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Secret inspection of Norwegian spaceport after Chinese satellite receiver seized

The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection has conducted a classified inspection of Andøya Spaceport, which may have been the target of one or more Chinese intelligence operations.

Trump-backed candidate wins in Colombia

Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential election, confirming that a rightward shift is sweeping across Latin America. Trump remains popular in many countries, writes the Los Angeles Times. Closely following developments, Trump personally called de la Espriella to congratulate him on his victory.

Hizbollah wedges itself into the negotiations

Hizbollah has gained a hand on the diplomatic steering wheel in Lebanon and is exploiting it for all it is worth. The memorandum states that the ceasefire in Iran and the negotiations there are linked to the situation in Lebanon. Yet Hizbollah was not originally a party to the negotiations concerning Lebanon.

Austrian teacher sounds alarm over rising extremism in schools

Both Islamism and right-wing extremism are becoming increasingly prevalent among schoolchildren, warns a teacher in the Austrian state of Styria. “Terrorists have become heroes, and Hitler a role model,” he says.

The betrayal of biology: The father of the Yogyakarta Principles reckons with his own legacy

Professor Robert Wintemute, one of the world’s leading experts in human rights law at King’s College London, played a central role in the drafting of the historic Yogyakarta Principles in 2006. Today, he has undertaken a remarkable and far-reaching reversal of position.

Scottish man injures five people in Edinburgh machete attack

A 36-year-old Scottish man was arrested in Edinburgh on Friday evening after injuring five people with a machete. During his arrest, the suspect said that he wanted to protect the country from Muslims who rape children.

Fauci funded the COVID virus and later denied it was man-made

On her final day as Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard revealed that Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan laboratory in China that created COVID-19. When the virus escaped and triggered a pandemic, he used his influence over the intelligence services to organise systematic censorship and surveillance of social media. The media took part in the cover-up.

Zelensky escalates dispute, returns medal

Zelensky is returning a Polish decoration to Poland after President Nawrocki stripped him of the honour for reviving the memory of a Ukrainian militia that murdered 100,000 Poles and Jews during the Second World War. In doing so, Zelenskyy is escalating the diplomatic crisis between Ukraine and Poland.

Iran says it is closing the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Iran is once again closing the Strait of Hormuz. The stated reason is Israel’s continued attacks on the terrorist group Hezbollah. Tehran appears adept at dragging out negotiations with the United States.

German police officers tell journalist immigration is destroying Germany

In a new book, investigative journalist Liv von Boetticher recounts how disillusioned German police officers believe Germany is in the process of being lost as a result of failed immigration policy. They do not say so openly for fear of being branded right-wing extremists.