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Iran war: from the Middle East to America, history shows you cannot assassinate your way to peace

In the late 1960s, the prevailing opinion among Israeli Shin Bet intelligence officers was that the key to defeating the Palestinian Liberation Organisation was to assassinate its then-leader Yasser Arafat.

The Conversation

Minnesota shooting adds to string of political violence that has also targeted top companies

The Minnesota shooting comes nearly a year after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.

Fortune

Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential elections and ending Nicaragua’s civil war, died Saturday, her family said in a statement

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Quick Facts About Melissa Hortman: Her Assassination, Killer's Details, Career, Family and More

Melissa Hortman, former Minnesota House Speaker, was shot and killed alongside her husband in a politically motivated attack, sparking national outrage and a manhunt for the suspect.

International Business Times UK

US politician and husband shot dead in 'politically motivated assassination' by suspect dressed as police officer

‘Our state has lost a great leader’ Minnesota Governor Tim Walz told reporters. ‘And I lost the dearest of friends’

Evening Standard

Governor Tim Walz gives update on two lawmakers shot in Minnesota

Watch as Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz confirmed that State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in what he described as a “politically motivated assassination.”

The Independent UK

Luigi Mangione, Diddy and SBF walk into a jail: Wild musical about UnitedHealthcare assassination debuts in San Francisco

ANALYSIS: A sell-out musical about the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin has hit the stage before Mangione has even gone to trial. Josh Marcus was on hand at the premier of the wildest musical of 2025

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Why Israel’s air strikes signal a shifting relationship with the US and a weakening Iran

The Middle East is undergoing a realignment of power. With Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites and the assassination of at least two of Iran’s senior security officials, Benjamin Netanyahu is showing his willingness to go it alone and ignore pressure from the Trump administration.

The Conversation

Assassination attempt in Colombia sparks fears of return to bloody past: ‘It’s a devastating moment’

Attack on presidential candidate is oreminiscent of some of the darkest chapters of the country’s history

The Guardian - US

CIA releases 1,400 new pages of investigative file into RFK assassination, including chilling note from his killer

Document drop includes an incriminating note Sirhan Sirhan wrote in his notebook saying ‘RFK must die”

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard says she used AI to decide which JFK assassination files to release

Documents in the JFK assassination investigation were inadvertently released with unredacted Social Security numbers

The Independent UK

Two men jailed for life after car-bomb assassination of Maltese journalist

Caruana Galizia's murder led to the resignation of Malta’s prime minister Joseph Muscat in 2019

The Independent UK

Girl, 6, among group arrested for assassination of Myanmar general

Lin Latt Shwe, 6, was detained along with her mother and other suspects in the killing of retired general in Yangon.

Al Jazeera

Six-year-old girl among 16 arrested by Myanmar junta for top general’s assassination

Members of Golden Valley Warriors claimed responsibility for killing ex-military officer for assisting junta’s military operations

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Federal judge hints at early release of MLK Jr assassination files following Trump’s order

The official narrative surrounding the killing of the civil rights icon has long been disputed by his family, inspiring decades of conspiracy theories speculating about what really happened on April 4, 1968

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20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed History For Better Or For Worse

Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history.

The Independent UK

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves sold as millions raised at controversial auction

The items were separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display

The Independent UK

Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post "a bit of a distraction"

Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."

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The Guardian - US

Comey says ‘8647’ post that caused Trump firestorm was totally innocent

Former FBI director describes as ‘crazy’ claim that seashell photo on Instagram signified assassination call

Latin Times

Trump Claims Former FBI Director's Instagram Post Was a Veiled Call for His Assassination: 'A Child Knows What That Meant'

Donald Trump claimed James Comey's deleted "8647" Instagram post was a veiled assassination threat.

The Independent UK

Secret Service interviewing ex-FBI director James Comey over ‘8647’ Trump ‘assassination’ threat: report

President Trump says post was an assassination threat

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‘A child knows what that meant’: Trump says Comey ‘called for the assassination of the president’

Trump did not give a clear answer.

Latin Times

Conservatives Called Out for Using '86 46' in Protest of Biden After Backlash Over Comey's '86 47' Post: 'Stop Being Hypocritical'

Users pointed out that while MAGA supporters defended "86 46" as a call for impeachment, they accused "86 47" of promoting Donald Trump's assassination.

The Guardian - US

Trump accuses former FBI director of calling for his killing through coded picture

James Comey posted picture of shells arranged to say ‘8647’, using common slang for kicking a customer out of a bar

Latin Times

Trump Claims Former FBI Director James Comey Called For His 'Assassination' On Instagram Post: 'A Dirty Cop'

President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey of calling for his assassination on an Instagram post. Comey rejected the notion and took down the publication

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