Iran is seeking to resume nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration but will not shift from conditions it held before the United States and Israel bombed and destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities in June. “They have to make the first move to show that they are ready to engage with us… Read More
Louvre announces security “upgrades” in wake of embarrassing jewel heist
The head of the Louvre Museum said Wednesday that new surveillance cameras and anti-intrusion systems will soon be installed at the Paris landmark after last month’s stunning crown jewels heist. The cameras — some 100 of them — will be up and running by the end of next year while… Read More
Ex-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gets new job… with Ukraine!?
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company, renowned for its long-range drones capable of striking targets deep inside Russia, as a corruption investigation continues. In an effort to enhance its international reputation, Fire Point is establishing a new factory in… Read More
Court sentences former Asian prime minister to death
A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides to death on charges of crimes against humanity for her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule. The International Crimes… Read More
Heads roll as President Trump plans to sue another major TV network
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC over the way a speech he made was edited in a documentary aired by Britain’s national broadcaster. BBC chairman Samir Shah on Monday apologized for the “error of judgment,” which triggered the resignations of the BBC’s top executive and… Read More
American man and his son die after suffering stings from a swarm of wasps while ziplining overseas
An American man and his teenage son died last month after they were swarmed by wasps while ziplining at an adventure camp in Laos and stung many dozens of times, a hospital official said Thursday. Dan Owen, the director of an international school in neighboring Vietnam, and his son Cooper… Read More
Worker dies after 11 hours trapped in collapsed medieval tower in Rome
Firefighters late Monday finally managed to extract a worker from beneath rubble inside a medieval tower that partially collapsed during renovation work in the heart of Italy’s capital, but the joy of that rescue proved short-lived. The man didn’t withstand the trauma he suffered and died soon after. “I express… Read More
Trial begins for 10 men accused of cyberbullying French first lady Brigitte Macron
Ten people went on trial on Monday accused of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron after they allegedly made “malicious” comments online spreading claims that President Emmanuel Macron ‘s wife is a man. Brigitte Macron did not show up at the two-day trial in Paris that started on Monday afternoon. The Paris prosecutor’s… Read More
Japan deploys its military to combat… bears!?
Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of hibernation season as the bears… Read More
UK police make shocking arrest in mass stabbing on train that left 11 wounded
U.K. police on Monday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a mass stabbing attack on a train that wounded 11 people, and said he also tried to kill someone at a London transit station earlier the same day. The British police say they do not suspect radical Islamic… Read More
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