The city of Memphis on Friday released police surveillance and body-camera video showing the disturbing events of a traffic stop that led to the fatal beating of a Black man, Tyre Nichols. Four separate videos depicted the events of the traffic stop, which included Nichols being pulled from his car …
Read More »North Korea fires missile over Japan, triggering emergency warnings
North Korea fired at least two more ballistic missiles on Thursday, one of them sailing over northern Japan and landing in the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese and South Korean officials. Warnings were issued for residents in the Japanese prefectures of Miyagi, Yamagata and Niigata to shelter in their homes …
Read More »Paris court will deliver verdict for ex-Liberian rebel case on Wednesday
A Paris court will deliver a verdict Wednesday in the trial of a former Liberian rebel on charges of torture, acts of barbarism and complicity in crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war almost 30 years ago. Kunti Kamara, 47, is accused of “complicity in massive and systematic torture …
Read More »Danish leader quits in bid to form new Cabinet despite win
Despite finishing first in Denmark’s election, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen decided to step down along with her Social Democratic government Wednesday in an attempt to build a broader coalition across the political divide. Frederiksen’s announcement came after a dramatic vote count in which the center-left bloc that has backed her …
Read More »Netanyahu on course to lead Israel’s most right wing government ever, partial Israel results suggest
Jerusalem CNN — Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be on course for a bigger victory in Israel’s fifth election in less than four years than initial exit polls suggested, all three of the country’s main television channels projected Wednesday morning. His Likud party and its natural allies are currently projected to …
Read More »Iran sent more than 3,500 drones to Russia for its war against Ukraine: intel dossier
The Paris-based dissident organization National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) accused the Iranian regime of furnishing Russian strongman Vladimir Putin’s army with more than 3,500 drones for his scorched-earth war against Ukraine. According to reports from the social network of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) inside the …
Read More »US military conducting onsite inspections of weapons provided to Ukraine
U.S. military forces in Ukraine are reportedly carrying out onsite inspections to ensure money and weapons provided to Ukrainian troops are being properly accounted for. A senior U.S. defense official relayed the information to Pentagon reporters on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity. It was not clear where the inspections …
Read More »UK Home secretary faces blowback, calls to step down after calling migrant crisis an ‘invasion’
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman warned this week that the migrant crisis in the United Kingdom has reached the level of an “invasion,” which drew both criticism and support from local politicians, with some calling for her resignation. “The British people deserve to know which party is serious about stopping …
Read More »Iran to hold public trials for 1,000 protesters accused of ‘subversive actions’ amid Mahsa Amini unrest
Authorities in Iran have announced they will hold public trials for at least 1,000 of the protesters detained in the country for their participation in anti-government demonstrations following the death of a woman who died in police custody after being arrested for improperly wearing her head covering. The mass indictments, …
Read More »Netanyahu plots return as Israelis vote for new government
JERUSALEM – Tuesday could be a big day for former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As Israelis returned to the polls for a fifth time in less than four years, the former Israeli leader is growing increasingly hopeful that a whirlwind election campaign and more than a year in opposition …
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