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UAE Moments
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- Politics
- UAE Moments
Iran: Strikes Were Self-Defense, Diplomacy Still Possible
Nearly a week after a surprise Israeli attack that left several Iranians dead and caused major damage, Iran says it is still choosing diplomacy—but won't hesitate to defend itself. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shared the country's stance on X (formerly Twitter), saying: 'Iran solely acts in self-defence. Even in the face of the most outrageous aggression… we have only retaliated against the Israeli regime and not those who are aiding and abetting it.' He emphasized that Iran continues to seek peaceful solutions, except when it comes to Israel, which he described as 'illegitimate' and 'genocidal.' Trump Tells Putin to "Fix Russia First" Meanwhile, former US President Donald Trump had strong words for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he offered to mediate in the Israel-Iran conflict. Speaking in an interview, Trump recounted their conversation: 'I said, 'Do me a favour—mediate your own. Let's mediate Russia first, okay? Worry about this [Israel-Iran] later.'' His statement refers to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has caused global tension since Russia's invasion in 2022. What's Next? With both Iran and Israel continuing their back-and-forth attacks and global powers weighing in, the situation remains volatile. While Iran insists it won't escalate unless provoked, the region's stability hangs in the balance—especially with growing international involvement.
BBC News
8 hours ago
- BBC News
Epsom man Darren Hanson jailed for life for murder of Jay Lucas
A man has been jailed for life after an attack on another man caused fatal Hanson, 46, assaulted Jay Lucas at Hanson's home in Epsom, later admitted fighting him, but claimed it had been in self-defence. He was found guilty of murder after a trial at Chichester Crown Court, and will serve a minimum of 19 Honour Judge Antony Donne said the attack was "truly brutal", according to Surrey Police. Police were called to Hanson's address by paramedics on 7 February 2024, after Hanson had called for an efforts to revive him, 47-year-old Mr Lucas died at the gave a statement to police, saying he had been extremely drunk and on drugs at the time of the attack, claiming to be devastated by Mr Lucas' death.A post-mortem examination found the cause of death to be a severe assault to his head. Det Ch Insp Craig Emmerson said: "These men had known each other for several years and often socialised, but it remains unknown why Hanson attacked his friend with such ferocity at his home in February last year."During trial, Hanson claimed he had been acting in self-defence, whilst also seeking to lay the blame for his behaviour on others."The level of injury inflicted was devastating and sadly gave Jason no chance of survival." 'Full of laughter' In a statement, Mr Lucas' family said: "We cannot comprehend the loss of Jason. There are no words that will ever express how we feel as a family and how this has impacted our everyday lives and will continue to do so."Jason was a popular person with lots of friends, he couldn't walk anywhere without someone shouting hello to him. He was a loving person full of laughter."Jason was a much-loved son, nephew, cousin, dad, and granddad. Jason is sorely missed by everyone, and he will never be forgotten."
