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🌍 Ex-German Intelligence Chief Hanning Arrested

German authorities have arrested August Hanning, former president of the BND foreign intelligence service, on suspicion of obtaining classified documents from his former agency.

Investigators are examining whether the information was subsequently passed to foreign actors. According to reporting by WDR, NDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, a source inside the BND allegedly supplied Hanning with the secret documents.

Hanning led the BND from 1998 to 2005 and later served as State Secretary at the Interior Ministry. The case raises serious questions about the security of Germany's intelligence apparatus.

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🇪🇺 France and Germany Demand EU "Kill Switch" on China Trade

France and Germany have jointly called for a new EU trade tool that would allow Brussels to immediately cut off market access for countries causing severe economic distortions — a measure explicitly aimed at China.

The proposed "systemic reaction" instrument would grant the European Commission sweeping emergency powers to act rapidly against market-distorting practices. Paris and Berlin are also pushing for retaliation planning and a broader overhaul of EU trade defence tools.

The joint demand marks one of the strongest signals yet of a hardening European stance toward Beijing, with the two largest eurozone economies now aligned on a more confrontational trade posture.

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🇮🇱 FlyDubai Attacker Planned to Crash Plane Into Ben Gurion Airport

An investigation into the FlyDubai incident has found the attacker intended to crash the aircraft into Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly.

The finding significantly escalates the nature of the incident, framing it as a foiled terrorist attack targeting one of the region's busiest airports. The investigation is ongoing.

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🕌 Yemen Forces Launch 'Battle for Liberation' Against Houthis

Yemeni government forces have launched a major military offensive against Houthi rebels, declaring a "battle for liberation" to retake territory seized by the group.

The operation targets remaining Houthi-held areas captured last month, according to official statements.

The offensive marks a significant escalation in the Yemen conflict, which has persisted for years amid shifting front lines and intermittent international diplomacy.

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🇮🇷 Iran: No Military Solution, Talks at Impasse

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared Sunday there is "no military solution" to the US-Iran conflict, warning that the era of "wasting time and dictating demands is over."

Talks to end the war — launched by the US and Israel in late February — appear stalled. Washington has scaled back heavy bombardment in recent weeks, shifting toward economic pressure after strikes failed to deliver a decisive outcome.

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🇮🇷 Iran Keeps Hormuz Closed Until U.S. Meets Conditions

Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets unspecified conditions, framing reopening the waterway as its primary objective while Washington remains focused on nuclear negotiations.

The standoff pits Iran's leverage over one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints — through which roughly 20% of global oil flows — against U.S. pressure in separate nuclear talks. No timeline or specific conditions for reopening have been publicly stated by Tehran.

The closure threatens global energy supply chains and raises the stakes in already fraught U.S.-Iran diplomacy.

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🌍 Japan PM Protests to US Over Marine Murder Arrest in Okinawa

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formally protested to the United States after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa.

Takaichi lodged the protest on Sunday, demanding accountability over the incident, which risks straining the US-Japan security alliance at a sensitive time for regional stability.

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