Moment Israeli forces board Gaza aid boat

Security camera footage shows the moment Israeli forces boarded a yacht that was carrying activists towards Gaza, to deliver humanitarian aid. The 12 activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, were detained and their boat, the Madleen, was towed to the Israeli port city of Ashdod. The Madleen’s journey was organised by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition,…

‘My husband was killed while saving me’, Sonam Raghuvanshi told dhaba owner in UP

Ghazipur, June 9 (IANS) Sahil Yadav, the owner of the Kashi Dhaba on the Varanasi-Ghazipur road in Uttar Pradesh, has revealed crucial details about the dramatic moment when Sonam Raghuvanshi approached him early Monday, hours before she was arrested in connection with the murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi. Sonam, who is accused of orchestrating…

Israeli attack could drive Iran to seek nuclear weapons, IAEA chief warns | Nuclear Weapons News

Head of nuclear watchdog warns Israeli strike may harden Iran’s resolve on nuclear arms as diplomacy stalls. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could push Tehran closer to developing nuclear weapons as indirect talks between the United States and Iran…

Frederick Forsyth, former spy and Day of the Jackal author, dies aged 86 | Obituaries News

Approached by Britain’s MI6 while reporting on Nigeria’s Biafra War, he mined his experiences for literary inspiration. Best-selling British novelist Frederick Forsyth, author of about 20 spy thrillers, has died at the age of 86. Forsyth, who was a reporter and informant for Britain’s MI6 spy agency before turning his hand to writing blockbuster novels…

Who Really Sets Tariffs—and How?

Tariffs are economic policy tools employed for all kinds of purposes. They have been used to raise revenue, to shield domestic firms from foreign competition, as a negotiating tactic against other nations, and as a means of imposing economic sanctions. In certain situations, even the threat of tariffs is enough to impel other nations to…