A would-be bourbon thief was left visibly dejected when his grab-and-go liquor store robbery was foiled by locked automatic doors, security cam footage shows. An unidentified man was caught on camera trying to steal a 10-pack of Wild Turkey 101 from The Bottle-O Beechboro liquor store near Perth, Australia, on …
Read More »Whatever happened to… Syria’s civil war?
What’s happening in Syria’s civil war? Fox News host Bret Baier has the latest on the Syrian civil war that erupted in 2011 and the Arab League’s consensus decision to bring Syria back into the fold on ‘Special Report.’ Fighting among various opposition groups in Syria has declined, but the …
Read More »HIV/AIDS treatment centers seeing decrease in patients after anti-gay legislation went into effect in Uganda
The HIV/AIDS treatment center in Kampala is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. The usual daily influx of around 50 patients has all but dried up, say staff. Antiretroviral drugs pile up unused. Andrew Tendo, resident medical officer at the US-funded …
Read More »Kosovo becomes second Muslim-majority country to endorse organization’s definition of anti-Semitism
Kosovo became the second Muslim-majority country to endorse the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA), an intergovernmental organization, definition of anti-Semitism, joining 43 other countries. The southeastern European country passed the resolution on adopting the definition defined by the IHRA on Thursday, June 8. The decision was announced on Twitter by …
Read More »Romania’s foreign ministry informs Russia that it is reducing the number of available embassy positions by 51
Romania’s foreign ministry has informed Russia that it must reduce the number of its embassy positions in Bucharest by 51, bringing it in line with the size of Romania’s embassy staff in Moscow. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that because some of the jobs at the Russian Embassy …
Read More »UN investigators accuse Israel of ‘delegitimizing’ Palestinian human rights group with terrorism accusations
Investigators commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body on Thursday accused Israel of “delegitimizing and silencing civil society” by outlawing Palestinian human rights groups and labeling their members as “terrorists.” The findings came in the annual report by the Human Rights Council’s “Commission of Inquiry.” The commission, led by …
Read More »Haitians in severely overcrowded jails dying of thirst, starvation
The emaciated inmate in black shorts lay on a thin mat in Haiti’s most notorious prison, isolated from other prisoners at Port-au-Prince’s National Penitentiary because of drug-resistant tuberculosis. He slowly sat up to talk to a visiting reporter and more than 70 fellow tuberculosis patients gathered at the door of …
Read More »Deadly shooting erupts in Arab town in northern Israel amid surge in criminal violence
The Israeli military has announced the destruction of a West Bank residence belonging to a Palestinian individual who is suspected of being involved in the twin bombings that occurred in Jerusalem. Violence in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has intensified since the establishment of Israel’s new right-wing government …
Read More »5 Africans dead, dozens feared missing in migrant boat wreck off Tunisian coast
At least five Africans are dead and dozens believed missing after three boats attempting to carry migrants across the Mediterranean Sea sank in recent days off the coast of the Tunisian city of Sfax, the Tunisian coast guard said Thursday. Bodies of five people, including one child, were recovered in …
Read More »Another Venezuelan migrant charged in deadly Mexican detention center fire
A federal judge in Mexico has charged another Venezuelan migrant for his alleged role in the March blaze at a Mexican detention center that left 40 dead and dozens more wounded. Mexico prosecutor’s office said Thursday in a statement that a man identified as Carlos “C” was charged with homicide, …
Read More »Moroccan migrant hospitalized after gunfire incident while crossing from Turkey to Greece
A Moroccan migrant who was injured by gunfire while crossing from Turkey into Greece Thursday is being hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries, Greek officials said. A police statement said the 30-year-old man was found trying to cross the river Evros — Meric in Turkish — that runs along the land …
Read More »Kosovo accuses US, EU of pro-Serbian bias in negotiations
Kosovo’s prime minister on Thursday complained of bias against his country from the United States and the European Union and tolerance of what he called Serbia’s authoritarian regime. Prime Minister Albin Kurti said his Cabinet took a different stance. “We insist that behaving well with an autocrat doesn’t make him …
Read More »Villagers in the Philippines told to leave as officials raise alert level for nearby volcano
Philippine officials on Thursday raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope in a condition they fear could lead to a hazardous eruption within days or weeks. Villagers living within a 3.7-mile radius …
