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Italy is moving to deport an Egyptian imam, Mohamed Shahin, over comments he made at a pro-Palestine rally where he alle...
12/01/2025

Italy is moving to deport an Egyptian imam, Mohamed Shahin, over comments he made at a pro-Palestine rally where he allegedly described the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas as an “act of resistance”.

Mohamed Shahin, 46, a resident of Italy for 21 years and a former imam at the San Salvario mosque in Turin.

At a pro-Palestine rally in Turin on October 9, 2023, Shahin reportedly made statements that Italian authorities deemed supportive of terrorism or extremism. Italy’s Ministry of Interior issued an expulsion order and revoked his residence permit, citing security reasons.

He was arrested in a dawn raid by counter-terrorism police on November 24, 2025. Shahin is currently held at a repatriation centre in Caltanissetta, Sicily, pending a decision on an asylum claim.

He has argued that deportation to Egypt would put him at risk of torture or death because he is a known critic of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

An Iran-affiliated hacking group named Handala recently claimed responsibility for placing a bouquet of flowers inside t...
12/01/2025

An Iran-affiliated hacking group named Handala recently claimed responsibility for placing a bouquet of flowers inside the car of a senior Israeli nuclear scientist.

The “Handala for Justice and Popular Resistance” group announced on Telegram that its operatives accessed a senior Israeli nuclear scientist’s vehicle and left a bouquet in a clay vase, along with a note.

The accompanying note read, “You received our bouquet. A harmless object, at first glance. But you noticed its weight, didn’t you?”.

This served as a psychological intimidation tactic, suggesting the group had close access.

The action was reportedly timed to coincide with the anniversary of Israel’s assassination of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in November 2020.

A French Muslim organization has demanded a “thorough and transparent” investigation into allegations that a survey of t...
12/01/2025

A French Muslim organization has demanded a “thorough and transparent” investigation into allegations that a survey of the French Muslim population was shared with French and Israeli intelligence services.

The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has expressed concern after a pro-Israel consultant, Didier Meir Long, claimed in a video that he had been working on a strategy for the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF) regarding Muslims in France. Long allegedly stated that a census of French Muslims was shared with intelligence services.

The CFCM has described this as an “unprecedented and extremely serious” affair. It is currently unclear whether an official investigation has been launched or what the outcomes of any potential investigation might be.

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has announced the completion of the “Iron Beam” laser air defense system’s development, wit...
12/01/2025

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has announced the completion of the “Iron Beam” laser air defense system’s development, with the first operational unit to be delivered to the Israeli military on December 30, 2025. This system is intended to complement Israel’s existing multi-layered air defense network, including the Iron Dome.

A Curtiss-Wright facility in Glasgow was targeted in a direct action by pro-Palestinian activists on Thursday, November ...
12/01/2025

A Curtiss-Wright facility in Glasgow was targeted in a direct action by pro-Palestinian activists on Thursday, November 27, 2025. 

Activists claimed responsibility for the action, stating they targeted the site because they believe it supports military aircraft programs and weapons systems used against Palestinians. Activists linked the facility to components for F-35 jets and US/Israeli military platforms.

A proposal by Dublin city councillors to rename Herzog Park was halted due to an “administrative oversight” in the proce...
12/01/2025

A proposal by Dublin city councillors to rename Herzog Park was halted due to an “administrative oversight” in the procedure for renaming a public place. A vote, which was scheduled for today, was withdrawn from the agenda. 

The park was named in 1995 after Chaim Herzog, a Belfast-born, Dublin-raised former president of Israel. Members of the Commemorations and Naming Committee had recommended removing “Herzog” and initiating a public consultation for a new one. Some councillors suggested renaming it “Hind Rajab Park” after a 6-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, “Palestine Park,” or “Gaza Park”.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin & Tánaiste Simon Harris, called it “divisive and wrong” and likely to be seen as antisemitic. The office of the current Israeli President, Isaac Herzog (Chaim Herzog’s son), described the potential name change as “shameful and disgraceful”.

Proponents of the name change argued that Herzog was involved in the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestine, whose legacy should not be honoured.

MP Zarah Sultana has explicitly called for the abolition of the monarchy, describing the institution as undemocratic and...
12/01/2025

MP Zarah Sultana has explicitly called for the abolition of the monarchy, describing the institution as undemocratic and a symbol of inherited privilege.

She made these remarks at the inaugural conference of the newly formed political party, Your Party, which she co-founded with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. 

In her speech, she specifically branded Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a “parasite”.

She argued against the concept of inherited status and wealth, demanding an end to taxpayer-funded protection for the royals, which she sees as fundamentally at odds with a modern democracy and principles of equality.

A police whistleblower, former officer Peter Francis, has told the public inquiry into undercover policing that two seni...
12/01/2025

A police whistleblower, former officer Peter Francis, has told the public inquiry into undercover policing that two senior officers who supervised his unit were “horribly and incredibly” racist. 

Peter Francis is the only former undercover officer from the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) to blow the whistle on the unit’s misconduct and inner workings. One senior officer, a detective chief inspector known by the anonymised designation HN86, allegedly referred to Black justice campaigners using “extremely racist” terms such as “monkeys”. Another officer used regular racist slurs, including the N-word.

Francis testified that HN86 believed Black justice campaigns were incapable of independent thought. HN86 reportedly did not trust the SDS’s only Black officer, Trevor Morris, and suggested he might “go over” to the campaigners’ side.

Francis reported that he was tasked with gathering information to discredit the family campaign of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog for three ongoing corruption t...
12/01/2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally requested a pardon from President Isaac Herzog for three ongoing corruption trials, arguing the legal proceedings hinder his ability to govern.

The unprecedented request, which did not include an admission of guilt, has caused significant political debate and sparked protests in Tel Aviv.

U.S. President Donald Trump had previously urged Herzog to grant a full pardon in a letter in November 2025.

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US President Donald Trump recently stated that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered close...
12/01/2025

US President Donald Trump recently stated that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered closed in its entirety, an assertion that has drawn strong condemnation from the Venezuelan government. 

Trump issued a statement on social media on November 29, 2025, directing various entities to treat the airspace as closed.

Venezuela’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly rejected the statement, calling it a “colonialist threat” and a violation of international law. They stated that no external authority can interfere with their airspace.

The airspace issue is the latest development amid escalating tensions, which include a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean.

This statement followed a recent U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warning about a “potentially hazardous situation” when flying over Venezuela.

Zohran Mamdani has explicitly stated that he considers democratically elected Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro a dictato...
12/01/2025

Zohran Mamdani has explicitly stated that he considers democratically elected Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro a dictator.

During his 2025 mayoral campaign in New York City, he affirmed his position in an interview, stating, “I believe both Nicolás Maduro and Miguel Díaz-Canel are dictators”. 

Mamdani described Maduro’s government as “one of repression” that has “stifled free and fair elections, jailed political opponents, and suppressed the free and fair press”.

This comes as US President Donald Trump threatens Venezuela with military action.

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