Category: World News
Nicaragua frees 135 political prisoners after secret U.S. negotiations
Washington Post Among those released are 13 members of a Texas-based evangelical organization. The prisoners were flown to Guatemala and can apply for U.S. residency. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/05/nicaragua-political-prisoners-mountain-gateway/
Read MoreHarvey Weinstein has sexual assault charges dropped by UK prosecutors
Fox News Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.’’ “We have explained our decision…
Read MorePutin says he backs Harris over Trump, adds he’s ready for talks with Ukraine
Fox News Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday appeared to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race against former President Donald Trump. According to multiple reports, Putin was questioned during the Eastern Economic Forum he attended in eastern Russia over how he viewed the upcoming U.S. election. The Russian president, apparently smiling…
Read MoreWoman testifies husband drugged her for years, recruited dozens to rape her
Washington Post The alleged victim told a court in Avignon, France, that her husband and the 51 other men accused in the case of raping her while she was unconscious destroyed her identity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/05/france-rape-trial-wife-speaks/
Read MoreNetanyahu dismisses claims of imminent cease-fire deal during ‘Fox & Friends’ appearance
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday morning dismissed reports that negotiators were close to agreeing a cease-fire deal. “It’s exactly inaccurate,” Netanyahu told “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade during an interview. “There’s a story, a narrative out there that there’s a deal out there … that’s just a false narrative.” Netanyahu…
Read MoreWar within a war: Israel takes aim at Hamas militants in Lebanon
Washington Post Officials and experts in Lebanon say Israel’s assassination campaign against Palestinian militants has brought Hamas and Hezbollah closer together. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/05/hamas-lebanon-israel-hezbollah-war/
Read MoreSuperyacht victims’ cause of death was ‘death by confinement,’ autopsies show: report
Fox News Four of the seven people who died in the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht last month off the coast of Sicily passed away after being trapped alive inside the ship’s cabins and suffocated, autopsies have reportedly revealed. New York City lawyer Chris Morvillo, his wife Neda, along with Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley’s London-based investment…
Read MoreGeologists study 5,600-year-old submerged bridge; new details of life emerge from Mallorca, Spain
Fox News A study led by the University of South Florida has uncovered new details about the colonization of Mallorca, Spain. An underwater bridge located inside Genovesa Cave was first discovered by researchers in 2000, according to Dr. Bogdan Onac, a geology professor at the University of South Florida and leader of the study, in…
Read MoreFrance’s Macron picks Michel Barnier as prime minister, seeking to end deadlock
Washington Post The French president named Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, nearly two months after elections that kept the far right from power but resulted in political deadlock. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/05/michel-barnier-france-prime-minister-macron/
Read MoreRussia dismisses U.S. charges of election meddling; Putin claims he backs Harris
Washington Post Despite calling the U.S. charges of interference nonsense, Russian officials have publicly celebrated attempts to influence the American public. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/05/putin-russia-america-meddling/
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