The Trump administration deported a planeload of Iranian citizens on a chartered plane on Sunday, according to two Iranian officials familiar with the details, in just the second time the United States has ever done so. The plane — carrying about 50 Iranian citizens, as well as deportees from Arab countries and Russia — departed from an airport in Mesa, Ariz. and will make stops in Egypt and Kuwait, said the two Iranian officials, who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

The city of Charlotte is contending with another stabbing on its light rail system, months after the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee served as a flashpoint for the crime debate in major American cities. The stabbing on Friday, which left one person seriously injured, happened on Charlotte's LYNX Blue Line – the same route where refugee Iryna Zarutska was killed. The Trump administration and conservative politicians cited her death as an example of the violent crime they say plagues many Democrat-led cities across the United States.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) doubled down on her criticism of President Trump in an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes" on Sunday, less than a month after the longtime Trump ally announced she would resign from Congress amid her public feud with the president. In the interview, Greene stood by the defiant stances she's taken against the president in recent months and said some of her GOP colleagues stay mum because they're "terrified" of publicly breaking with the president, as the Georgia congresswoman has.

Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people between January and September 2025, the highest number of yearly death penalties conducted in Iran that Amnesty International has recorded in at least 15 years.

Thailand said it launched airstrikes into Cambodia on Monday as fighting broke out in multiple areas along their disputed border, after both countries accused the other of breaching a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. At least one Thai soldier had been killed and eight were wounded in the fresh clashes that intensified around 5:00 a.m. local time (2200 GMT), a Thai army spokesperson said, adding that air support was called in to hit Cambodian military targets.

Police in Italy successfully intercepted and prevented pro-Palestinian activists from interfering with a sacred Olympic tradition Saturday. The Italian police said the pro-Palestinian activists were blocked from the opening stages of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics torch relay. Both groups of protesters were removed before they reached the relay route in Rome, according to police.

In a world ruled by protocol and decorum, Kimberly Guilfoyle has upended expectations of what it means to be a U.S. ambassador. Barely a month after becoming the U.S. envoy to Greece, the 56-year-old Guilfoyle has been using her flair for publicity and bold fashion choices to create an unusual style of diplomacy that's impossible to ignore.

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by Lance D Johnson, Natural News: U.S. mining executives warn that current federal support for critical minerals is insufficient and lacks a cohesive strategy to compete with China. Industry leaders call for an “industrial vision,” including pressure on Indonesia to curb nickel output and faster government loan approvals. Despite recent investments, companies describe a “frantic […]