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British comic legend John Cleese has blasted Black Lives Matter and the wider liberal elites for their collective silence in the wake of the Easter massacre of Christians in Nigeria who were targeted by Islamic terrorists.
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Im französischen Houdan (Yvelines) haben linke Öko-Extremisten einen verheerenden Brandanschlag auf den Schweineschlachthof Paris Terroirs verübt – und brüsten sich nun ganz ungeniert mit ihrer blinden Zerstörungswut.
In der Nacht zum 4. April gingen auf dem Parkplatz des letzten Schlachthofs der Region Yvelines 17 Fahrzeuge in einem gewaltigen Flammenmeer auf. Kühltransporter, schwere Lkw und Lieferwagen brannten völlig aus. Nur dem schnellen Eingreifen der Feuerwehr, die um 4 Uhr morgens anrückte, ist es zu verdanken, dass die Flammen nicht auf das Hauptgebäude übergriffen, das dennoch schwere Rauchschäden davontrug. Der komplette Verlust der Kühlflotte führt nun zu massiven Betriebsausfällen. Für die Angestellten des Schlachthofs droht Kurzarbeit, sie müssen – mitten in ohnehin schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Zeiten – wegen dieser linken Terroristen um ihre Existenz bangen. Die französischen Bauernverbände verurteilten den Anschlag scharf. Dieser schwäche einen ohnehin extrem fragilen Sektor nur noch weiter.
Am 11. April, gut eine Woche nach der Tat, veröffentlichte ein linksextremes Bündnis aus „grünen“ und „anti-speziesistischen“ Fanatikern ein völlig wirres Bekennerschreiben. Unter dem Terrorgruppen-Kürzel ALF („Anarchistes Lance-Flamme“ – also „Flammenwerfer-Anarchisten“) feierten die Täter ihren kriminellen Akt. Indem man die Logistik des Tierhandels ins Visier nehme, greife man „das Funktionieren von Speziesismus und Kapitalismus“ an, schwadronieren die Linksextremisten.
Ihre absurde Botschaft: „Schweine wollen, wie alle anderen Tiere auch, nicht an dieser tödlichen Gesellschaft teilnehmen! Feuer den Schlachthöfen, Schluss mit der Unterdrückung!“ Dass sie mit ihrem Hass auf den „Kapitalismus“ in Wahrheit Arbeitsplätze von ganz normalen Menschen vernichten, interessiert die radikalen Anarchisten nicht. Stattdessen warnten sie andere, gemäßigtere Organisationen davor, in die „Falle der Akzeptanz“ zu tappen. Offenbar gilt in diesen Kreisen nur noch derjenige als echter „Aktivist“, der bereit ist, schwere Straftaten zu begehen und fremdes Eigentum zu zerstören.
Bezeichnend für den Umgang mit dem linken Terror ist die Reaktion der Politik. Die lokalen Behörden hatten das Feuer zunächst beschönigend als „mysteriös“ eingestuft, obwohl 17 Lkw gleichzeitig in Flammen aufgingen. Bislang wurden keine Festnahmen vermeldet, die Polizei ermittelt nun wegen schwerer Brandstiftung.
Es ist übrigens nicht das erste Mal, dass dieser Schlachthof Zielscheibe von linksgrünen Extremisten wurde. Bereits im April 2018 brachen 68 Aktivisten auf das Firmengelände ein, ketteten sich an Maschinen und legten den Betrieb lahm. Als die Polizei anrückte, um geltendes Recht durchzusetzen und die Besetzer zu entfernen, folgte die klassische Täter-Opfer-Umkehr: Die Extremisten überzogen die Beamten hinterher prompt mit Klagen wegen angeblicher „Polizeigewalt“. Dieser Vorfall in Frankreich verdeutlicht dabei wieder einmal, wie gefährlich dieser linksgrüne Extremismus ist. Solche radikalen Subjekte haben weder Respekt vor fremdem Eigentum, noch vor der wirtschaftlichen Existenzgrundlage anderer Menschen.
8 ex-employees of cement implicated, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, who is handed 6-year prison sentence over payments to Islamic State from 2013 to 2014
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Iran could retaliate against a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by directing its Houthi allies to disrupt another critical global shipping route, a senior Middle East analyst warned Sunday.
The Bab al-Mandeb — a narrow chokepoint linking the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden — carries roughly 12% of global oil shipments and serves as a vital trade corridor between Asia and Europe, making it a strategic target for escalation that could further strain global energy markets.
"If the U.S. proceeds with its plan to blockade the strait, Iran’s escalation strategy could dictate that it ensures Gulf countries can’t export, either," Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser at the Middle East Program, told Fox News Digital.
