A fire and an explosion struck a building above Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility early on Thursday, a site that U.S.-based analysts identified as a new centrifuge production plant. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran sought to downplay the fire, calling it an “incident” that only affected an under-construction “industrial shed,” spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi […]
Feds seize illegal hair from Chinese internment camps
Federal authorities in New York on Wednesday seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp. Sponsored: 1 Surprising Food that Feeds Cancer Cells U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials told The Associated Press that 13 tons (11.8 […]
Police crack into network of international criminal organization
Dutch and French police cracked an encrypted communications network used by organized crime gangs, allowing them to covertly watch “over the shoulder” of criminals in real time as they planned drug trafficking, arms sales, assassinations and torture, officers announced Thursday. The massive cross-border probe started in 2017 when French police began investigating phones using the […]
Germany makes military shift amid extremism
Germany’s defense minister reportedly plans to restructure the country’s special forces unit after numerous allegations of far-right extremism. Sponsored: WANTED: Men and women over 65 to try this “senior smart pill” Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has called a news conference for Wednesday to talk about a “structural analysis” of the Kommando Spezialkraefte, or KSK, unit, […]
United Nations linked to sex trafficking ring?
The U.N.’s cultural agency UNESCO has warned that its name and logo are being illegally emblazoned on false documents to facilitate illicit trafficking in African cultural property. Where should we mail your book? [sponsored] The Paris-based agency issued the warning Wednesday, urging “vigilance” after it received numerous reports of such fraud, and instances where its […]
Vulnerable senior lured into million-dollar drug mule operation
Victor Stemberger wasn’t about to ignore the emails inviting him into a multimillion-dollar business opportunity, so he pitched himself as perfect for the job. In a way he was — but for all the wrong reasons. Where should we mail your book? [sponsored] The 76-year-old Virginia man, whose family says he has cognitive issues, accepted […]
2nd deadliest Ebola outbreak has ended, Congo says
Eastern Congo marked an official end Thursday to the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which killed 2,280 people over nearly two years, as armed rebels and community mistrust undermined the promise of new vaccines. Thursday’s milestone was overshadowed, though, by the enormous health challenges still facing Congo: the world’s largest measles epidemic, the rising […]
Eiffel Tower reopens after 104-day lockdown
Marking another milestone in France’s recovery from coronavirus lockdown, the Eiffel Tower reopened to visitors Thursday after its longest-ever closure in peace time: 104 days. Urgent: Common prescription drug now linked to Alzheimer’s?[Sponsored] Tourists who are trickling back to Paris were delighted to find the landmark open when some other attractions in the French capital […]
Cold War-era heir dies in U.S. at 84
Sergei Khrushchev, the son of late Cold War-era Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and who became a U.S. citizen in 1999, has died at his Rhode Island home, authorities said. He was 84. Sponsored: WANTED: Men and women over 65 to try this “senior smart pill” The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the […]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing new U.S. charges
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, and conspired with members of hacking organizations, according to a new Justice Department indictment announced Wednesday. SHOCKING: Common Food Linked to Age-Related Memory Loss [Sponsored] The superseding indictment does not contain additional […]
