Category: World News
Videos from Sudan’s killing fields reveal ethnic hatred behind massacres
Washington Post Sudan’s Darfur region was the scene of a genocide two decades ago. Exclusive videos shared with The Post show the inflamed bigotry behind a new wave of killings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/09/sudan-darfur-kutum-massacre-rsf/
Read MoreIsraeli snipers again face scrutiny after death of civilian
Washington Post Witnesses say the Israel Defense Forces fatally shot Aysenur Eygi, a 26-year-old American volunteer in the West Bank. The IDF said it was “looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/09/israel-snipers-shot-killing-civilians-west-bank/
Read MorePhilippine celebrity pastor arrested in human trafficking, sex crime case
Washington Post Philippine police have captured Apollo Quiboloy, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ megachurch founder who is also wanted by the FBI on charges of sex and human trafficking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/apollo-quiboloy-arrest-philippines-kingdom-jesus-christ/
Read MoreA second Trump presidency has the UN fearing for its future, employee caught on camera reveals
Fox News A recent undercover video showing a United Nations legal affairs employee saying the world body is scared of a Trump presidency is shining a new spotlight on Trump’s policy toward many of the U.N.’s scandal-plagued agencies. The U.N. Office of Legal Affairs official was recorded on an undercover video stating, “I’m not sure…
Read MoreGunman kills 3 in rare attack at border crossing with Jordan, Israel says
Washington Post The shooting at the Allenby Bridge was the deadliest on record at the border crossing. In response, Israel shut down land crossings with Jordan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/shooting-allenby-bridge-jordan-west-bank-israel/
Read MoreChina’s ‘disappeared’ foreign minister demoted to low-level publishing job, say former U.S. officials
Washington Post Qin Gang, an aggressive “wolf warrior” diplomat, had a meteoric rise and an even faster fall from grace. He’s now said to be taking a salary at a Beijing state-run bookseller. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/08/qin-gang-whereabouts-foreign-minister/
Read MoreAn inside look at Israel’s special forces rescue unit fighting terrorists, rescuing hostages: ‘Full on Fauda’
Fox News When commandos from Israel’s elite Yamam counter-terrorism force launched a daring daytime raid on two homes deep within central Gaza and successfully rescued four hostages who had forcefully been taken across the border on October 7, it was the first time many people would learn of the unit’s existence. For years, the operations of…
Read MoreNetanyahu blasts ‘Iran’s axis of evil’ after Jordan border terror attack kill 3 Israelis
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted what he called Iran’s “axis of evil” in remarks Sunday after a terrorist attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing killed three Israelis. “It’s a hard day. A despicable terrorist murdered three of our citizens in cold blood at the Allenby Bridge. On behalf of the government,…
Read MoreEdmundo González, likely winner of Venezuela election, flees to Spain
Washington Post González fled days after the attorney general for Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, filed a warrant for the arrest of the former diplomat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/edmundo-gonzlez-flees-venezuela-spain/
Read MoreThey promised to stop practicing female cutting. This sleuth makes sure.
Washington Post Momodou Keita is back on patrol after his work triggered a debate over female genital mutilation that convulsed Gambia and drew broad international attention. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/08/fgm-gambia-female-genital-mutilation/
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