Category: World News
What to know about Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank
Washington Post Militants are strongest in the refugee camps of Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm. Increasingly deadly Israeli raids have driven more young men to arms, analysts say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/28/west-bank-palestinians-militants-israel-raid/
Read MorePope Francis says intentionally allowing migrants to die is a ‘grave sin’
Fox News Pope Francis is urging countries not to turn their backs on migrants at risk of dying as they seek refuge abroad. The pontiff deviated from his catechesis series during his Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square this week, instead focusing on what he called the “grave sin” of intentionally allowing migrants to…
Read MoreIndia’s tallest waterfall, Kunchikal Falls, is a picturesque oasis, cascades nearly 1,500 feet
Fox News The world is full of magnificent waterfalls that will surely take your breath away. Kunchikal Falls is India’s highest waterfall, measuring 1,493 feet, according to The Times of India. This waterfall can be found in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, where many other magnificent waterfalls can also be found, including Jog Falls. The…
Read MoreRussia claims slain Reuters security adviser with British secret service
Washington Post Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman connected the killing of security adviser Ryan Evans to foreign mercenaries aiding Ukrainian troops. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/28/russia-ryan-evans-reuters/
Read MoreWhat to know about ‘sloth fever’ as U.S., Europe warn of imported cases
Washington Post Twenty cases of the Oropouche virus disease were reported in Florida and one in New York. Symptoms include fever and aches, and the virus poses a particular risk to pregnant women. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/08/28/sloth-fever-oropouche-virus-symptoms-treatments-what-to-know/
Read MoreIsrael’s new ambassador issues stark warning to UN over Hezbollah, Iran inaction
Fox News FIRST ON FOX: The new Israeli ambassador to the United Nations has issued a stern warning to the international body amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah and concerns that Iran could be close to obtaining a nuclear weapon. Ambassador Danny Danon told Fox News Digital that Security Council Resolution 1701 “said very clearly that…
Read MoreMan posing as teen YouTube star sentenced for global child sextortion plot
Washington Post Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen Rasheed used Instagram to ensnare 286 sextortion victims in 20 countries, an Australian judge said. Most of his victims were children. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/28/australian-youtuber-teen-sextortion-muhammad-rasheed/
Read MoreIn photos: Israel says weapons seized, fire exchanged in West Bank operation
Washington Post At least 9 Palestinians have been killed in the operation in Jenin, Tulkarm and al-Fara’a camp near Tubas in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2024/08/28/photos-west-bank-operation-israel/
Read MoreIsrael launches major West Bank counterterror operation that kills 9 militants, IDF says
Fox News The Israeli military carried out a major operation in the West Bank this week that killed nine militants, Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday. The IDF said a large group of its forces entered the city of Jenin on Wednesday, adding that all nine people who were killed in the operation were militants. IDF…
Read MoreMaduro crackdown on political opponents following rigged election: ‘chilled people into silence’
Fox News A key figure in Venezuela’s opposition movement livestreamed her arrest as she was removed from her home in Portuguesa in northwestern Venezuela earlier this month. Security officials from Venezuela’s General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence forced entry into María Oropeza’s home without probable cause or a warrant. Before Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s enforcers confiscated…
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