Read More »US suspends food aid to Ethiopia after investigation reveals ‘widespread’ supply theft
The United States Agency for International Development announced Thursday the suspension of all food aid to Ethiopia. An internal investigation discovered “widespread and coordinated” theft and diversion of supplies intended for millions of the massive East African nation’s malnourished residents. “Our intention is to immediately resume food assistance once we …
Read More »Russian man dies after being mauled by shark off Egypt’s Red Sea resorts
A Russian man died after being mauled by a shark on Thursday off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities said. Egypt’s Environment Ministry said the man was killed after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada. Authorities closed off …
Read More »Opposition coalition secures majority in Guinea Bissau’s parliament in landmark elections
A coalition of opposition groups won a majority of seats in Guinea Bissau’s parliament, beating the ruling party in the country’s first legislative elections since the president dissolved the National People’s Assembly more than a year ago, according to results announced Thursday. The results from the weekend vote were announced …
Read More »South Korea to investigate over 200 possibly manipulated foreign adoptions
South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said Thursday it will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate their adoptions in Europe and the United States. The new cases in the commission’s expanded inquiry into South Korea’s foreign adoption boom involve …
Read More »Australia plans to ban swastikas, Nazi symbols
Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said Thursday. While most Australian states already ban such Nazi symbols, the federal law would go further by also banning the trade in such material, Dreyfus said. “There’s …
Read More »Israeli Army destroys home of Palestinian involved in Jerusalem bombings
The Israeli army said on Thursday that it demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian involved in twin bombings in Jerusalem that killed two and wounded at least 18 others in November. Israeli authorities arrested Islam Faroukh in December on suspicion of carrying out the bombings, part of a …
Read More »Report claims Norwegian security had intelligence that attack was imminent prior to LGBTQ+ parade shooting
A report released Thursday into a deadly shooting during Oslo’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride festival last year blasted Norway’s domestic security agency, saying it had intelligence an attack was imminent and could have prevented the bloodshed. The report focused on how the police and the Norwegian Police Security Service handled the …
Read More »Austrian authorities recover train that was stuck in tunnel when fire broke out
A train was being recovered Thursday from an Austrian tunnel where it got stuck when a fire broke out, forcing rescuers to evacuate the 151 people on board. The regional government in Tyrol province said that 33 people were slightly injured in Wednesday evening’s incident and were taken to hospitals …
Read More »Cartel slaughters 8 call center workers after they tried to quit jobs running phone scam: report
As many as eight young workers at a Mexican drug cartel’s scam call center were confirmed dead after reportedly attempting to quit their jobs. U.S. and Mexican authorities say the eight young workers were reported missing last month after relatives became suspicious when they had not returned from their office …
Read More »Australian man sentenced to 9 years in 1988 death of gay American man after 35-year battle for justice
An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison, ending the victim’s family’s 35-year battle for justice. Scott Phillip White, 52, had pleaded guilty in the New South Wales state …
Read More »Syrian refugee injures 4 children, adult in knife attack in French Alps town: report
A Syrian national was arrested Thursday after allegedly stabbing four children and an adult in the French Alps town of Annecy in a knife attack that President Emmanuel Macron is decrying as an act of “absolute cowardice.” A witness told BFMTV following the stabbing spree that he saw first responders working …
Read More »Biden administration under fire for Iran nuke and hostage deal that could net regime billions
JERUSALEM — The Biden administration is facing intense criticism for its reported willingness to pump $17 billion dollars into the coffers of the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism — the Islamic Republic of Iran — to reach a controversial deal to impose temporary restrictions on Iran’s illicit nuclear program and …
Read More »Israeli official blasts Kamala Harris’ criticism of judicial reform, says she can’t ‘name one’ provision
JERUSALEM — Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being clueless about the judicial reform process unfolding in the Jewish state in the latest clash between the Biden administration and Israel’s conservative government over internal domestic polices in the Mideast country. In a response …
