship in the Black Sea

Ukraine’s campaign against Russia’s shadow fleet is also affecting other countries, including Iran and Turkey. Most recently, three crew members aboard the Turkish vessel Nadeschda were injured when a swarm of drones attacked the ship in the Black Sea. The vessel was 37 kilometres from the Russian port of Novorossiysk. The 23-member crew was transported to Novorossiysk by the Russian Navy.

Norway’s foreign minister backs Spain’s handling of the Ceuta crisis

The Norwegian government has backed Spain in the dispute over uncontrolled immigration. Italy has suspended the Schengen Agreement for one month. Rather than engaging in self-criticism, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accused his critics of “selfishness”.

Non-Muslim police officers in Britain encouraged to fast during Ramadan

An association of Muslim police officers in the West Midlands has invited its non-Muslim colleagues to fast during Ramadan. According to the police force, headquartered in Birmingham, the initiative will help officers better understand the significance of Ramadan.

Defence lawyer seeks release of murder suspect Nawid Bayan

Nawid Bayan is suspected of and charged with the murder of his former girlfriend, Maren Sømme. His defence lawyer, Arvid Sjødin, is now asking the Supreme Court to release Bayan from pre-trial detention. Sjødin has reviewed the preliminary autopsy report, which he claims strengthens his client’s case.

European gay people shift to the right: – The Left’s alliance with Islam threatens us

Following the Islamist terrorist attack during Berlin Pride, several leading European gay figures have broken with the left over its unwillingness to confront Islam. They warn that tolerance of intolerance threatens their very existence.

Kennedy accuses CNN of “journalistic malpractice” over Covid-19

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accuses CNN anchor Dana Bash of journalistic malpractice during the Covid era: “You frightened people.”

Huddersfield may be part of a political plot

The BBC examines the Foxtrot network and its use of young people for contract killings. It uses the 19-year-old from Stavanger as an example—the one arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield with two pistols and cash. The BBC advances a striking hypothesis: that Rawa Majid is based in Tehran and, in order to be allowed to run the network from there, Foxtrot must place itself at the disposal of the Iranian regime.
This raises entirely new questions: Was the 19-year-old from Stavanger supposed to carry out a political assassination, either of a Jew or of someone considered politically troublesome by the Iranian regime?

Travelled to Greece to help migrants – Ended up dead in a suitcase

A 26-year-old Afghan man has been arrested and charged with the murder of British aid worker Elisabeth Jane Ross. She had travelled to Greece to help migrants, and that is how she met her killer. He murdered her, stuffed her body into a suitcase, and then used her bank card.

State-funded satire targets Sweden Democrats weeks before election

A new Swedish feature film with a clear satirical edge aimed at the Sweden Democrats will premiere in cinemas just over two weeks before the general election. Among those behind the production are SVT and the Swedish Film Institute, raising questions about the impartiality of public service and state-funded cultural institutions.

Reuters sources: China to supply air-defence missiles to Iran

Iran is expected to receive 300–400 air-defence missiles from China within weeks, sources told Reuters. A Hong Kong-based company is reportedly acting as an intermediary. China flatly denies the reports. Trump has suggested that Beijing should think twice.