Category: World News
Trudeau called out by steelworker who refuses to shake his hand during blunt exchange: ‘Don’t believe you’
Fox News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got an earful during a photo op from a cash-strapped steelworker who told the leader his policies have left his family scratching to make ends meet. Footage of the tense exchange in Sault Ste. Marie, a city in Ontario, which was obtained by CTV News, went viral. The…
Read MoreAmerican family’s quest to save son held captive in Gaza ends in heartbreak
Washington Post The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a dual Israeli and American citizen, had become public faces of the ordeal of the hostages taken by Hamas. Other American families of hostages fear time is running out for their loved ones. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/01/hersh-goldberg-polin-israel-hamas-hostages/
Read MoreUN chief slammed for not condemning Hamas terrorists in statement on murdered US and Israeli hostages
Fox News JERUSALEM – The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, is facing a barrage of criticism for failing to explicitly condemn the Hamas terrorist movement for its murders of one American and five Israeli citizens on Saturday. Israel Defense Forces were looking to rescue the six hostages held by Hamas, including Israeli-American…
Read MoreSimon Verity, World-Renowned Stone Carver, Is Dead at 79
New York Times He was perhaps best known for heading the team that created the statues of biblical figures at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/arts/simon-verity-dies.html
Read MoreFar right set to win in a German state for the first time since WWII
Washington Post Deemed an extremist organization by domestic intelligence in three German states, the AfD has overcome deep-seated taboos over nationalist politics in Germany. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/01/germany-far-right-afd-elections/
Read MoreGermany’s right wing poised for major wins as centrist parties stumble
Fox News Germany’s right wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is expected to win its first election since the party was formed in 2013, as anti-mass immigration sentiment sends voters to the polls. Exit polls on Sunday showed AfD securing a winning 33.5% share of the vote in Thuringia and 31.5% in Saxony. Meanwhile, the…
Read MoreWATCH: Angry bear attacks trainer during performance in front of hundreds of terrified children, parents
Fox News A circus trainer almost met his end in front of a live audience when a performing bear turned on him during a show in front of hundreds of children and parents. “Towards the end of the act, the bear snapped at Sergei and wrestled with him,” Nikita Mikhailov, head of the Moretti Circus,…
Read MoreChoice facing N.Y. judge: Does Taliban leader get war-related immunity?
Washington Post Judge Katherine Polk Failla’s ruling could significantly truncate charges against Haji Najibullah, alleged orchestrator of a deadly attack on a military convoy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/01/taliban-najibullah-trial-wartime-immunity/
Read MoreIsrael recovers 6 hostage bodies, including Israeli American
Washington Post Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American, and five others Hamas took hostage on Oct. 7 were killed “shortly before” being found, the Israel Defense Forces said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/01/israeli-american-hostage-hersh-goldberg-polin-killed/
Read MoreThree Israeli Police Officers Killed in the West Bank
New York Times The officers were shot and killed in what the Israeli police said was a terrorist attack. The incident followed a rise in Palestinian and Israeli violence, as Israel’s military raids Palestinian cities. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-police.html
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