Read More »Massive NATO air drill to simulate attack on member nation: ‘our red line’
NATO is set to launch its largest-ever air force deployment in its history in a training scheme intended to stimulate an attack on an allied nation, officials said Wednesday. The drill – dubbed Air Defender 23 – will take place Monday over Germany and involve 10,000 participants and 250 aircraft from …
Read More »US issues travel advisory for Caribbean hotspot amid violence, sex assault concerns
The State Department on Tuesday issued a travel advisory for Americans looking to visit the Dominican Republic, a top Caribbean destination, amid an increase in violent crime and sexual assaults. A yellow flag-level two advisory was issued urging travelers heading to the Caribbean hotspot to “exercise increased caution.” “Violent crime, …
Read More »Investigation launched into possible extrajudicial killings by Mexican soldiers in Nuevo Laredo
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating a possible case of extrajudicial killings by soldiers that left five men dead in May in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo, according to a federal official. A video, originally reported Tuesday evening by U.S.-based Univision and Spain’s El Pais newspaper, apparently shows …
Read More »Canada celebrates annual Clean Air Day, as fires continue to ravage northeastern US
In an ironic twist, Canada recognized it’s annual Clean Air Day as wildfires continue to ravage Ontario and Quebec and pour smoky, yellow haze into the northeastern U.S. creating a dangerous air quality. Canada’s government took the unique situation to remind residents that, “air pollution knows no boundaries.” Created in …
Read More »UN judges declare 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial due to dementia
United Nations judges have declared an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to continue standing trial because he has dementia and said they would establish a procedure to go on hearing evidence without the possibility of convicting him. The majority decision published Wednesday by judges at the International Residual Mechanism for …
Read More »Ukrainians escape flooding after dam collapses, as many as 20,000 need to relocate
Dozens of Ukrainians in the path of devastating floodwaters from a breached dam evacuated under the echoes of Russian shelling on Wednesday, as the U.S. State Department estimates that 20,000 people will need to relocate. The rising floodwaters let loose from the ruptured Kakhovka dam forced residents of Kherson, an island …
Read More »Northern Afghanistan minibus crash kills 25 people, including 9 children
A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The accident happened in a mountainous area with half-paved roads in Sar-e-Pul province as the passengers were returning from a wedding. They were traveling from one part of Sayyad district …
Read More »Investigation launched into death of pregnant woman amid accusations of negligence at Polish hospital
Authorities in Poland, including prosecutors and the patients’ ombudsman, are currently conducting an investigation into the unfortunate death of a pregnant woman at a hospital. The woman’s family has accused the doctors of withholding information about the danger and failing to take necessary measures to save her life. The situation …
Read More »Serbia’s president announces early elections amid protests, tragic shootings
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has vowed to conduct early parliamentary elections in the wake of extensive demonstrations and two recent tragic mass shootings in May. Many opposition parties have rejected the idea of an election, citing Vucic’s firm control over the country’s institutions, including the media, which is largely under …
Read More »6 arrested in raids targeting migrant smuggling network across Romania, Germany, Bulgaria
Six people have been arrested in Romania, Germany and Bulgaria in raids targeting a network alleged to have smuggled hundreds of migrants into Romania and Germany, authorities said Wednesday. Fifteen properties were searched on Wednesday, 11 of them in Romania, German federal police said in a statement. Four of the …
Read More »Poland and Germany collaborate to protect river from deadly pollution, discuss prevention strategies
Poland and Germany’s environment ministers met at the border between the two nations to address the safeguarding of a river from a potential recurrence of lethal pollution that resulted in the death of numerous tons of fish in the previous year. The ministers discussed safeguarding the shared parts of the …
Read More »Political violence rocks Senegal, threatens stability, as nation closes overseas consulates
Senegal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday the temporary closure of its overseas consulates — including those in Paris and New York — as unprecedented political violence wrought havoc on the West African nation and its diplomatic missions abroad. The ministry called the move a “precautionary measure,” in a statement, …
