Category: World News
Kenyan starvation cult death toll hits 90, authorities liken situation to Jonestown
Fox News The death toll at a ranch in coastal Kenya that is owned by a pastor who is accused of leading a religious cult and ordering his followers to starve themselves reached 90 on Tuesday, as the country’s interior minister announced an expanded operation at the site. The new figure came after police exhumed…
Read MoreAustralian border police arrest American woman with 24-carat gold-plated handgun
Fox News An American woman was arrested in Australia on Sunday, after she landed in Sydney with an undeclared 24-carat gold-plated handgun in her luggage, according to the Australian Border Force (ABF). The woman, who has not been identified, was charged under section 233BAB(5) of the Customs Act 1901, which bans the importation of firearms,…
Read MoreMission failure: European country accidentally crashes rocket into neighbor
Fox News The Swedish Space Corp launched a research rocket on Monday, but a malfunction brought the rocket down inside neighboring Norway. “This is a deviation that we take seriously. We are now investigating the reason why the rocket flew further northwest than nominal,” Marko Kohberg, Head of Sounding rocket and Balloon operations at Esrange…
Read More7 dead in rural Mexico clash between soldiers, gunmen
Fox News A shootout in rural western Mexico between gunmen and army troops killed seven people, including one soldier, authorities in Michoacán state said Tuesday. The confrontation occurred Monday when an army patrol came under attack near the town of Ciudad Hidalgo, state Interior Minister Carlos Torres said. Torres said eight suspects had been detained.…
Read MoreTop German clergyman steps down over mishandling of sex abuse cases
Fox News A senior Roman Catholic priest in Germany has been removed from office after criticism of his handling of abuse allegations against a seminary director in the Diocese of Limburg, the German Catholic Church said Tuesday. Vicar General Wolfgang Roesch had asked Limburg’s bishop to relieve him of his duties following the publication of…
Read MoreIsraeli ambassador slams UN for holding meeting on country’s Memorial Day: ‘disgraces the fallen’
Fox News Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan walked out of Tuesday’s U.N. Security Council Meeting and slammed the organization as “biased” following requests to reschedule the debate that took place the same day as Israel’s Memorial Day. “We made numerous requests to reschedule today’s debate, describing the deep importance of the day, yet tragically, this council…
Read MorePakistani health officials confirm first case of monkeypox
Washington Post Pakistani authorities say a man has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the country’s first confirmed case of the disease https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/pakkistan-first-case-monkeypox/8df34e3e-e39c-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreEthiopian government begins peace talks with violent rebel group
Fox News Ethiopia’s federal government and a rebel group from the country’s Oromia region opened peace talks on Tuesday in the Tanzanian island archipelago of Zanzibar, according to a spokesperson for the militants. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the talks with the Oromo Liberation Army, or OLA, on Sunday at an event to celebrate a…
Read MoreIgnoring China threats, Gov. Youngkin commits business future to Taiwan: ‘decades-old partnership’
Fox News Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signaled his intent to strengthen business ties with Taiwan during a visit to the island nation this week even as tensions between the U.S. and China remain high. “As we celebrate many years of bilateral business relations between Taiwan and Virginia, I am committed to reinvigorating our partnership with…
Read MoreMexico immigration agency head arraigned in deadly fire
Washington Post The head of Mexico’s immigration agency was arraigned on charges Tuesday that he failed in his responsibility to protect those in his custody when 40 migrants died in a fire at a border detention center last month https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/25/mexico-migrants-fire-deaths-garduno/3358150a-e396-11ed-9696-8e874fd710b8_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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