Editorial

🇮🇶 Iraq’s parliament elects Sunni lawmaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as speaker with overwhelming 182 votes – appointment comes amid regional firestorm with Iran reportedly preparing strikes

🇮🇷 Israeli intelligence warns Iran plans imminent drone and missile attack from Iraqi territory, possibly before US election – move could be Tehran’s strategy to

🇺🇸 US reveals intel showing 8,000 North Korean troops stationed in Russia’s Kursk region – Moscow silent on direct question at UN, while US and

🇬🇪 Georgian opposition demands protests after HarrisX pollster declares ruling party’s 54% victory “statistically impossible” with 172,523 unexplained votes – crucial election could determine country’s

🇰🇵 North Korea flexes military muscle with record-breaking 87-minute ICBM test as Kim warns enemies – launch comes amid controversy over 11,000 troops sent to

🇦🇺 Double heat wave set to scorch Australia with temps soaring above 40C inland – Sydney’s west bracing for 36C weekend while Perth, Adelaide hit

🇺🇦 Zelenskiy slams allies’ inaction over 8,000 North Korean troops deployed in Russia’s Kursk region, warning Putin will escalate foreign fighter recruitment amid mounting Ukrainian

🇵🇸 Israeli strikes kill 39 Palestinians in Gaza, including attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital’s medical supplies – Israel claims militants hiding inside, while Hamas denies;

🇦🇺 Immigration Minister blocks US Neo-Nazi “influencer” Candace Owens’ entry to Australia, citing her capacity to incite discord – she fires back calling it “petty