State department

The US State Department continues to offer a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Bangladeshi fugitive, but retired military officers are trying to prevent it.

According to reports from Lebanon, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continued, including artillery fire toward the Ali Taher area.

The 47-year-old man, Jon Christopher Enriquez, had made three posts on Twitter/X threatening the two US officials on May 27, including specific times at which the officials would be executed.

A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools.

The State Department named the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, along with its armed wing, the al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade, as a terrorist organization.

The Tate brothers, former kickboxers who have dual US and British citizenship, have denied any wrongdoing. They are held in a federal jail in Miami as a judge weighs Britain's extradition request.

According to the letter, no F-35 aircraft can be transferred to Turkey until Ankara fully complies with US law.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said that the ambassador told the US State Department that Malaysia's longstanding policy of not recognising Israel was not new

"Hezbollah is in a difficult military state everywhere there is friction with IDF troops," said retired military Lt.-Col. (res.) Or Horowitz. "I think Iran and Hezbollah understand that."

"Due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation," the State Department wrote on its website.