BreakingNews.ie
a day ago
- BreakingNews.ie
16 knife injuries inflicted on Kildare man does not fit murder accused's account of self-defence, court told
Evidence of 16 separate knife injuries suffered by a 50-year-old man during a "ferocious attack" in a Co Kildare apartment does not fit with a murder accused's account of having stabbed the deceased in self-defence, a prosecution barrister has told a murder trial. The 12 jurors were also told by the State on Thursday that the accused Ryan Kearney had told the first garda who arrived at the scene that it was "balaclava-clad men who had carried out the attack". Advertisement Mr Brendan Grehan SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the jurors would also hear that when the defendant was cautioned by gardaí, he had replied: "I stabbed Jeffrey but did not murder him, he was my friend, that's it". Mr Kearney (39), with an address at Loughnamona Drive, Leixlip, Co Kildare, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jeffrey Jackson (50) at The Lamps, School Street, Kilcock, Co Kildare on February 8th, 2024. In his opening address to the Central Criminal Court jury on Thursday, Mr Grehan, prosecuting, said "The Lamps" on School Street is a two-storey apartment complex in Kilcock, which was home to witness Breda Kearney, who the jury will hear from in due course. Counsel said the deceased Mr Jackson, had been in a relationship with Ms Kearney for over a year in February 2024. Advertisement Mr Grehan added: "Ryan Kearney was a nephew through marriage to Breda Kearney in so far as the accused's uncle Michael Kearney had been married to Breda Kearney, but that relationship was no longer in existence". In relation to the evidence against the accused, Mr Grehan said Ryan Kearney had arrived at Ms Kearney's apartment with two bags of shopping shortly before 2pm on Thursday, February 8, 2024. He said Ms Kearney and Mr Jackson were in the apartment at the time. A short time after Ryan Kearney arrived, Ms Kearney left the apartment around 3.24pm to go to the local supermarket to get more alcohol; "perhaps a bottle of vodka". Counsel said Ms Kearney was visible on CCTV footage returning in the direction of the apartment at 3.34pm. Mr Grehan added: "It's a very tight timeframe and a very small window of opportunity for things to occur". Advertisement Detailing the evidence that will be heard, counsel said when Ms Kearney arrived back at her apartment she found Mr Jackson "in a very bad way" on the sofa, not conscious and bleeding from various wounds. The barrister said the accused had said something to the effect of "I think I killed him, I stabbed him in the neck". Mr Grehan said the evidence will be that Ms Kearney rang the emergency services at 3.41pm. The barrister said the call taker was told a man had been stabbed in the apartment. "Specifically, one of the things the call taker was told, which the prosecution says was by Ryan Kearney, was to the effect that a number of men in balaclavas were responsible for what had occurred inside". Advertisement The jurors, he said, would hear from a paramedic who had administered First Aid to Mr Jackson. He said the paramedic made a decision that there was no point in carrying out emergency resuscitation. The lawyer said the panel would also hear that Ryan Kearney repeated to the first garda at the scene "the suggestion that it was balaclava-clad men who had carried out the attack". Counsel said a knife was found on the kitchen sink and that blood was noted in various places, as well as "various wounds the deceased had suffered to the stomach and chest area". Ryan Kearney, counsel said, was arrested at the scene by Detective Sergeant Gerard Moore at 4.30pm. Advertisement During his interviews Ryan Kearney claimed he had acted in self-defence and been attacked by Mr Jackson "coming at him with a knife". When the accused was released from detention, Det Sgt Moore charged him with the murder of Mr Jackson. Mr Grehan said the jurors would hear that when Ryan Kearney was cautioned, he had replied: "I stabbed Jeffrey but did not murder him, he was my friend, that's it". The barrister said it is the State's case that when all the evidence had been heard the jurors would be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Ryan Kearney had murdered the deceased and that he had "lied to the call taker about others involved as he had lied to the first garda on the scene suggesting it was men wearing balaclavas who had attacked Mr Jackson". Ireland Man (42) spared trial for threatening to slit thro... Read More The lawyer also said it was the prosecution's contention that the accused's subsequent suggestion that he had acted in self-defence was not supported by the evidence in the case. He said the injuries inflicted on the deceased suggest a "fairly ferocious attack" on Mr Jackson. Mr Grehan said State pathologist Dr Sally Anne Collis found 16 separate knife injuries on the deceased. "They were distributed all around the body, head, face, chest, some on the legs; It did not fit with the scenario where Ryan Kearney suggested he had jabbed a few times, having taken the knife off Mr Jackson, who attacked him". Counsel said the accused had no injuries except a small cut to one of his fingers. In conclusion, Mr Grehan said the prosecution will submit to the jurors that the evidence doesn't fit with the accused's account of having acted in self-defence. The trial continues this afternoon before Mr Justice Paul Burns and a jury of three men and nine women. It is expected to last two weeks.
