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Dear Valued Readers, We would like to take a moment to address an issue that affected our website, www.meziesblog.com, on Friday, 17 April 2026. Due to unforeseen technical difficulties encountered during a system upgrade, the site experienced a disruption that unfortunately resulted in the loss of a significant portion of our archived content, including articles…
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Cole Palmer has insisted he has “no plans” to leave Chelsea amid speculation linking him with a summer move. Palmer has a contract in west London until 2033, but Manchester United are reported admirers of the playmaker who grew up in the Wythenshawe area. “Obviously Manchester is my home. All my family are there, but I don’t miss it,” he…
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Oliver Glasner insists he has had no trouble maintaining “100 per cent commitment” to Crystal Palace as he approaches the end of his tenure in south London. In January, the Eagles boss announced his intention to move on when his contract expires at the conclusion of the current campaign. Austrian Glasner, 51, led Palace to their first major…
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Former Kano State Governor and Senator, Ibrahim Shekarau, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing a strategic political realignment. In a resignation letter dated April 19, 2026, and addressed to the PDP Chairman of Giginyu Ward in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Shekarau announced that his exit takes…
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Airlines are being hit by climbing fuel and labor costs, driving up ticket prices and added fees for travelers already navigating a shaky economy, reports Axios. A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia could compound the Iran war’s impact on world travel within weeks if a fragile agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz…
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Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has explained why his family didn’t sell their father, the late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s catalogue despite numerous offers. In a recent interview with Channels TV, the Grammy-nominated singer disclosed that the major reason was to preserve the Afrobeat legend’s legacy. He emphasised that his elder sister, Yeni Kuti, particularly opposed…
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Former Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., says he never trusted former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and dismissed allegations circulating about members of Congress as largely unsubstantiated rumors. Speaking today, King said his skepticism of Swalwell dates back to their time together on the House Intelligence Committee. Swalwell, of California, announced Monday he would resign from Congress following sexual assault…
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On Newsmax’s “Saturday Report,” political strategist Dick Morris dismissed Iran’s claim that it controls the Strait of Hormuz, arguing instead that “the U.S. has control of the Straits, and at any point they need to exercise it if they can.” Morris framed the situation as the culmination of a major shift in global energy power driven by U.S.…
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April 19 is a date that stands apart on the calendar, a day when history, tragedy, and triumph have converged in extraordinary ways. From the founding moments of the United States to the dark depths of domestic terrorism, and from the birth of the internet to the first powered flight on another planet, the events…
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Military expert Robert Pape argues that the glimmer of a possible peace deal this weekend was illusory — and that a ceasefire is unlikely to hold because the conflict is driven by a fundamentally “zero-sum” dynamic rather than negotiable differences. Pape, a professor at the University of Chicago known for his work on coercive diplomacy, air power,…
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The U.S. military is preparing to board and seize Iran-linked oil tankers and commercial vessels in international waters in the coming days, according to U.S. officials who spoke with Tbe Wall Street Journal. U.S. forces boarding Iranian ships mark a significant expansion of its maritime pressure campaign against Tehran. The move comes as Iran intensifies its control over the…
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Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt said on Saturday that Iran’s declarations that the Strait of Hormuz is closed amount to posturing by a collapsing regime, even as commercial vessels continue to transit the waterway under tighter conditions. His comments on “America Right Now” came after reports that Iranian gunboats fired on tankers in the strait…
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President Donald Trump held a Situation Room meeting Saturday morning to address rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing nuclear talks with Iran, according to Axios, citing U.S. officials. The meeting comes as the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire within days, with no confirmed timeline for the next…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has filed an amended financial disclosure that cuts her previously reported household assets from as much as $30 million to no more than $95,000, with her office blaming an accounting error and her lawyer telling the Office of Congressional Conduct the original filing was unintentional, as President Donald Trump and House…
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles sounded out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday about the artificial intelligence company’s new Mythos model, which has attracted attention from the federal government for how it could transform national security and the economy. A White House official, who requested anonymity to discuss the meeting ahead of time, said the administration…
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President Donald Trump on Saturday directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine, which recently has been embraced by combat veterans and conservative lawmakers despite having serious safety risks. Ibogaine is banned under the federal government’s most restrictive category for illegal, high-risk drugs. But the administration is taking steps to…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Friday for joint efforts for an effective mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and said Kyiv’s wartime experience in the Black Sea could help. “Decisions made regarding Hormuz now will determine how other aggressive actors perceive the possibility of creating problems in other straits…
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said on Friday that his panel is moving toward additional depositions and potential victim testimony in its ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, emphasizing a push for accountability and transparency. Comer said on “Wake Up America” that the committee has “five to eight more scheduled depositions”…
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Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Pope Leo spoke to reporters aboard the papal plane flying from Cameroon to Angola. He addressed the spiraling back-and-forth saga of Trump’s…
