Canadian authorities have reportedly foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister and prominent human rights advocate. Cotler, 84, was informed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Oct. 26 about the threat and has since been placed under police protection. Cotler, a longtime critic of Iran’s government,…

Families of American victims of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack in Israel have filed a federal lawsuit against Iran and several affiliated terror groups, accusing them of funding and orchestrating the deadly assault. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleges Tehran funneled millions of dollars to Hamas to carry out…

New details have emerged about an Israeli airstrike last month on Iran’s Parchin Military Complex, reportedly targeting the Taleghan 2 facility, which U.S. and Israeli intelligence say was used for nuclear weapons research. High-resolution satellite images reveal significant damage to the site. Officials claim the strike disrupted Iran’s efforts to resume nuclear weapons development. Taleghan…

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant in early November. The move means there’s no real opposition left to Netanyahu in the governing coalition, leaving many Israeli citizens to wonder when the wars in Gaza and Lebanon will end. Avi Melamed is a former Israeli intelligence officer and hostage negotiator. He’s…

The Iranian government announced the creation of a “treatment clinic” for women who do not comply with mandatory hijab laws. A hijab is a head covering that some Muslim women wear. The announcement comes just over a week after a female Iranian college student stripped down to her underwear in protest in Tehran. Iran’s morality…

A U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and now faces charges of leaking top secret military documents. An indictment filed last week alleged CIA employee Asif W. Rahman leaked classified documents revealing Israel’s plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran following an…

Former President Donald Trump defeated current Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. 2024 presidential elections, and will return to the White House in 2025. Trump’s win, which included an important surprise victory in the national popular vote, may set the stage for a GOP “trifecta” if Republicans can win a majority in the U.S.…

President-elect Trump is already filling positions in his administration as he prepares for a White House meeting with President Biden. And the search continues for more than a dozen monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility last week. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. President-elect Trump building his…

Mauritius imposed and then swiftly lifted a social media blackout this week amid a wiretapping scandal that implicates government officials just days before national elections. The move, which has drawn backlash from citizens and rights groups, raises serious questions about the stability of Mauritius’ democratic institutions. The government initially blocked access to platforms including Facebook,…

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday, Nov. 8, showing a foiled Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before the 2024 election. A criminal complaint reveals that an official in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ordered the surveillance and eventual assassination of Trump in September. The assassination attempt comes as Iran faces growing internal turmoil,…