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FBI, US embassy working to obtain release of Americans kidnapped in Haiti
The FBI and the U.S. embassy are assisting in rescue efforts after 17 people, including Americans, were kidnapped in Haiti.
Topics: FBI, Haiti
La Nina Sparks Early Freeze In China As Coal Supplies Languish
La Nina Sparks Early Freeze In China As Coal Supplies Languish
China Meteorological Administration (CMA) warns of a La Nina weather pattern which has already brought in the first round of cooler weather. Temperatures across China are...
Topics: China
Moscow Expresses Condolences Over Powell's Death, Says He Was 'A Patriot of His Country'
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow expresses condolences over the death of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell and believes that his political realism and ability to listen to the other side are what is missing in the current state of relations between...
Topics: Russia, Moscow, Colin Powell
Russia suspends its mission at NATO, shuts alliance's office
MOSCOW — Russia on Monday suspended its mission at NATO and ordered the closure of the alliance's office in Moscow in retaliation for NATO's expulsion of Russian diplomats.
Earlier this month, NATO withdrew the accreditation of eight Russian...
Topics: Russia, Nato, Moscow
Purported hacker claims they defaced Trump's campaign website to protest Joe Biden's stance on...
Former President Donald Trump's campaign website was hacked for several hours on Monday, October 18, 2021.
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A subdomain of former President Donald Trump's website appeared to be hacked Monday.
The website remained defaced as of...
Topics: Hackers, Donald Trump, Protests, Joe Biden, Turkey, Screenshots
UK Parliament honors lawmaker slain at constituents' meeting
Prime Minister Boris Johnson led a somber British Parliament in honoring the Conservative lawmaker stabbed to death as he met constituents at a church hall
Topics: United Kingdom, Religion
Colin Powell was 'angry' and felt 'used' to push Iraq invasion — and considered it a mark on his...
The late Gen. Colin Powell leaves behind him a complicated record in his service to the United States, and according to one reporter it was something he remained "angry" about.
Speaking to MSNBC on Monday, Washington Post national security reporter...
Topics: Colin Powell, Iraq, MSNBC
Copyright Law Discriminating Against The Blind Finally Struck Down By Court In South Africa
Most people would agree that those who are blind or visually impaired deserve all the help they can get. For example, the conversion of printed materials to accessible formats like Braille, large print, or Digitally Accessible Information System...
Topics: South Africa
Schumer calls New York State Democratic Chair's hypothetical scenario about David Duke when...
New York State Democratic Party chair Jay Jacobs.
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Both state and federal representatives admonished Jay Jacobs' statement about endorsements.
Jacobs initially doubled down and implied that his statements were twisted...
Topics: India, World Photos
Mexico's powerful Jalisco cartel is flexing its muscles at opposite ends of Latin America
Mexican soldiers on patrol in Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state, November 22, 2019.
ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images
Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación is widely seen as Mexico's asendent cartel, rivaled only by the Sinaloa Cartel.
But...
Topics: Mexico
Hezbollah leader declares his group has 100,000 fighters
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has declared for the first time that his powerful militant group has 100,000 trained fighters
Topics: Hezbollah, Lebanon
Norway: Bow-and-arrow attack victims likely stabbed to death
Norwegian police say the Danish man suspected of killing five people and injuring three in an attack in the southern town of Kongsberg last week may have used “stabbing weapons” in the massacre along with a bow and arrow
Topics: Norway, Police
Rubio: John Kerry Is Making Money Off Chinese Slave Labor
My latest in PJ Media: John Kerry, who counts the disastrous Iran nuclear deal among his accomplishments, is Old Joe Biden’s man on climate change hysteria, but Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has revealed that even among a staff that includes the...
Topics: John Kerry, Iran, Joe Biden
Suspect in Sir David Amess' Murder Purportedly Spotted by CCTV in London Hours Before Attack
A 25-year-old British man of Somali heritage was arrested at the site of the murder, which suggests that he made no attempt to escape. London's Metropolitan Police Service considers the incident to be a terror attack.
Topics: United Kingdom, London, Police
FBI Reportedly Helping Secure Release of 17 Missionaries Taken Hostage in Haiti
WASHINGTON, October 18 (Sputnik) - The FBI is helping the US State Department secure the release of 17 Christian missionaries who were taken hostage in Haiti over the weekend, the Miami Herald reported on Monday.
Topics: FBI, Haiti
Australian Official Lashes Out At Ted Cruz After "Covid Tyranny" Tweet: 'Glad We're Not...
Australian Official Lashes Out At Ted Cruz After "Covid Tyranny" Tweet: 'Glad We're Not Like Texas'
Days ago Texas Senator Ted Cruz called out Australia's extreme Covid policies as but more "Covid tyranny". The policies have lately rec
Topics: Australia
Donald Trump’s Website Hacked and Defaced
The website of former President Donald Trump was briefly taken over on Monday, with a section defaced by a suspected Turkish hacker.
According to The New York Daily News, “RootAyyildiz is taking credit for the hacking of donaldjtrump.com website...
Topics: Donald Trump, Hackers
WATCH: Watch the moment when a house is swept away in floods
At least 18 people have been killed during recent heavy rains in India.
Topics: India
Norway: Muslim bow-and-arrow jihadi broke into some of his victims’ homes and killed them there
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy.” (Qur’an 8:60) “Norway terrorist randomly targeted his victims,” by Elad...
Topics: Norway, Terrorism
This app keeps people in Kabul informed about crises on the city’s streets
From bombings to power outages to street closures, Ehtesab’s map gives residents of the Afghan capital real-time information about the city.
Three and a half years ago, on a walk home from work in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sara Wahedi narrowly...
Topics: Afghanistan, Kabul