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By Sarah Anderson Up until 2022, Colombia had never had a left-wing president, at least not in modern history. But, for some reason, it tried to experiment with one between 2022 and 2026. Not only did they vote in a leftist, but they voted in a corrupt socialist clown. Four years of Gustavo Petro was, apparently, enough.  As I wrote on Friday , the Colombian presidential elections were held on Sunday, May 31, and it was down to three candidates:   On the left, you have Petro's hand-picked candidate, senator, and human rights activist Iván Cepeda. He'll be more of the same: heavy spending on social programs and pointless peace talks with gangs and guerrillas that go nowhere, instead of actually cracking down on crime. He's leading in the polls right now, anywhere from 35 to 42%, depending on which poll you believe.  But don't panic. One reason why he's leading in the polls is that the ...

By Danny Zaken A new framework agreed upon by Iran and Qatar marks a path around US sanctions and the naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Qatar has approved a $6 billion line of credit for Iran, intended for the purchase of goods through Doha. The sum is part of the aid network Qatar is providing Iran as it seeks ways to bypass the economic restrictions. According to diplomatic sources in the region who spoke with  Israel Hayom , the details of the line of credit were finalized during last week's visit to Doha by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the governor of Iran's Central Bank. The discussions between the sides focused on $12 billion deposited in  Qatar . These funds, originating in South Korea, were already mentioned yesterday in an  Israel Hayom  report as part of the understandings taking shape. The deposit had previously been frozen because Iran failed to meet the conditio...

By Bob Hoge A huge boom was heard over parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire on Saturday, freaking out New Englanders and causing them to wonder if war had broken out or a factory had exploded. But on Sunday, NASA explained what it really was: a sonic boom from a meteor breaking apart in our atmosphere. The phenomenon is also known as a “fireball,” and it was travelling pretty darn fast : NASA told ABC News in a statement that the meteor, also known as a "fireball," was detected around 2:06 p.m. and was traveling at a speed of 75,000 mph. New England residents were rocked Saturday after a fast-moving meteor in the Earth's atmosphere sent a loud boom that was heard in parts of the state. https://t.co/9APx6PAIk6 pic.twitter.com/upcVswLeTh — ABC News (@ABC) May 31, 2026 That's a pretty big boom, as the space agency explained: #MeteorSighting : Eyewitnesses in New England and @NOAA...

By The Times of Israel The United States bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend, the American military said Monday. Iran acknowledged launching a retaliatory strike, while Kuwait said it had intercepted incoming drone and missile fire. The dueling attacks reflect the fragility of a weekslong ceasefire in the Iran war, which has been marred by repeated strikes even as American and Iranian officials try to negotiate a deal to extend it. Iran has maintained its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in the meantime, disrupting global energy supplies, as a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. Tehran was, meanwhile, making amendments to a draft Memorandum of Understanding to end the war with the US, after US President Donald Trump reportedly sent back a hardened version of a possible memorandum, even as he insisted that Iran wanted to make a...

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