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Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules

The new front line of American politics is young, female, and digital-first - and it is led by the youngest press secretary in the history of the White House.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walks outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 21, 2025
 Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil stands next to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a day after he was released from immigration custody, at Newark airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 21, 2025.

US to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Algeria, Homeland Security official claims

DR. ALI Shaath, leader of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, signs the NCAG Mission Statement.

Investment, amnesty, withdrawal: US outlines Gaza demilitarization plan led by NCAG - explainer

Rimini, Italy.

Where do you fly for the food? Michelin maps the flavors of 2026


'You do not have much time': Crown Prince urges Iranian Army members to abandon regime

“You are the national military of Iran, not the military of the Islamic Republic. You have a duty to protect the lives of your compatriots," Pahlavi wrote.

Iranian opposition leader and son of the last shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Reza Pahlavi holds a press conference in Paris on june 23, 2025.

Vice President JD Vance to chair US discussion on Iran - report

As US officials prepare to discuss Iran, Trump warns of severe consequences if Iran hangs protesters, signaling potential strong action.

US Vice President JD Vance at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat in October 2025.

Jersey City’s outgoing Jewish mayor signs antisemitism orders as ‘guardrails’ for his successor

Fulop said in an interview that he assigned the orders to ensure that the “next administration doesn’t go in a direction that I think is adverse to some of the communities in Jersey City.”

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop speaks to reporters at the scene of the shooting at a kosher market, Dec. 11, 2019.

Why Iran’s clerical establishment still holds as protests rage - analysis

Iran's layered security architecture, anchored by the Revolutionary Guards and Basij paramilitary force, makes external coercion without internal rupture exceedingly difficult.

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

US designates three Muslim Brotherhood chapters as global terrorists

The move, which Washington formally set in motion last November, will bring sanctions against one of the Arab world's oldest and most influential Islamist movements.

Abdul Hamid Thunaibat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, speaks as he addresses people gathered to pay condolences after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, at the headquarters of Jordan's Islamic Action Front, in Amman, Jordan January 3, 2024

Israeli MMA fighter Shimon Smotritsky earns unanimous decision win at 559 Fights 120 - interview

"When I fight like myself, freely, and without trying to entertain someone or try to hype the crowd up and do all this nonsense, I’m the best version of myself," Smotritsky says.

Shimon Smotritsky (left) and James Porter at the weigh-ins ahead of their match at the 559 Fights 120 event in Porterville, California.

For 250 years, American Jews have answered prejudice with defiance - opinion

The Charlestown “true-hearted Israelite” offers an enduring lesson for the 250th: when prejudice is spoken, and you have the power to answer, you answer.

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, March 1938.

US envoy Witkoff, Reza Pahlavi discussed Iran protests - report

The two met over the weekend to discuss the anti-regime protests that continue to rage across Iran, according to a senior US official.

 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the National Cooperation Convention in Munich, July 26, 2025.

Trump's options in Iran: Massive airstrikes, assassinations, and cyber weapons - analysis

In some ways, it seemed like Trump was experimenting with how much he could impact the world after abducting the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro, without taking any concrete further action.

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 11, 2026.

When Iranians appeal to Israel and America, inaction becomes a choice - comment

When Iranians themselves are beaten, imprisoned, and brutally murdered as they stand in the streets, they do not look to Brussels or Paris. They look to the two actors the regime itself fears most.

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.