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This photograph taken in Pordenone on September 16, 2023, shows Italian journalist Cecilia Sala posing for a photo at the Pordenonelegge Literature Festival in Pordenone. Iran confirmed on December 30, 2024 that it had arrested Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for "violating the law", state media reported, a move that has been decried by Italy as "unacceptable". (Photo by Andrea MEROLA / ANSA / AFP) / Italy OUT (Photo by ANDREA MEROLA/ANSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Italy Pressures Iran Ambassador To Release Italian ‘Political Prisoner’ Journalist Held In Iranian Prison

Italy’s foreign ministry came down on Iran’s ambassador on Thursday, demanding the release of Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained in Iran on December 19th.

Turkish police officers gather as an armed personnel vehicle drives along a road in Kahramankazan, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Ankara on October 23, 2024, near the gate of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), after a huge explosion outside the headquarters left a number of people "dead and injured", Turkey's interior minister said, describing it as a "terrorist attack". (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Terrorist Attack On Turkish Defense Company Leaves At Least 3 Dead And 14 Wounded

At least three people have been killed and 14 were wounded in a “terrorist attack” at one of Turkey’s top defense companies on Wednesday, according to Turkey’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya.

Lebanese army soldiers deploy near the US embassy in Beirut on June 5, 2024, after a Syrian man was arrested following a shooting near the embassy. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)

State Dept: Gunman Who Opened Fire At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon Was Wearing ‘ISIS’ Vest

On Wednesday, a shooter opened fire at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, injuring a security guard before being immediately apprehended by Lebanese authorities.

A person wearing a sweater with 'Progress Pride Flag' colors, including rainbow and black and brown stripes for communities of color, walks past rainbow flags at the Stonewall National Monument, the first US national monument dedicated to LGBTQ history and rights, marking the birthplace of the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer civil rights movement, on June 1, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. State Dept. Announces Worldwide Alert For Potential Violence Against LGBTQ+ Community

The U.S. State Department on Friday issued a worldwide caution security alert, announcing that it was aware of alleged “increased violence” against LGBTQ+ individuals and at certain Pride events.

Smoke plumes billow during Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 12, 2023 as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue for the sixth consecutive day. Thousands of people, both Israeli and Palestinians have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip, entered southern Israel in a surprise attack leading Israel to declare war on Hamas in Gaza on October 8. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. State Department Declares ‘Worldwide Caution’ Alert As Israel-Hamas Tensions Rise

The State Department declared a “worldwide caution alert” due to rising tension in the Middle East and surrounding regions amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.