The Sun
2 days ago
- The Sun
Shocking moment Magaluf doorman floors Brit tourist, 25, with flurry of punches after being bottled in horror bar attack
THIS is the shocking moment a Magaluf doorman floors a British tourist with a flurry of punches after being bottled in a horror attack. The bouncer was left with a nasty gash that needed at least 20 stitches - and the Brit has been convicted over the assault at Plaza on the bustling Punta Ballena strip. 5 5 5 CCTV footage shows the Lithuanian bouncer exploding at Max Barnes, then 19, who he has up against a wall after the drinker bottled him. He unloads a series of sharp jabs in the packed nightspot, acting in self-defence. The customer dodges as many as he can but some of the blows land home. They spill over into the middle of the bar, when the bouncer delivers one more clean whack that sends the customer sprawling onto the floor. He then brings his hand to his blood-covered face and neck to inspect the damage. The 34-year-old doorman was left with a gash wound needing 20 stitches, according to public prosecutors. Prosecutors had demanded a five-year prison sentence for Barnes, now 25, who was held on an international arrest warrant after being bailed and going awol. The Brit, a teen at the time of the July 2019, claimed after his arrest by Civil Guard officers that he himself had acted in self-defence following a previous assault. But this week he was handed an 18-month suspended prison sentence after admitting the unprovoked attack as part of a plea bargain deal. Barnes, who had already paid his victim nearly £35,000 in compensation, admitted his guilt in a trial where he spoke briefly via video conference. Shocking moment UFC thug Conor McGregor pummels club reveller with TWO brutal punches in packed Ibiza nightclub The trial judges said they took into account his confession and compensation payments in their decision to keep him out of jail - as long as he doesn't re-offend. The obtained CCTV footage did not show the moment Barnes used a broken bottle to disfigure the doorman. But it did show the run-up to the attack when the Lithuanian man, in a tight white T-shirt, could be heard arguing with the Brit after telling him to leave due to misbehaviour. The Brit was held in the UK on an international arrest warrant after initially paying £13,000 bail to get out of prison and flying back home. Officials in Majorca issued the arrest order after he failed to respond to court communications. 5 5 Public prosecutors said in their pre-trial indictment they had uncovered no evidence of the previous attack Barnes had alleged took place and claimed he was defending himself against. A female British soldier was involved in another horror glass attack in a Magaluf nightclub in November 2023. Bus driver's daughter Sydney Cole was arrested when her pal, Scots-born Lance Corporal Sarah Garrity, was left in intensive care after losing four pints of blood and needing 14 stitches to a neck wound. Cole was warned initially she could be jailed for three years after being charged with a crime of wounding by Spanish state prosecutors, despite her victim's refusal to press charges. However, she ultimately escaped prison and was let off with a £780 fine. Cole, now 25, initially insisted after her arrest that Sarah was hurt in an accident. She claimed to have thrown the the glass on the floor during the fight, and said shard flew up and hit Sarah in the neck. However, she later confessed to the assault as part of a plea bargain deal.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
St. Joseph County Prosecutor decides not to file charges after fatal shooting in May
The St. Joseph County Prosecutor's office ruled a shooting death at a South Bend gas station in May a justified shooting. The prosecutor's office determined not to file criminal charges after a man, identified as Jerry Barnette, 56, of South Bend, died from injuries in a shooting, police said. Through an investigation by the department's Violent Crimes Unit, South Bend Police said two people involved in a May 21 shooting were found. Barnette was found with gunshot injuries inside Logan Quick Mart at the 300 block of South Logan Street, and a second person shot, a juvenile, was found in Mishawaka. Barnette was pronounced dead at the scene, police said June 17. The juvenile found in a Mishawaka residence was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. An investigation connected the juvenile to the scene on Logan Street, police said. All case facts and evidence from the shooting, including surveillance video, were reviewed and found that Barnette and the juvenile were talking outside of the business when the juvenile walked away and into the quick mart, police said in a press release. Barnette followed the juvenile inside and "re-engaged with the juvenile, armed with a firearm," police said. Barnette and the juvenile shot at each other before police were contacted, the press release said. After reviewing facts and evidence regarding the incident, the prosecutor's office determined that self-defense could not be disproven and therefore decided not to file charges against the juvenile, police said. Email Tribune staff writer Camille Sarabia at csarabia@ This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend May gas station shooting ruled justified by prosecutors
