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Leading our coverage this week was the passing of famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, who died of natural causes on Wednesday (Oct. 1) at age 91. Goodall became renowned for her pioneering studies of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. She arrived at the park early in her career with no formal academic training in …

Iran says 120 of its nationals are being deported from the US, as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration. “These individuals will return to the country within the next one or two days,” Iranian foreign ministry official Hossein Noushabadi told Iran’s Tasnim state news agency. He said most of those being flown to Iran, via Qatar, had entered …

​ This is an excerpt from an opinion article by former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. For decades, Israel has tried, sometimes against our better instincts, to work with the United Nations. I have personally sat in numerous meetings with U.N. officials, painstakingly negotiating frameworks to ensure humanitarian aid reached civilians in Gaza. I oversaw budgets, coordinated secure passageways for convoys, …

Russia, China and Iran Use Kirk’s Murder to Stoke Conspiracy Theories and Division  The New York Times AI fuels false claims after Charlie Kirk’s death, CBS News analysis reveals  CBS News Security analysts flag rise in Russian-created misinformation posts on social media following Kirk shooting  ABC News Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk’s killing seeks to widen US divisions  AP News Charlie Kirk Killing Sparks …

Rachel Muller-Heyndyk BBC News Reuters Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s intelligence agency chief, just weeks after a White House rebuke of a review assessing the impact of American strikes on Iran. Lt Gen Jeffery Kruse will no longer serve …

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from US strikes angered Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official. Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), according to the …

UN nuclear watchdog official to visit Iran  Politico Iran says UN nuclear watchdog official will visit country for talks, but no inspections planned  CNN Iran says IAEA official to visit for talks, no access to nuclear sites planned  Reuters Iran says ‘no cooperation’ with IAEA until new agreement is reached  Hindustan Times IAEA can visit for talks, but won’t have access to nuclear sites, …

Archaeologists in Iran have unearthed the lavish grave of a teenager who lived more than 3,000 years ago, when the region was part of the Greater Khorasan Civilization. The woman died at about age 18, probably of natural causes. Her rich grave goods, including gold jewelry, indicate that she came from a wealthy family with “inherited status,” according to a …

In his Truth Social post, Trump said three nuclear sites in Iran were destroyed (Image: Getty Images ) Donald Trump has clapped back at U.S. intel, indicating only one of three Iranian nuclear strikes was destroyed. In a Saturday morning Truth Social post, Trump blasted: “All three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED.” It is the latest …

Iran bomb damage intel suggests two nuclear sites not ‘obliterated’  The Washington Post New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites  NBC News New reports cast doubt on impact of US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites  Al Jazeera Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Was Badly Damaged by U.S. Strikes, New Assessment Finds  The New York Times Report: Of 3 …