TRUMP VOWS US WILL STRIKE IRAN’S POWER PLANTS, BRIDGES IF STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS NOT REOPENED
"This could translate to further attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure or even deploying the Houthis to blockade the Bab al-Mandeb," Yacoubian added.
Yacoubian’s remarks came after Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser on international affairs to Iran's Supreme Leader, signaled Tehran’s view of the Bab al-Mandeb in light of potential U.S. action to block the Strait of Hormuz.
"Today, the unified command of the Resistance front views Bab al-Mandeb as it does Hormuz," he said in a post on X.
WHY THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ MATTERS AS TRUMP ISSUES FRESH ULTIMATUM TO IRAN
"If the White House dares to repeat its foolish mistakes, it will soon realize that the flow of global energy and trade can be disrupted with a single move."
U.S. Central Command released a statement Sunday saying the naval blockade would begin Monday and be "enforced against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman."
President Donald Trump also said the U.S. Navy would block "any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz" in a post on Truth Social.
In March, the U.S. warned ships at the Red Sea chokepoint of Houthi attacks
"The Houthis continue to pose a threat to U.S. assets, including commercial vessels, in this region," a maritime advisory said of the Iran-backed armed group that controls much of northern Yemen.
TRUMP GIVES IRAN 48-HOUR ULTIMATUM TO REOPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ OR FACE STRIKES ON POWER PLANTS
"Potential hostile actions include one-way unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks; unmanned surface vehicle (USV) attacks; unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) attacks; ballistic and cruise missile attacks; small arms fire from small boats; explosive boat attacks; and illegal boardings, detentions, and/or seizures," it said.
"U.S.-flagged commercial vessels operating in these areas are strongly advised to turn off their AIS transponders," the advisory stated.
Yacoubian also determined in a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report that Iran was threatening to expand the conflict further to the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb compounding global market disruptions.
"It could leverage the Houthis, its Yemeni proxy, to once again wage attacks on the strategic waterway, depriving Saudi Arabia of its key workaround for oil shipments given the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz," she added.
The Houthis joined Iran’s war against the U.S. and Israel on March 28 when the organization launched two ballistic missiles at southern Israel. Both were intercepted.
A prolonged delay in the burial of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, signals a deepening crisis inside the Islamic Republic, according to a prominent Iranian strategist.
Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad’s remarks came as peace talks between the United States and Iran stalled and internal tensions raised questions about the regime’s stability.
Fortieth-day mourning ceremonies for Khamenei began in Iran on April 9, with authorities withholding information about his burial more than 40 days after his killing. A three-day state funeral scheduled for early March 2026 had already been postponed.
IRAN'S CEASEFIRE PUSH MAY BE A 'CYCLE OF DECEPTION,' ANALYSTS WARN AS SHADOWY FIGURE GAINS POWER
"Forty-four days have passed, and the regime does not have the confidence to publicly bury Mojtaba’s dead father," Sepehrrad of the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) told Fox News Digital.
"That is an indicator of the fear within this regime from top to bottom," Sepehrrad added, before describing how, usually, "a religious regime believes that their dead must be buried in 24 hours."
Khamenei was killed Feb. 28 in a strike targeting a regime compound in central Tehran, with a separate strike affecting his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, who succeeded him.
Mojtaba is said to be still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters on April 11.
Khamenei’s face was disfigured in the attack on the supreme leader’s compound in central Tehran, and he suffered a significant injury to one or both legs, three sources told the outlet.
"The 56-year-old is nonetheless recovering from his wounds and remains mentally sharp, according to the people, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters."
IRAN MODERATES PUSHING TRUMP DEAL RISK BEING ‘ELIMINATED’ AS REGIME FRACTURES DEEPEN
He is taking part in meetings with senior officials via audio conferencing and is engaged in decision-making on major issues, including the war and negotiations with Washington, two of the sources say, according to reports.
The report came as Iran navigated diplomatic efforts with the U.S. in Islamabad aimed at easing tensions amid a two-week ceasefire, which ultimately failed to produce a breakthrough.
"Mojtaba input in the broad red lines of negotiations, even if he is not the public face," Sepehrrad claimed. "At the end of the day, for more than 10 years, he served as his father’s right-hand man and as a conduit to the IRGC."
"Mojtaba may be less rhetorical, less publicly ideological, and more operational because his primary focus is survival of the regime."
Iran also confirmed Sunday it had no plans for further peace talks after the marathon summit, where Pakistan mediated.
"No plan has yet been announced for the time, place, or next round of negotiations," Iranian state news agency Nour reported Saturday, citing the country’s Supreme National Security Council, with no statement from the new Supreme Leader.
IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI 'MISFUNCTIONING,' NOT CONTROLLING REGIME: SOURCES
"Mojtaba is less the supreme leader in the traditional sense and more the coordinator of a security-led system," Sepehrrad explained before describing him as "more like a security-backed coordinator."
"This regime does not communicate with one unified voice. It communicates by function," Sepehrrad said.
"One channel negotiates, another threatens, another punishes, and another tries to maintain ideological continuity. It is now a mafia," the strategist claimed.
"The key point is not harmony but division of labor. What holds them together is regime survival, not trust."
"What we are seeing now is deeper: a leader who lacks organic authority and therefore governs through the institution that controls force," Sepehrrad said.
On the Iranian side, negotiations, the analyst said, also did involve "diplomats," but a wider circle of security-linked figures shaping Tehran’s posture, reflecting the increasing dominance of hardline institutions.
US-SANCTIONED MOJTABA KHAMENEI NAMED IRAN’S NEXT SUPREME LEADER AFTER FATHER’S DEATH: REPORTS
"This was a brittle coalition of security men," Sepehrrad said, before describing how Mojtaba is "at the top, but is heavily reliant on the Guards, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, SNSC chief Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, Judiciary chief Mohseni-Ejei, and law enforcement chief Ahmad-Reza Radan."
"Several of the most important surviving figures are not primarily diplomats," Sepehrrad said before suggesting that that should "change how we should read everything coming out of Tehran."
"That is a different system from the one many Western analysts still think they are dealing with," Sepehrrad explained. "Dual track — tactical flexibility in talks and a harsher repression at home."
"While the regime negotiates to buy time, reduce pressure on its forces, and prevent broader external escalation, internally, it is likely to intensify arrests, executions, intimidation, and internet controls now," the strategist warned.
"The regime fears internal unrest more than diplomacy," Sepehrrad said.
The good life in the United States is over for seven Iranian nationals linked to the brutal regime in Tehran after they were targeted for removal this month by a State Department and Homeland Security crackdown.
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Around a dozen survivors, aged 90-100, will travel to Poland though most Israeli delegates forced to cancel; march to be led by survivors of attacks on Jews; former hostages to light torch
The post Despite war cancellations, Holocaust survivors from Israel to join March of the Living appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Die direkten Friedensgespräche zwischen USA und Iran in Pakistans Hauptstadt Islamabad sind am Samstagabend (11.04.2026) ohne Ergebnis zu Ende gegangen.
Trotz mehrerer Runden bestehen Misstrauen und tiefe Meinungsverschiedenheiten, insbesondere zur Straße von Hormus, dem iranischen Atomprogramm und der Unterstützung von Gruppen wie Hamas und Hisbollah.
Die US-Delegation unter Vizepräsident JD Vance traf auf iranische Vertreter mit Parlamentspräsident Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Iranische Medien wie Tasnim und Fars berichten von „überzogenen US-Forderungen“, darunter freie Schifffahrt durch die Straße von Hormus – Teheran plant ein Mautsystem. Die USA fordern einen Stopp der Urananreicherung und der Terrorunterstützung.
US-Vizepräsident JD Vance ist abgereist. "Man verlasse den Ort der Verhandlungen und lasse einen Vorschlag für Iran zurück, der ein endgültiges Angebot darstelle", sagte Vance.
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A man was detained Saturday at Shannon Airport in Ireland after allegedly climbing onto the wing of a U.S. military aircraft and attacking it with a hatchet, according to local reports.
Irish police, or Gardaí, said a man in his 40s entered an unauthorized area of the airport in County Clare and was arrested shortly before 11 a.m. on suspicion of criminal damage. Investigations are ongoing, Gardaí said.
The aircraft involved was a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane that had been parked on a remote taxiway, Irish news outlet The Journal reported.
Video circulating online appeared to show a man in dark clothing walking along the wing of the aircraft during the incident. He moved across the wing near the engines and fuselage.
The breach raises renewed concerns about security at Shannon Airport, which has experienced multiple recent incidents involving unauthorized access to restricted areas.
A spokesperson for Shannon Airport said the airport temporarily shut down operations after the breach.
"The airport suspended operations at approximately 9:50 a.m., and operations resumed at 10:15 a.m.," the spokesperson said.
The brief closure caused minor disruption, with two departing flights delayed and one incoming aircraft placed in a holding pattern before landing shortly after 10:20 a.m., The Journal reported.
Authorities, including airport police, Gardaí and Irish Defence Forces personnel responded, The Journal reported. Armed officers and specialist units were also deployed.
