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  College On Taxpayers' Dime Allegedly Deletes Post Celebrating Expansion Into Middle Eastern Metropolis
The University of Miami Health Systems allegedly deleted a recent social media post celebrating an international expansion, according to a screenshot circulating online. Conservative influencer Rogan O’Handley made an X post on Oct. 31 indicating...
    
  Iran’s Influence in France Surges Amid Gaza War, Targeting Institutions and Public Discourse, Report Finds
The Iranian regime has long worked to infiltrate French society, leveraging political networks, media, and social platforms to expand its influence and stoke unrest, with its operations intensifying since the start of the war in Gaza, according to...
    
  Turkey: UN Gaza force still under discussion amid ceasefire strains
Turkey says talks on a UN Gaza force are underway as ongoing Israeli violations put the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire to the test. Efforts to establish a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza remain ongoing, Turkish...
    
  Turkey’s top court finds rights violation in arrest of pro-opposition TV editor
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the 2023 arrest of journalist Merdan Yanardağ, editor-in-chief of the pro-opposition Tele1 TV station, violated his rights, the Media and Law Association reported on Monday. Yanardağ was arrested on...
    
  Iran reportedly arrests three leftist government critics, summons another
TEHRAN — Iranian security forces arrested three critics of the government, summoned another, and confiscated their electronic devices, media reported on Monday. Iranian news outlets, including the private, pro-reform Shargh daily, said that...
    
  Israel Still Controls Over Half of Gaza — Including the Rubble of My Home
Part of the Series Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. The first phase of the ceasefire agreement, signed by Hamas and Israel in early October after weeks of intense...
Iraqi PM says "national consensus" reached to bring weapons under state control
BAGHDAD, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said Monday that Iraqi political parties have reached a "unified national consensus" to end the presence of all weapons operating outside the authority of the state....
    
  Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and...
The video shows part of an assault in which Israeli soldiers are accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. By leaking the video last year, Tomer-Yerushalmi aimed to expose the seriousness of the allegations her office was investigating....
    
  Israel deports two US Jews who volunteered to help Palestinians pick olives
(RNS) — Two American Jewish women who had volunteered to harvest olives in a Palestinian village in the West Bank were deported from Israel and sent back to the United States on Friday (Oct. 31) in what human rights groups say is an escalation of...
    
  Israel Plans To Execute Palestinian Prisoners!
THE Hamas Movement has denounced the Israeli Knesset’s (parliament) national security committee for approving a draft law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners. In a statement yesterday, Hamas said that this proposed legislation reflects...
    
  Syrian National Bloc rejects gov't findings on Syrian coast abductions
The Syrian National Bloc condemns the Damascus government's denial of abductions in the coastal region, demanding an independent investigation into war crimes. The Syrian National Bloc’s Family and Society Committee has strongly rejected the...
Iran arrests 3 government critics and summons another
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian security forces arrested three critics of the government, summoned another and confiscated their electronic devices, media reported on Monday. Iranian news outlets, including the private, pro-reform Shargh daily, said...
    
  Turkish man to pay ex-wife $240 every 3 months in 'cat support' in first-of-its-kind divorce ruling
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a man in Turkey has agreed to pay his ex-wife 10,000 Turkish liras (approximately $240) every three months in “cat support” following their divorce. The unusual agreement has gained global attention and is being seen...
    
  Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and jailed
JERUSALEM — Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer. Now she is behind bars and at the center of a scandal rocking the country after a bizarre sequence of events that included her abrupt resignation, a...
    
  Israel strikes southern Lebanon: Casualties reported
2025-11-03T12:01:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut (Updated at 17:35) Israeli airstrikes hit multiple areas in southern Lebanon on Monday, resulting in casualties, according to Lebanese media. A drone strike reportedly...
    
  'Israel' under fire over bill to execute Palestinian detainees
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society condemns the Israeli bill, calling it a step to legitimize decades of extrajudicial killings and war crimes. The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) published a statement condemning a bill approved by the...
    
  Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown into jail
JERUSALEM (AP) — Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer. Now she is behind bars and at the center of a scandal rocking the country after a bizarre sequence of events that included her abrupt...
    
  Turkey Talk: Penquis joins WABI to discuss fundraising goal for families in need on Thanksgiving
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Community Comes Together to Bring Thanksgiving to Every Table. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, a time when families gather, share meals, and give thanks. For many local households, however, the holiday can bring more...
    
  Israel releases five Palestinian prisoners as killings continue in Gaza
Published On 3 Nov 20253 Nov 2025 Israel has released five Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas, offering a rare moment of relief for the families in Gaza. The five men, freed on Monday evening, were taken to...
Israel's ban on Red Cross visits violates humanitarian principles, says EU commissioner
BRUSSELS The EU commissioner for equality, preparedness, and crisis management criticized Israel on Monday for denying the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to Palestinian prisoners. "Denying our partner @ICRC_ilot access to...