Read More »Ex-Russian security officer who turned on Kremlin sent back home
Poland has deported a former Russian intelligence officer with the counterintelligence unit of the Federal Security Service (FSB), denying his repeated requests for asylum and handing him back over to Russian authorities, reports said Wednesday. Emran Navruzbekov was deported to Russia after a Polish court ruled last week that he …
Read More »Record-breaking heatwave, drought plague Spain, threatening ecosystems and agriculture
Spain experienced its hottest spring on record and the second driest ever, according to the country’s meteorological agency. The scorching temperatures observed this year follow the trend of exceptionally high temperatures in 2022, which marked Spain’s hottest year on record. The Spanish government has allocated $2.4 billion for drought response …
Read More »Lions in Kenya speared to death in retaliation after hungry big cats prey on goat herd
Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that wandered into his pen located near Kenya’s iconic Amboseli national park. The 56-year-old’s loss made headlines in the east African country as it led to the spearing to death of six lions in retaliation by the Maasai …
Read More »UK wants US trade concessions to boost economy using Inflation Reduction Act
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may look to forge closer economic ties with the U.S. during upcoming meetings with President Biden, appealing to their cooperation and close ties militarily. “Just as interoperability between our militaries has given us a battlefield advantage over our adversaries, greater economic interoperability will give us …
Read More »Woman pretended to be man, ‘tricked’ teen by having her take off glasses before sex: cops
A British woman is accused tricking a nearsighted woman into sex by pretending to be a man while requesting that the woman take off her glasses. Georgia Bilham, a 21-year-old woman who went by the alias “George Parry,” allegedly tricked a 19-year-old woman into a sexual relationship by creating fake …
Read More »Canada warns of record 2023 wildfire destruction as traveling smoke impacts millions of Americans
Canadian officials are warning that this year could be the country’s worst-ever in terms of wildfire destruction as millions of Americans are being impacted by smoke from the blazes that is drifting south. There are currently 413 active wildfires across Canada, 249 of which are deemed out of control, according …
Read More »European leaders claim NATO allies need to boost support for Ukraine, add the country to the alliance
An informal group known as the Bucharest Nine met in Slovakia’s capital to discuss how the countries involved will approach the NATO Summit beginning on July 11. The leaders agreed that NATO must push to boost support for Ukraine and listen to Ukraine’s aspirations of joining the military alliance. The …
Read More »Thai power supply cut to Myanmar casino towns amid allegations of organized crime operations
A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly host major organized crime operations, Thai officials said Tuesday. The towns of Shwe Kokko and Lay Kay Kaw in Myanmar host gambling and entertainment …
Read More »Pope Francis undergoing abdominal surgery in Rome to deal with intestinal issue, Vatican says
Pope Francis is undergoing abdominal surgery Wednesday at a hospital in Rome to treat an intestinal blockage, the Vatican says. A statement from the Holy See Press Office said the operation, which was “decided upon over the past few days by the medical team assisting the Holy Father, became necessary …
Read More »Biden and Sunak seek to continue mending strained ties during UK leader’s Washington trip
President Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will continue their work toward strengthening relations between the two allies during the U.K. leader’s visit to Washington. “Firstly, this is an effort by Sunak to reach out to Biden and develop a warmer relationship,” Nile Gardiner, director of The Heritage Foundation’s …
Read More »Russia ally denied election to UN Security Council in wake of Ukraine war
Belarus was denied a spot on the United Nations Security Council Tuesday as five other nations joined the rotational ranks, granting them voting powers for the next two years. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and South Korea won the top spots after running unopposed with their terms set to begin on …
Read More »Air India plane flying to San Francisco lands in Russia after engine problem, US citizens ‘likely’ onboard
A U.S.-bound Air India plane carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members was diverted to a port city in Russia after the aircraft developed an engine problem, officials said on Wednesday. The aircraft was “likely” carrying U.S. citizens, a U.S. State Department official confirmed. The plane, a Boeing 777, safely …
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