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US charges Iranian with plot to kill ex-White House official John Bolton

Washington (AFP) - The US Justice Department said Wednesday it had uncovered an Iranian plot to kill former White House…

A year after Biden's Afghanistan exit, accountability in short supply

As weary U.S. military planners wrapped up the evacuation and pullout from Afghanistan one year ago, officials across the government…

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Whether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear…

The Independent UK

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Commentary: Dear Hollywood, if you’re gonna whitewash the Fidel Castro biopic, just go all the way

In Hollywood, truth is stranger than fiction.

Los Angeles Times

One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China

A year has passed since President Joe Biden ended the war in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda head who spread terror and violence around the world

Al-Zawahiri pioneered a brand of terrorism that prized spectacular attacks and later took up leadership after the death of Osama…

The Independent UK

British MI6 agent helped USA kill al-Qaeda leader behind 9/11 attacks in missile strike

An Afghanistan-based MI6 agent supplied information to help locate 71-year-old al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. He was assassinated in a CIA…

Revealed: UK ran cold war dirty tricks campaign to smear Kenya’s first vice-president

Special unit spread fake news about leftist politician, Oginga Odinga, seen as threat to British interests in 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Bladed 'Ninja' missile used to kill al-Qaida leader is part of a scary new generation of unregulated weapons

The recent killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by CIA drone strike was the latest US response to 9/11. Politically,…

The Conversation

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The 50 best movies streaming on Netflix (August 2022)

A guide for what to watch on Netflix this month.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Feared Taliban family dubbed 'The Sopranos of Terror' killed by US 'ninja' missile

Members of the Taliban mafia have been killed alongside the Al-Qaeda boss in Afghanistan. Sources told the Mirror that Ayman…

Twitter responds to Elon Musk's claims, China fires 'provocative' missiles near Taiwan, and basketballer Brittney Griner sentenced in Russia — as it happened

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How could a secret Hellfire missile kill Ayman al-Zawahiri without leaving a scratch on his house or family?

Some experts suspect the CIA might have used the Hellfire R9X — a highly secretive missile sometimes called the "knife…

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Fight to stop another off-licence opening in Leeds Harehills amid street drinking fears

They say the area is already plagued with anti-social behaviour and and street drinking

Radio review: Eoin Ó Broin finds new home to talk shop on housing, and we learn how the Irish created the Scouse dialect

Eoin Ó Broin has the sort of impeccable middle-class credentials that have been crucial in Sinn Féin crossing that Rubicon…

Irish Independent

Hey, that’s my house: US aid worker realises Zawahiri villa is his old home

The Kabul property hit by a US drone was familiar. It turned out Dan Smock had something in common with…

The Guardian - UK

'Ninja' Hellfire missiles 'like a bladed anvil' chopped up doomed Al-Qaeda leader

The US Hellfire missiles, which use blades instead of explosive warheads, used in the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri…

From Bridge of Spies to Anna Chapman and Viktor Bout: A history of US-Russian prisoner swaps

The former Cold War adversaries are in talks to off pull off yet another historic exchange

The Independent UK

Four most wanted Al-Qaeda terrorists US is hunting after leader slain with killer drone

Senior US officials say the house where Ayman al-Zawahiri died was used or owned by Mr Haqqani and his network…

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Republicans Accuse Biden of Lying over Qaeda in Afghanistan

The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan raised questions from Republican representatives who…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EXPLAINER: A look at the missile that killed al-Qaida leader

U.S. officials have said taking out a terrorist threat in Afghanistan with no American troops on the ground would be…

The Independent UK

Killing of al-Qa’ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri praised as major win for Joe Biden

News that Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qa’ida, was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a CIA drone operation over the…

Irish Independent

Slain al Qaeda leader’s presence in Kabul strains U.S.-Taliban ties

Tensions are high as U.S. officials hurl recriminations at the Taliban for sheltering Ayman al-Zawahri.

Stars learn to expect the unexpected

Hollywood's two massive stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans battle each other for supremacy in The Gray Man, the Russo…

Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri was a master of disguise who eluded capture for decades until a fateful walk on a balcony put a target on his back

Like Osama bin Laden before him, initial reports indicate Ayman al-Zawahiri got a little cocky in his final years. Ultimately,…