Officials carried out a search of the airport perimeter to determine how the suspect gained access to the restricted area.
BULLET DISCOVERED ON COMMERCIAL JET AT MAJOR AIRPORT SPARKS SECURITY SCARE
According to The Journal, the incident is the latest in a string of recent security breaches at Shannon Airport.
In November, three people were arrested after a van breached airport security and entered a restricted area. In May, another vehicle crashed through a perimeter fence, forcing a temporary shutdown. Weeks later, three women were arrested after allegedly accessing the airfield and damaging an aircraft.
Authorities have not said whether Saturday’s incident is linked to those prior breaches.
Shannon Airport has been the site of frequent anti-war protests for years over its use by the U.S. military, dating back to the Iraq War era.
Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe for comment.
A 27-year-old woman who was in Texas illegally will spend more than five years in prison for her role as the bookkeeper for a human smuggling group from a faction of Los Zetas responsible for moving more than 1,900 migrants through the border city of Laredo.
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Euronews macht sich zum nützlichen Idioten der Hamas-Propaganda. Ein berüchtigter Terror-Kommandant wird von israelischen Truppen ausgeschaltet – und der europäische Sender trauert um einen “Medienmitarbeiter”. Wieder einmal wird die antiisraelische Islamisten-Propaganda nachgeplappert.
Ein Kommentar von Heinz Steiner
Man traut seinen Augen kaum, wenn man liest, hört und sieht, was die Redaktion des EU-Nachrichtensenders Euronews ihren Lesern und Zuschauern da ungeniert auftischt. Unter dem rührseligen Deckmantel der Pressefreiheit wird aus einem Anti-Panzer-Kommandanten der islamistischen Terrororganisation Hamas urplötzlich ein unschuldiger “Al-Jazeera-Reporter”, um den in Gaza angeblich furchtbar “getrauert” wird. Das ist kein Journalismus mehr. Das ist die ungefilterte Übernahme von Terror-Propaganda.
Euronews schreibt, eine israelische Drohne habe das Auto von Mohammed Wishah getroffen. Man zeichnet das Bild eines mutigen Reporters, berichtet von “Trauernden” im Al-Aqsa-Krankenhaus und zitiert völlig distanzlos “Vertreter des palästinensischen Gesundheitswesens”. Bei Euronews wird demnach geflissentlich ignoriert, dass das “palästinensische Gesundheitswesen” im Gazastreifen de facto das Hamas-Fiktionsbüro ist.
Doch es kommt noch schlimmer: Euronews zitiert die Vorwürfe der israelischen Armee, Wishah sei “bereits früher als Hamas-Mitglied identifiziert worden”, nur um diese als bloße “Darstellung” abzutun, die der katarische Staatssender Al Jazeera (übrigens ein Sprachrohr der islamistischen Moslembruderschaft, was man ebenfalls geflissentlich unter den Teppich kehrt) praktischerweise “zurückweist”.
Die IDF hat bereits Anfang 2024 auf einem Laptop in einer Kommandozentrale in Nord-Gaza eindeutige Beweise gefunden. Bilder zeigten Mohammed Wishah nicht etwa mit Notizblock und Mikrofon, sondern in voller Montur einer Hamas-Spezialeinheit. An der Panzerfaust ausgebildet, ballerte der angebliche “Reporter” mit RPGs und bildete andere Terroristen an Panzerabwehrraketen aus. Er war ein hochrangiger Kommandant der Hamas. Al-Jazeera war für ihn offensichtlich nur der gut bezahlte Nebenjob, um den Terror medial zu flankieren und die Menschen im Westen zu blenden.
Aber anstatt diese harten, belegten Fakten zu nennen, greift Euronews lieber in die manipulative PR-Kiste und bemüht das “Komitee zum Schutz von Journalisten” (CPJ). Plötzlich ist von “mehr als zweihundert getöteten palästinensischen Journalistinnen und Journalisten” die Rede. Dass auf dieser völlig absurden Liste unzählige Hamas- und Islamischer-Dschihad-Terroristen stehen, die hauptberuflich den bewaffneten Kampf gegen Israel führen und in ihrer Freizeit für irgendwelche Terror-Propaganda-Kanäle das Mikro halten, lässt man unter den Tisch fallen.
Wenn ein Sender, der den Anspruch erhebt, Europa zu informieren, sich weigert, zwischen einem Terroristen mit Panzerfaust und einem echten Journalisten zu unterscheiden, dann ist das ein Offenbarungseid. Es zeigt, wie tief die anti-israelische und pro-islamistische Schlagseite dort mittlerweile verankert ist. Mohammed Wishah war kein Märtyrer der Pressefreiheit – er war ein Terrorist der islamistischen Hamas. Darauf mit “Sorge um die Sicherheit von Medienmitarbeitenden” zu reagieren, ist eine Farce. Denn die Waffe eines Journalisten ist seine spitze Feder und nicht die Panzerfaust.
