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🇬🇧 Norwegian Teen Jailed 20 Years in Iran-Linked UK Murder Plot

A Norwegian teenager has been sentenced to 20 years for planning a murder in Britain after being recruited online by a Swedish organised crime group acting on behalf of the Iranian state.

Johannes Natland, 19, was arrested in March 2025 in a Huddersfield hotel room with two firearms and ammunition. He had been recruited by the Foxtrot Network — a Sweden-based criminal gang that pays young people to carry out "violence as a service" for clients including Iran, prosecutors said. The network has been sanctioned by both the UK and the US.

The case highlights Iran's use of foreign criminal networks to conduct operations on British soil.

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🇺🇸 Pentagon Sends 200 Troops to Panama in Cartel Crackdown

The Pentagon is deploying nearly 200 Army soldiers from Fort Drum, New York, to Panama for jungle warfare training as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expands U.S. military operations against drug cartels in Latin America.

The deployment is part of a broader push by Hegseth to use military force in the fight against narcotics trafficking in the region.

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📊 ECB Clears UniCredit To Take Control of Commerzbank

The European Central Bank has approved UniCredit's bid to exceed the 30% shareholding threshold in Commerzbank, clearing the path for the Italian lender to take control of the German bank from 2027.

The ruling marks a significant step in one of Europe's most closely watched cross-border banking takeover bids, with UniCredit now holding regulatory clearance to move toward a majority stake in Commerzbank.

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🌍 Norway's $2 Trillion Fund May Reinvest in Nuclear Arms Makers

Norway's sovereign wealth fund — the world's largest, with over €2 trillion in assets — could be permitted to invest in nuclear weapons manufacturers again, under a formal proposal published Thursday.

The fund currently excludes makers of nuclear weapons from its portfolio. The new proposal would reverse that exclusion, reopening the door to defence firms in the nuclear sector.

The shift reflects growing pressure across Europe to expand defence investment as governments reassess security priorities.

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🕌 Aramco HQ Hit, Flights Suspended as IMF Warns of Global Fallout

A strike on Saudi Aramco's headquarters has prompted flight suspensions and a rise in oil prices, with the IMF warning that attacks on Saudi Arabia could carry significant consequences for the global economy.

The International Monetary Fund cautioned that sustained disruption to Saudi energy infrastructure risks rippling far beyond the region. No group has been named as responsible in the source material.

Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter, and any prolonged disruption to Aramco operations historically triggers sharp moves in global energy markets.

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🇺🇸 US Inflation Hits 3.7% as Iran War Drives Fuel Costs

US inflation rose to 3.7% in September, exceeding expectations, with soaring fuel prices tied to energy supply disruptions from the US-Israel-Iran conflict as the primary driver.

The figures arrive as the final CPI reading before the midterm elections, intensifying pressure on voters already facing higher costs at the pump. Energy disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict have prevented inflation from easing as anticipated.

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🌍 Pakistan Suspends Imran Khan's Stronghold Province Under Emergency

President Asif Ali Zardari declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the northwestern province bordering Afghanistan that serves as jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's main political stronghold.

The declaration follows a sharp rise in militant attacks in the region. Khan's family reports his health is worsening in custody, compounding pressure on the opposition movement built around the imprisoned former leader.

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