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May 17, 2026

US arrests alleged Iraqi militia commander linked to Iran's Quds Force over 18 terrorist attacks in UK, Europe and Canada

Also: OpenAI reverses course, backs mandatory third-party AI safety audits in Illinois‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

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Sunday 17 May 2026

Geopolitics & Conflict
US arrests alleged Iraqi militia commander linked to Iran's Quds Force over 18 terrorist attacks in UK, Europe and Canada
On 16 May 2026, the US Department of Justice announced the arrest of Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a 32-year-old senior commander of Kata'ib Hizballah, an Iraqi militia designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

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