Israeli authorities arrested a 22-year-old Haifa resident for his involvement in an Iranian-backed plot to assassinate a high-ranking Israeli official, with the intended target believed to be former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, reports say.
Ami Gaydarov, 22, was arrested last month on suspicion that he was working with an Iranian agent to gather intelligence and build a bomb for use in a terror plot against a high-ranking Israeli official. Gaydarov was unaware of the target's identity. A gag order on his arrest was recently lifted, allowing Israeli media outlets to report on the case.
Authorities said Gaydarov first made contact with his Iranian handler in August 2025 and was paid roughly $23,000 — most of it in cryptocurrency — to carry out tasks in preparation for the assassination plot.
Gaydarov allegedly rented an apartment in the city's downtown area to serve as a laboratory for the bombs.
TOP IRANIAN OFFICIAL, COMMANDER KILLED IN STRIKE, ISRAEL DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS
"To facilitate the contacts with his handlers, Gaidarov purchased dedicated phones and rented an apartment in Haifa where he produced the explosive substance, while documenting his activities in videos and photos that were sent to his handler as proof of compliance," the Israeli police force said.
In connection with the plot, Israeli authorities have also arrested three other suspects, including Sergey Leibman and Edward Shovtiuk. The fourth suspect has not been named. Authorities said indictments for the four suspects should occur in the "coming days."
The terror plot was uncovered as part of Israel's "Operation Roaring Lion," a major military campaign launched against Iran on February 28, coinciding with the start of the war with Iran.
The arrest of the four men comes as Israeli authorities have won more than 40 indictments against more than 60 defendants working on behalf of the Iranian government. Just two months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered that the citizenship of Israelis convicted of espionage for Iran be stripped of their citizenship.
Since the outbreak of the war with Iran, pro-Iranian attacks linked to radical groups have been on the rise. Just last week, French officials reported that a pro-Iran group was behind a failed bomb plot on a Bank of America office in Paris.
Nach dem Angriff auf das israelische Konsulat in Istanbul verdichten sich Hinweise auf eine Beteiligung des „Islamischen Staates“. Die türkischen Behörden reagieren mit landesweiten Razzien und nehmen Hunderte Verdächtige fest. Lebt die Gefahr durch die Terrorgruppe wieder auf?
Dieser Beitrag Dschihadismus Istanbul: IS soll hinter Angriff auf israelisches Konsulat stecken wurde veröffentlich auf JUNGE FREIHEIT.
The State Department said it authorized the departure of some staff at its embassy in Nigeria over the "deteriorating security situation" in the African country.
The development comes weeks after the U.S. military reportedly sent MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria amid fears of a renewed insurgency by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The day before the authorization was issued, gunmen attacked two villages about 155 miles from Abuja, where the U.S. embassy is located, killing 20 people, residents told The Associated Press.
"On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of State authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members from U.S. Embassy Abuja due to the deteriorating security situation," the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria said. "The U.S. Embassy in Abuja will remain open but will have limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Nigeria."
"The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos will continue to provide routine and emergency services to U.S. citizens in Nigeria," it added. "The Department of State Travel Advisory for Nigeria remains at Level 3, recommending travelers reconsider travel to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed gangs, and inconsistent availability of health care services."
GUNMEN ON BIKES STORM NIGERIA VILLAGE ON PALM SUNDAY, KILLING AT LEAST 20
The embassy also said, "U.S. citizens in Abuja should consider departing if you do not need to remain for emergency or essential purposes."
The recent attacks occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Bagna and Erena, located in the Shiroro area of Niger state.
"They came on motorbikes and began shooting. It was a surprise attack, because it was in the early hours of the morning," Jibrin Isah, who lives in Erena, told the AP.
100 US TROOPS LAND IN NIGERIA AS ISLAMIC MILITANTS THREATEN WEST AFRICA REGIONAL SECURITY
Residents said at least 20 people were killed, with more missing. However, local police said only three people were killed.
The State Department said in a travel advisory issued Wednesday that there is "risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Nigeria," adding, "Terrorists collaborate with local gangs to expand their reach" and "They may attack with little or no warning."
The MQ-9 drones reportedly were deployed to Nigeria in late March after 200 U.S. troops arrived in February to provide training and intelligence. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is battling a complex security crisis, especially in the north of the country.
