FBI says it foiled White House UFC attack plot as five men are charged
The FBI says it has arrested five men across four US states over an alleged plot to attack a UFC event at the White House, with prosecutors saying the plan involved explosive-laden drones, sniper fire and a second wave of attackers. The Department of Justice said the men were charged with conspiracy to commit murder after what it described as a multi-state operation. The alleged target was Sunday's invite-only event on the White House South Lawn, which drew an estimated 4,300 people inside the venue and another 85,000 watching nearby.The suspects were identified as Tycen C Proper, 19, Bryan Omar... [Continue Reading]
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Modi and Trump meet briefly at G7 summit in France ahead of bilateral talks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met briefly on Tuesday at the G7 leaders' summit in Evian, in eastern France. It was their first face-to-face encounter since their meeting at the White House in February 2025. A structured bilateral meeting was scheduled for Wednesday on the sidelines of the summit.The encounter comes as India and the United States try to repair ties that were strained in 2025. The supplied material says the strain followed Trump's claims of mediation between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor, as well as Washington's decision to impose heavy tariffs on Delhi. The... [Continue Reading]
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]

