Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, crushed dissent, called for Israel’s destruction

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, crushed dissent, called for Israel’s destruction

BEIRUTΒ β€”Β Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday, had over more than 30 years in power demonized the United States, called for the destruction of Israel and maintained an iron-clad grip on Iran’s politics while advancing its influence across the Middle East. President Trump announced Khamenei’s…

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Spying trial collapsed after government refused to brand China a threat, says top prosecutor | Politics News

Spying trial collapsed after government refused to brand China a threat, says top prosecutor | Politics News

A Chinese spying trial collapsed last month after the UK government would not label Beijing a national security threat, a top prosecutor has said. Christopher Berry, 33, and former parliamentary researcher Christopher Cash, 30, were accused of espionage for China. But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on 15 September that the charges would be…

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Fix potholes? Fight Trump? Choice faces next California governor

Fix potholes? Fight Trump? Choice faces next California governor

You may have missed it, what with President Trump’s endless pyrotechnics, but California voters will decide in November who succeeds Gavin Newsom, the highest-profile governor since the Terminator returned to Hollywood. Unfortunately for those attempting to civically engage, the current crop of contenders is, shall we say, less than enthralling. In alphabetical order (because there…

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