More screen shots have been shared by a journalist who was unintentionally included in a group discussion with senior US security officials. Despite group members denying this, they show that details about the timing and weapons used in a strike on Yemen were discussed.
Palestinian journalists gathered in front of Khan Younis Hospital in Gaza to protest the killings of Mohammad Mansour and Hossam Shabat, both of whom were killed in Israeli airstrikes two days ago.
Donald Trump downplays the leak of sensitive military information.
How many people describe the Trump administration’s handling of a leak of highly sensitive information as “damage control.”
An online group chat that has gone viral included eighteen senior officials, including the CIA director, the defense secretary, the vice president, and the director of the intelligence service.
Before they happened, an American journalist was also present during that conversation and was informed of US plans to attack Houthi positions in Yemen.
The handling of top-secret information and military intelligence is being questioned by the breach.
Will there also be consequences beyond Washington?
And how will long-time allies in Europe react when criticized in the discussion?
Presenter:
James Bays
Guests:
Former CIA agent and national security expert in the US Glenn Carle
Jamie Gaskarth, Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations at Open University.
As search efforts for the missing soldiers continue, the United States Army has reported that a vehicle that four of its soldiers used was discovered submerged in water.
The army stated in a statement on Wednesday that the M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle used to transport four American soldiers who are still unaccounted for had been located in Lithuania.
The army made the remarks after Polish-speaking NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced at a press conference that the four soldiers had died from an “incident.”
We do not know the details because this is still in early news. Our thoughts are with the loved ones’ families, Rutte said, “This is really terrible news.”
The military in Lithuania had earlier stated that a search was underway for the four American soldiers and a lost vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.
Later, the military stated on X that it was going to continue an “intensive” rescue operation despite not having confirmed the deaths of US personnel.
The US Army claimed in a statement that the soldiers had been receiving training close to Pabrade, in eastern Lithuania, close to the Belarusian border.
Nuri Aslan, who was imprisoned on corruption charges, has been replaced by Istanbul’s municipal government as its interim mayor.
Aslan, a member of Imamoglu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), was chosen to lead the city while his trial is pending, according to local broadcaster NTV and Turkish news outlet Anadolu on Wednesday.
Aslan received 173 votes in the first round of voting, while Zeynel Abidin Okul, the AK Party candidate for president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, received 123. Aslan received 177 votes in the second round of the election, while Okul received 125.
A third round of voting commenced as both candidates failed to achieve the required two-thirds majority. Aslan received 177 votes in that election, while Okul received 125, ensuring Aslan’s election. Candidates would need a simple majority to win.
Ozgur Ozel, the head of the CHP, claimed that Erdogan’s request to appoint a trustee for the municipality had been thwarted by the interim mayoral election.
One leg will always be in Istanbul and one hand will always be in Sarachane, according to Ozel, adding that public opposition had prevented what the opposition refers to as a “coup attempt” against it. “The struggle will expand to all of Turkiye from now on,” Ozel said.
Aslan reaffirmed that his new position was only temporary while speaking alongside Ozel.
“Our mayor, who was chosen with Istanbul’s support, will return as soon as possible. He said, “We will take care of what he entrusted us with and return it to him” along with our chairman.
Following Imamoglu’s detention a week ago, demonstrations have been occurring all over the country. Despite authorities throttling crowds and arresting hundreds of people, including journalists, his supporters vow to continue protesting.
According to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, police had detained 1,418 people by Tuesday afternoon. 11 Turkish journalists who were covering the protests, of which seven were detained, were included.
Erdogan claimed on Wednesday that the main opposition had caused his government to not get upset.
Erdogan has remained defiant despite the protests, calling them “street terror” a week later.
“There is nowhere to go for those who spread terrorism in the streets and want to ignite this nation.” He claimed that their decision is a dead end.
Officials in the government have refuted claims that the opposition figure’s legal action is politically motivated and have argued that Turkiye’s courts are independent.
Imamoglu’s arrest in a graft and “terrorism” investigation, which his supporters have described as a “coup,” led to protests that broke out on March 19. The court has currently dropped the “terrorism” charge.
Since then, large crowds have staged street demonstrations in Istanbul, the country’s capital, Ankara, and Izmir, where the unrest has spread.
The main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced a possible tactical shift by saying it would not organize another nightly protest on Wednesday outside the Istanbul mayor’s office.
Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain who presided over Brazil from 2019 to 2022, is accused of five crimes, including an alleged attempt to obliterate the democratic rule of law violently. He has called the accusations against him “grave and unfounded” and “grave and unfounded.”
A five-judge panel on Wednesday unanimously decided to trial Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro could receive a lengthy prison sentence, further isolating him, if he is found guilty in the court proceedings, which are anticipated later this year. A political heir has not been named by him.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is in charge of the case, clipped dramatic footage of Bolsonaro’s supporters storming government buildings in violent scenes just one week after the president’s inauguration in January 2023.
In part to try to sabotage the electronic voting machines in Brazil, Bolsonaro added, as part of his campaign against the election he lost.
Teresa Bo, a journalist from Buenos Aires, recalls the obscene and bloody scenes from Bolsonaro’s supporters’ inauguration in the capital Brasilia in January 2023.
Around 1,500 people were detained in the capital, according to her, “a week after Lula was sworn in, we saw thousands of supporters of President Bolsonaro storming buildings in Brazil.”
Bolsonaro voluntarily sat silently in the first row of the Supreme Court’s hearing on Tuesday, an echo of his ally, US President Donald Trump, who was at trial for the same thing last year, in a session at which the pair were charged with a charge against him and seven of his closest allies.
In order to stifle Lula’s declining popularity and pressure Congress to pass an amnesty bill in favor of him and his jailed supporters, Bolsonaro organized a beachfront rally in Rio de Janeiro in the days leading up to the landmark court hearing.
After two independent polling companies discovered that only between 20 and 30 000 people turned up, some allies speculated that the demonstration would attract more than a million backers.
Despite a ruling from Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court forbidding him from running for public office until 2030 for his efforts to discredit the country’s voting system, Bolsonaro has vowed to run for president once more next year.
Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis as president has drawn in-depth legal scrutiny.