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"That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme
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"The face of courage vs the face of evil"
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‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli...

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"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."
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Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

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How the Israeli military is illegally grabbing land ‘everywhere’

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Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting
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NZ Budget 2026 . . . Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a "highly active and effective foreign policy" is called for
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NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns

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"The world has the right to defend itself from Israel"
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May 28, 2026
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The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down
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Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

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Sydney CAM Rally . . . CAM uses tactics including social media, lobbying politicians and convening conferences to relentlessly pursue its goal of entrenching the IHRA definition of antisemitism into policy at all levels
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Australia’s Combat Antisemitism Movement keeps slaying social cohesion

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The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out
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Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture

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May 27, 2026
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