The Department of Justice has ruled that the police officer who died by suicide following the Capitol riots in January 2021 died in the line of duty. Metropolitan Police Department officer Jeffrey Smith took his own life following the mass protest and riots in support of former President Trump. “When my husband died, I was … Read more
Ukraine to miss key goal before winter: Report Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports that Pentagon officials are ‘dismissive’ of the Washington Post report, but ‘admit’ the counteroffensive is ‘slow-going.’ The Netherlands and Denmark will provide Ukraine with long-requested F-16 fighter jets in the coming weeks, the two countries announced Sunday. Dutch … Read more
Mexican authorities have found four burned and decapitated bodies that may be linked to a gruesome video showing one of five kidnapped young men forced to kill one of his friends on camera. Prosecutors in the western state of Jalisco said the bodies were badly burned and had not yet been identified. But the bodies … Read more
The five young men who went missing in Mexico and were later shown on camera being brutally murdered by a Mexican drug cartel were lured to meet the gang with a fake job offer, according to a report. The young men, all students and friends whose ages ranged between 19 and 22, who were duct-taped, … Read more
Sudan’s powerful paramilitary force has come under scrutiny from both a prominent rights group and 30 United Nations experts, who have accused them of engaging in rape and sexual violence against women. These allegations emerge as Sudan navigates its fourth month of conflict, sparked by escalating tensions between the military and the Rapid Support Forces. … Read more
Passengers fled a public bus on a highway in Argentina after it burst into flames in dramatic footage. On Wednesday, August 16, police security cameras captured the large bus merging onto the General Paz highway in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Footage captured by police security cameras shows when the bus caught on fire and was quickly … Read more
Philippines officials reportedly revealed Sunday that the United States, Japan and Australia are gearing up to conduct joint military drills in the disputed South China Sea this week. The move, which will include three aircraft and helicopter carriers sailing together in a show of force and undertaking joint drills, is meant to underscore the three … Read more
The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing to send a letter to Italy raising objections about the government’s windfall tax on banks’ profits, the Corriere della Sera daily wrote on Friday. The letter will criticize the fact Rome announced the tax last week without previously informing either the Bank of Italy or the ECB as … Read more
Nearly one month ago, democratically elected Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted by mutinous soldiers. If the coup becomes successful in Niger, democracy could end in Africa, according to a member of Bazoum’s political party. Overthrowing Bazoum has also caused a setback for the United States, which has invested millions of dollars into the Nigerian army … Read more
The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, expressed disappointment Friday that employees used work computers to try to access pornographic websites. The statement from Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki came after the city’s Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper reported that a list from the archdiocese showed more than 1,000 attempts to access such sites … Read more