A spokesperson for AFRICOM, the U.S. Africa Command, had told the AP that U.S. troops "are working alongside their Nigerian counterparts to provide intelligence support, advisory assistance, and targeted training in support of the Nigerian Armed Forces."
Among the most prominent Islamic militant groups active in Nigeria are Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, which is affiliated with the Islamic State and is known as Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP.
There is also the ISIS-linked Lakurawa, as well as other "bandit" groups that specialize in kidnapping for ransom and illegal mining.
President Donald Trump has spoken out against violence targeting Christians in Nigeria, telling Fox News Radio last year, "I’m really angry about it" and "What’s happening in Nigeria is a disgrace."
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also met with Nigerian national security advisor Nuhu Ribadu last November amid threats from Trump to cut off aid to Nigeria if the country "continues to allow the killing of Christians." Nigerian officials have pushed back on the accusation.
Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Am ersten Tag der Sommerferien 2023 hatten „Klima-Aktivisten“ den Hamburger Flughafen stundenlang lahmgelegt. Gegen einen der Beteiligten hat das Amtsgericht Hamburg nun ein Urteil gesprochen. Und die Antwort des Rechtsstaats? Eine Verwarnung nach dem Jugendstrafgesetz. Keine Strafe, keine Arbeitsstunden, nichts.
Am 13. Juli 2023 schnitten zehn Klimakleber der „Letzten Generation“ ein Loch in den Zaun des Hamburger Flughafens und drangen auf das Gelände ein. Mehrere von ihnen klebten sich anschließend in der Nähe der Start- und Landebahnen fest.
Die Folge: fast vier Stunden – zwischen 6 Uhr und 9.50 Uhr – kompletter Stillstand. 68 Flüge gestrichen, 14 umgeleitet. Tausende Urlauber saßen fest, mitten im Ferienbeginn. Direkter Schaden am Flughafen: 131.000 Euro plus 13.000 Euro für den zerstörten Zaun und das Loslösen der Blockierer vom Asphalt.
Amtsrichter Götz Göttsche hat am Dienstag (8. April 2026) einen der zehn Beteiligten der Letzten Generation-Aktion schuldig gesprochen – wegen Störung öffentlicher Betriebe, Widerstands gegen Vollstreckungsbeamte, Sachbeschädigung und Hausfriedensbruchs. Und dann das Unfassbare getan: Er beließ es bei einer reinen Verwarnung. Die Staatsanwältin hatte immerhin noch 120 Stunden gemeinnützige Arbeit gefordert.
Der Richter respektierte die Motive der Klimakleber – sie hätten ein hehres und völlig uneigennütziges Ziel verfolgt. Gleichzeitig stellte er klar, dass die Blockade weder durch einen Klimanotstand noch als ziviler Ungehorsam zu rechtfertigen sei.
Der 21-Jährige (damals noch minderjährig) habe sich inzwischen von der Gruppe distanziert, den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel betrachte er als verloren. „Ich habe alles versucht, ich muss mir nichts vorwerfen“, erklärte der Angeklagte in seinem letzten Wort – und brach in Tränen aus.
Dass er bereits früher wegen einer Autobahnblockade in Berlin verwarnt (mit 150 Arbeitsstunden) worden war, wurde nicht strafschärfend berücksichtigt, da diese Tat schon rund drei Jahre zurückliegt.
Im November vergangenen Jahres hatte das Landgericht Hamburg bereits einer Zivilklage der Fluggesellschaft Eurowings stattgegeben. Nach der rechtskräftigen Entscheidung müssen die zehn Flughafen-Blockierer mehr als 400.000 Euro an die Fluggesellschaft zahlen.
Das Urteil ist noch nicht rechtskräftig. Gegen weitere Beteiligte an der Flughafen-Blockade laufen noch Verfahren nach Erwachsenenstrafrecht.
Dieses Urteil steht sinnbildlich für eine Justiz, die bei linken Klimaprotesten auffallend viel Verständnis zeigt, während sie bei anderen Delikten deutlich härter durchgreift. Man stelle sich vor, zehn Patrioten hätten aus ideologischen Gründen einen Flughafen lahmgelegt. Die öffentliche und juristische Empörung wäre mit Sicherheit sehr viel größer gewesen.
Die „Letzte Generation“ (mittlerweile teilweise in „Neue Generation“ umbenannt) hat jahrelang bewusst auf maximale Störung gesetzt: Klebeaktionen auf Straßen, Farbattacken auf Gemälde, Blockaden von Flughäfen. Das Ziel war nie nur Aufmerksamkeit, sondern Erpressung der Gesellschaft: „Gebt uns unsere Forderungen, sonst legen wir alles lahm.“ Dass solche Taktiken nun mit einem Schulterklopfen und dem Hinweis auf „gute Absichten“ belohnt werden, untergräbt das Vertrauen in den Rechtsstaat massiv.
