By: Abudu Olalekan Japan on missile alert after North Korean launch amid rising Middle East tensions Out of nowhere, early Saturday, Japan’s leaders shared alarming news. A projectile, likely a ballistic missile, came from North Korea. There was no alert ahead of time. Details were missing at first. The Prime Minister’s office issued a brief…
By: Abudu Olalekan Eight Arab and Islamic nations have come out strongly against Israel’s ongoing closure of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. And this isn’t just a one-day thing—the closure has stretched into its 12th consecutive day during Ramadan, the holiest month for Muslims worldwide. Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Turkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab…
By: Abudu Olalekan Right when clocks ticked past midnight, close to one in the morning their time. A sharp explosion tore into the front of the American consulate office in Oslo. Officers arrived fast after a report came through, spotting black burns sprayed across the entry. Damage not bad, one cop mentioned, though nothing else…
By: Abudu Olalekan Under the burning horizon of the Gulf, flashing lights cut through dark air as alarms wailed below. Then came Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s leader, facing a TV lens, voice low – “I’m sorry.” The scene held something staged yet real, almost like a long act of theater freezing mid-breath. No long speeches slowed…
By: Abudu Olalekan He spoke Tuesday, saying many once considered to lead Iran have passed away. The American president questioned if Reza Pahlavi, living outside Iran, holds enough support inside the nation. Doubts came up again about the former royal’s influence. Names that mattered before are now gone, he noted. Thoughts turned to what comes…
By: Abudu Olalekan There are stories that sound like something out of a Hollywood thriller. This is one of them. But it’s real. Traffic cameras. Hacked ones. Planted quietly on the streets of Tehran, giving Israel a live, uninterrupted window into one of its most dangerous adversaries. For years, those cameras sat there, feeding data,…
