Iranian men accused of spying targeted journalists for 'serious violence', court hears

 

Three Iranian men have gone on trial in London accused of spying for Iran on UK-based journalists, who were being targeted so "serious violence" could be inflicted on them.

The prosecution said Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, was to carry out the attack, with Farhad Manesh, 46, and Shapoor Noori, 57, doing the surveillance and reconnaissance. All three were born in Iran but were living in London.

The jury at Woolwich Crown Court heard that Sepahvand does not deny his involvement but said he did it out of fear of the consequences of refusing.

The prosecution said that is "an entirely bogus claim", adding that he did it for money and to have a criminal conviction for theft in Iran "fixed".

Sepahvand was in contact with two men with Iranian telephone numbers.

According to the prosecution, Manesh and Noori are expected to say they did not know they were carrying out surveillance on behalf of Iran.

All three face charges under the National Security Act, including "assisting a foreign intelligence service".

Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC said the men's targets were journalists working for Iran International - a Persian-language satellite channel that is critical of the Tehran regime and has its headquarters in London.

Jones said at least two journalists linked to Iran International were targeted in the surveillance.

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Saudis hit 324 Houthi targets in Yemen

  

100 warfighters deployed in renewed offensive against Iranian-backed militia; 500 dead as ceasefire collapses, 50,000 flee Bab al-Mandab strait

A Saudi-led military coalition launched a massive air operation in Yemen on Monday under the name "Fajr al-Yaman" (Dawn of Yemen), deploying 100 warplanes and destroying at least 324 "high-value targets" belonging to the Iranian-backed Houthi militia. The operation marks a renewed flare-up of Yemen's civil war after a period of relative calm.

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UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate

  

Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed in retaliation for British sanctioning of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The United Kingdom has threatened to expel 27 Israeli diplomats should Israel proceed with plans to close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, according to unverified Israeli media reports.

The Ynet outlet reported on Monday that the British Ambassador to Israel, Simon Walters, had conveyed the warning to Israeli officials. Israel ordered the closure of the consulate by October 8 in retaliation for the British decision to sanction illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Australian court rejects activist’s bid to prosecute Britain’s King Charles for genocide

  

A bid to prosecute King Charles III reached an international court before being thrown out, according to reports by ABC News and the Associated Press.

The decision was handed down by three judges in Victoria's Court of Appeal in Australia, who dismissed an attempt by Indigenous activist and elder Robbie Thorpe to bring a private prosecution against the monarch.

King Charles, who has a house locally in the Cotswolds, is Australia's head of state as well as the King of the United Kingdom.

The ruling leaves Mr Thorpe with one remaining domestic avenue, seeking permission to appeal to Australia's High Court.

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Britain’s bluetongue outbreak hits record levels after hot summer

 

Testing and support for animals with a potentially deadly virus will be "ramped up" ahead of a projected peak in cases, the UK's chief veterinary officer has said.

Cases of bluetongue virus (BTV) - an insect-borne viral disease affecting sheep and cattle among other animals - have risen to 395 across the UK because of the long, hot summer, according to the latest government data released on Thursday.

Farmers in Exmoor, Somerset, said they had lost livestock to the disease, which was having a personal effect on families.

Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, said it was "absolutely the worst" outbreak the UK had seen, exacerbated by the "ongoing hot weather".

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Yemen's government announces all-out war to reclaim land from Houthis

 

The head of Yemen's internationally recognised government has announced it will wage an all out war in an effort to take all territory held by the Houthis.

It follows an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition in recent days.

The Iran-backed group said it had struck sites belonging to Saudi national oil company Aramco, in response to what it described as 50 Saudi-led coalition strikes in 12 hours. Saudi Arabia has yet to comment.

The Yemeni government's fierce statement was expected after the Houthis' offensive last month, which saw them seize control of the country's coastline, including the vital shipping lane of the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

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😂 Canada prepareing for a United States Invading them 😂

 

Prime Minister Mark Carney admitted last week that he has prepared for a once-unthinkable scenario - a US invasion.

Noting the risk was low and the likelihood highly improbable, he told the New York Times he had a responsibility to consider all possibilities as the US-Canada relationship is redefined under the Donald Trump presidency.

"That's just risk management," Carney said.

Trump's global tariffs and his often-repeated desire to make Canada the 51st state has led Canada to war game an attack by the Americans.

In 2025, the US president said it was "highly unlikely" that the US would ever use force against Canada. Instead he said, he would continue to exert economic pressures to obtain political aims.

"President Trump has done more than anyone to protect the great people of Canada," the White House told the BBC in a statement this week.

Military experts who spoke to the BBC also think an invasion is a long shot, pointing to the multiple ways the two countries work together on defence.

But the issue is clearly weighing on Canadians' minds.

In January, after the US captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, a Leger poll suggested that over 30% of Canadians believed that a US invasion was likely.

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