Der junge Mann mag heute (angeblich) geläutert sein und seinen “Kampf” als verloren ansehen. Viele Bürger sehen den Rechtsstaat an diesem Punkt allerdings auch als zunehmend verloren an – zumindest, wenn es um konsequente Durchsetzung von Recht und Ordnung gegen selbsternannte Weltretter geht.
Es bleibt zu hoffen, dass andere noch laufende Verfahren gegen die Beteiligten (nach Erwachsenenstrafrecht) und künftige Urteile klarere Signale setzen. Sonst wird aus dem „zivilen Ungehorsam“ bald die neue Normalität: Straffreiheit für diejenigen, die am lautesten schreien, dass das Ende der Welt bevorstünde.
The lack of a two-week pause in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah appears to be a dealbreaker for Iran’s regime as the ceasefire takes effect.
While the Trump administration maintains the deal does not include the Tehran-backed terrorist movement Hezbollah, Iran is threatening to use that exclusion as a pressure point against the U.S., potentially collapsing the entire ceasefire.
On Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that "The Iran–U.S. Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose—ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both. The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is in the U.S. court, and the world is watching whether it will act on its commitments."
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His comments were later echoed by Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Earlier in the day, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key intermediary in ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran over Operation Epic Fury, said the two-week ceasefire would include Lebanon.
Hezbollah reneged on a U.S. negotiated November 2024 ceasefire by entering the war against Israel on March 2025 to aid Iran. Many experts say long-term regional security depends on Lebanon’s government and army disarming the terror group.
Edy Cohen, an Israeli security expert on Hezbollah, who was born in Lebanon, told Fox News Digital that "Hezbollah will never disarm itself. From its perspective, it protects two million Shiites. The only way to defeat Hezbollah is to first define it as a terrorist organization. Not to allow its political wing to exist and also to order the Lebanese army to gather in the areas under its control area by area."
He added that "Dismantling Hezbollah must be carried out in stages. The Lebanese government must first take possession of the heavy weapons. Not to allow it to concentrate except in Dahiya [a Beirut suburb that is a Hezbollah and Shiite stronghold]. Leave it in one place and control all the roads leading to it. Little by little, it can be dismantled. Israel cannot and should not disarm Hezbollah. It can only assist with bombing from above."
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On Wednesday, the IDF said it hit over 100 targets in 10 minutes, including, "Hezbollah headquarters, military arrays, and command-and-control centers: Intelligence command centers and central headquarters used by Hezbollah terrorists for directing and planning terror attacks against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians." Reuters, quoting the country's health ministry, said some 91 people were killed in Beirut, with a total of at least 182 killed nationwide on Wednesday.
The IDF added, "The large-scale strike was based on precise IDF intelligence and was planned meticulously over weeks. Most of the infrastructure that was struck was located within the heart of the civilian population, as part of Hezbollah's cynical exploitation of Lebanese civilians as human shields in order to safeguard its operations. Prior to the strikes, steps were taken to mitigate harm to uninvolved individuals as much as possible."
Since the war started and before Wednesday’s attacks, Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 1,530 people in Lebanon, according to the Associated Press. The Long War Journal notes "that neither the Lebanese Health Ministry nor Hezbollah has provided an official count of the group’s fallen fighters."
Guila Fakhoury, whose father, Amer, was kidnapped by Hezbollah in 2019, told Fox News Digital that "Iran and the IRGC are occupying Lebanon through their proxy Hezbollah."
Fakhoury, who was born in Lebanon, said, "The majority of Lebanese people believe the actions of Hezbollah caused Israel to occupy southern Lebanon and don’t want Iran and Hezbollah. Hezbollah is threatening the entire government."
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As the president and co-founder of the Amer Foundation, an organization dedicated to help families of illegal detainees and educate on Middle East policy and geopolitics, she said is seeing some positive steps being taken including Lebanese President Joseph Aoun calling for negotiations with Israel.
She said the "only solution is to have peace with Israel. I think there a lot of Shiites who are against Hezbollah… The majority of the Lebanese people just want peace. We hope the Trump administration will push the Lebanese government and Israel’s government to start peace talks."
Last week, Iran’s regime defied Lebanon’s expulsion order for its ambassador by saying he would stay, further increasing tensions in a country in the crosshairs of the latest fighting between the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and Israel.
