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 the invasion on our southern coast and which party is …
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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, which will put at least 1,000 people on trial, marks …
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 will be enough to propel him back into power. However, …
Read More »Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ may have quieted, but their echo has reached America
The single, white rose is sheathed in plastic. The flower is affixed to a stucco wall next to an automated cash machine on Shankill Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Frizzell’s Fish Shop once stood here. Once stood here. It just so happened that I visited this spot 29 years to the day after two Provisional Irish Republican Army members walked …
Read More »Putin hosts Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in attempt to broker peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday to try to broker a settlement to a longstanding conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbors. The peace talks took place as Putin’s military delivered a new missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in the conflict that has entered its ninth month. In an initial meeting with Armenian …
Read More »How Biden administration can help Iranian protesters and put pressure on regime: nonprofit
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit has unveiled a report outlining a “maximum pressure” strategy the Biden administration could take to support anti-government demonstrators protesting the Iranian regime. The steps announced by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) come as Iran, according to the Associated Press, said Monday it will hold public trials in Tehran for 1,000 people detained during the demonstrations, …
Read More »‘Simply being a Christian is enough to get you arrested’ in Iran: British government report
iran A shocking new report from the British government details that the violent persecution of the Christian minority population continues unabated in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Simply being a Christian is enough to get you arrested” in the Muslim-majority country, noted the United Kingdom’s study on Christians and Christian converts in Iran. The report said that “many arrests reportedly …
Read More »Iran protests: Clashes break out between students and security forces across Iran, rights groups say
CNN — Violent clashes broke out between security forces and student protesters at university campuses across Iran on Sunday, according to activist and human rights groups in the country. Students continued to protest in large numbers at some of the country’s main universities despite a warning from the head of the country’s Revolutionary Guard Hossein Salami that Saturday was to …
Read More »Brazil election: Lula da Silva wins presidency as nation swings left — will Bolsonaro accept the results?
BRASILIA,Brazil – Brazil’s left-wing former president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, narrowly won a tightly contested presidential election tonight with a margin of just under 2%. With 50% of precincts reporting, Bolsonaro clung to a narrow 0.5% lead, but the general trend over the course of the evening was a slow and steady upswing for Lula, …
Read More »Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant
Poland has chosen the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build the central European country’s first nuclear power plant, part of an effort to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said late Friday on Twitter that Poland would use the “reliable, safe technology” of the Westinghouse Electric Company for the plant in Pomerania province near …
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