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Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during what the Israeli military said were counter-terrorism raids.

FIRST ON FOX: The Islamic Republic of Iran is suspected of “covering up” the true extent of the devastating explosion that rocked the Shahid Rajaee port in Iran’s southern coastal town of Bandar Abbas.
On Tuesday, the death toll reported from Tehran after the explosion had risen to 70, with another 1,200 said to have been injured from the blast. But, according to information from eyewitnesses and the impacts of the blast radius, those figures are expected to be drastically underreported amid concerns of escalating internal unrest, sources have told Fox News Digital.
According to information provided by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), the actual death toll from the catastrophic explosion is suspected to be closer to 250, with an estimated 1,500 injured.
A MASSIVE EXPLOSION AT AN IRANIAN PORT LINKED TO MISSILE FUEL SHIPMENT KILLS 5, INJURES OVER 700
“The true death toll is several times higher than officially reported,” Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the NCRI, sai..

Roughly 600 North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday, citing the country’s intelligence agency.
North Korea has suffered about 4,700 casualties in the conflict, which includes deaths and injuries. But some of the country's troops have shown signs of improvement in combat capabilities over about six months by using modern weapons such as drones, the lawmakers said.
“After six months of participation in the war, the North Korean military has become less inept, and its combat capability has significantly improved as it becomes accustomed to using new weapons such as drones,” Lee Seong-kweun, a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee, told reporters, after being briefed by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service.
A total of about 15,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to fight Ukraine.
PUTIN THANKS NORTH KOREA FOR SENDING TROOPS TO FIGHT UKRAINE: 'WILL NEVER FORGET THE HEROISM&#0..

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Environment secretary defends green policies – after Sir Tony Blair says net zero is ‘doomed to fail’

Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government was “moving away from sticking plaster solutions” and securing the UK's own energy supply.

Firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing, after watchdog review

Sergeant Martyn Blake shot Mr Kaba through the windscreen of his Audi as he tried to escape from police.

Sixteen-year-old detained after three people killed in Sweden shooting

Swedish police have said the shooting took place at a hair salon and that it is believed to have been an “isolated event”.
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Indian military action against Pakistan could happen in ‘next 24-36 hours’, Islamabad says

Tensions between the neighbouring countries have escalated after 26 people were killed in an attack near the resort town of Pahalgam in India-controlled Kashmir.
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Kashmir, in the foothills of the Himalayas, is popular with tourists

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The area is now being patrolled by troops

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Residents applauded as the lights came back on in Spain’s capital, after a huge power cut brought the country to a standstill.

Gizela Jagielska says she has received death threats after far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun came her hospital.