Lebanon had declared Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani "persona non grata" to weaken Iran’s diplomatic presence and have a chargé d'affaires at its embassy instead. But the deadline to leave the country was Sunday and an Iranian spokesperson said the ambassador’s mission in Beirut continues.
Fox News Digital reached out to Lebanon’s government and the Embassy in Washington D.C. for a comment.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
A gunfight with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, left one attacker dead, two others injured and two police officers sustaining minor injuries.
The armed attackers had ties to an activist group that "exploits religion," according to Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci on X.
"The identities of the terrorists have been identified," he wrote in a post translated by X. "It has been determined that the individuals, who arrived in Istanbul by a rental vehicle from Izmit, include one with ties to an organization that exploits religion; and it has also been established that one of the two terrorists, who are brothers, has a drug record."
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U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack condemned the attack and praised Turkish authorities.
"The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack on the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul," Barrack wrote on X. "Attacks on diplomatic missions are attacks on the international order — and an assault on the principles that bind nations together. We commend Türkiye and Turkish security forces for their swift and decisive response."
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Police officers pulled out guns and took cover as shots rang out for at least 10 minutes near a permanent security checkpoint near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul. One person was seen covered in blood amid the glass towers in the heart of the city's main financial district.
Footage obtained by Reuters showed an apparent attacker, in a dark top and carrying a backpack, moving among parked white police and security buses and firing with an automatic rifle and a handgun.
Two bodies lay on nearby streets and parking areas, near grassy areas.
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Two police officers were lightly wounded in the attack, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters at the scene.
He said there had been no Israeli diplomatic staff at the consulate for 2-1/2 years, since the Hamas-Israel war began in 2023, leading to a deep chill in Turkish-Israeli diplomatic ties.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed there were no staff at the consulate at the time of the shootings.
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The incident occurred next to a major motorway just after midday, immediately outside the tower where the Israeli Consulate is located. The gunfire echoed inside nearby bank headquarters, where thousands of workers were breaking for lunch.
Turkey, a fierce critic of Israel's military operations in Gaza, had recalled its ambassador from Israel in November 2023 and diplomatic relations have been effectively frozen since then.
At the same time that year, Israeli diplomats left Turkey due to security concerns after pro-Palestinian protests erupted across the country and in front of the consulate. Since then, a heavily armed police presence has been maintained in the area near the consulate.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
In Istanbul greifen mehrere Bewaffnete das israelische Konsulat an, mindestens eine Person stirbt. Die Polizei liefert sich einen minutenlangen Schusswechsel mit den Angreifern. Videos zeigen die Gewalttat.
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Israel announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Majid Khademi and Quds Force special operations commander Asghar Bagheri were both killed.
In a statement posted on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Khademi's killing, accusing him of helping advance terrorist attacks abroad and overseeing surveillance of Iranian civilians as part of the regime’s crackdown on domestic protests.
"Khademi wasn’t just any figure, he was effectively No. 2 within the IRGC, one of the few senior commanders who managed to survive multiple waves of Israeli and American targeting over the past year — until now," a senior Israeli official told Fox News. "He kept moving, relocating, but ultimately he was hunted down and eliminated.
"He oversaw an intelligence apparatus that repeatedly failed to detect or prevent major Israeli and U.S. operations, including a series of strategic surprises that exposed deep vulnerabilities inside Iran’s security system."
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Notably, Khademi was "deeply involved in attempts to penetrate U.S. systems, including efforts to breach the Pentagon," and "coordinated extensively with Russia," according to the official.
"His removal marks a significant blow to Iran’s intelligence leadership at a time when the regime is already under sustained pressure," the official added.
Bagheri was also killed at the same time as the strike that took out Khademi, the official noted.
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"Bagheri was directly involved in recruiting agents across the Middle East and orchestrating attacks against American targets in Iraq and Syria — including operations that led to U.S. casualties," the senior official told Fox News.
The IDF confirmed the killing of Bagheri on X later Monday morning.
"In recent years, Bagheri advanced numerous attacks against both Israel and worldwide," the IDF wrote. "In addition, Bagheri personally commanded operations targeting IDF soldiers on the Syrian-Israel border."
Khademi spent decades in intelligence and counter-espionage roles while rising through Iran’s security apparatus.
Before his appointment, Khademi headed the Guard's Intelligence Protection Organization, charged with internal surveillance and counter-intelligence, and held senior roles in Iran’s defense ministry.
The IRGC intelligence arm is one of Iran’s most powerful security bodies, with a central role in domestic surveillance to counter foreign influence, and often operating in parallel with the civilian intelligence ministry.
Fox News' Trey Yingst and Reuters contributed to this report.
