A military judge made a ruling on Wednesday, stating that the plea agreements which spared Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and two other terrorists from facing the death penalty must remain in place.
This unexpected decision follows a move three months ago when Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin annulled the controversial plea deals previously arranged by the Office of Military Commissions in July, which had been granted to Mohammed and his alleged accomplices.
The ruling, delivered by Air Force Col. and Judge Matthew McCall at the Guantanamo Bay facility in Cuba, was first reported by the Associated Press and has yet to be made available to the public.

NY Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James, both of whom have long been vocal critics and adversaries of Donald Trump, expressed their commitment to defending New York against any potential “revenge or retribution” following the anticipated return of President-elect Trump to the White House.
During a press briefing on Wednesday, Hochul extended congratulations to Trump while also praising his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for running a campaign that highlighted important issues affecting the nation.
She recognized that the election results may not align with the hopes of many, but reassured New Yorkers that the state has faced challenges before and emerged stronger.

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Donald Trump began this year fighting two federal prosecutions that threatened to send him to prison, but he will end it free and clear of his most significant criminal legal problems.
With his resounding victory at the polls and a longstanding Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president, the key question is not if, but when, prosecutors will move to dismiss or delay his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C.

(AP) – The number of Americans applying for jobless aid ticked up last week but layof

The Knesset plenum approved, in the early hours of Thursday morning, the second and third readings of a law allowing the deportation of families of terrorists. The legislation was proposed by MKs Hanoch Milwidsky (Likud), Eliyahu Revivo (Likud), and Almog Cohen (Otzma Yehudit).
A total of 61 MKs voted in favor of the legislation, while 41 voted against it.
The law stipulates that the Minister of the Interior may order the deportation of a family member of a terrorist, following a hearing, if it is proven that the family member knew in advance of their relative’s intention to commit an act of terrorism and made no efforts to prevent it.

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A revolutionary court in northwestern Iran has handed down death sentences to four individuals charged with espionage on behalf of Israel, according to a report by the semi-official Fars news agency on Wednesday.
Fars stated that three of the defendants, whose nationalities were not disclosed, were accused of aiding Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, in transporting equipment involved in the 2020 assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Fakhrizadeh was regarded by Western intelligence agencies as the key figure behind a secret Iranian program aimed at developing nuclear weapons. However, the Iranian government has consistently denied such allegations.