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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reportedly ordered dozens of officials executed after deadly floods

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may have ordered at least 30 government officials to be executed after the devastating floods over the summerthat killed thousands, according to a new report from South Korea. The South’s TV Chosun reported Tuesday that North Korean authorities sentenced between 20 and 30 people to capital punishment last month...

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US seizes Venezuelan leader Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic

The United States seized a plane owned by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the Dominican Republic, Fox News has confirmed. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) flew Maduro’s personal plane back to the United States Monday morning, when it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is now in U.S. custody, a U.S. official told Fox News following...

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Venezuelan prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for opposition's former presidential candidate

Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González, just over a month after election officials declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the disputed election that his opponents say he lost. US SEIZES VENEZUELAN LEADER MADURO’S PLANE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC The prosecutor seeking the warrant in...

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Israeli President Herzog apologizes to slain American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin during emotional eulogy

Israeli President Isaac Herzog eulogized Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Monday, apologizing “on behalf of the state of Israel” after Hamas murdered six captives over the weekend. “Beloved Hersh, with a torn and broken heart, I stand here today as the President of the State of Israel, bidding you farewell and asking for your forgiveness,...

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Hamas terrorists release footage of six slain hostages, promise to share 'last messages'

Hamas has released disturbing terrorist propaganda footage of six hostages who were abducted from Israel and recently found dead. The video was reportedly posted on Hamas’ Telegram account on Monday, according to the New York Post. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Ori Danino, 25, Alex Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Almog Sarusi, 27,...

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UK suspends dozens of arms sales to Israel

The United Kingdom is suspending dozens of weapons exports to Israel over concerns the arms could be used to break international law just a short time after Hamas murdered six hostages taken from Israel. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told lawmakers on Monday that the decision related to about 30 of 350 export licenses for...

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American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 5 others 'brutally murdered' by Hamas right before rescue: IDF

Hamas terrorists killed six hostages Saturday, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, as Israel Defense Forces closed in for a rescue attempt in the tunnels deep below Gaza’s Rafah. Goldberg-Polin’s family confirmed his death early Sunday. His body was one of six recovered on Saturday. The IDF revealed that Hamas killed the hostages, who had been held...

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Autonomous car bombs, online recruitment: Experts worry how AI can transform terrorism

Experts worry that terrorists will find novel and problematic uses for artificial intelligence (AI), including new methods of delivering explosives and improving their online recruitment initiatives. “The reality is that AI can be extremely dangerous if used with malicious intent,” Antonia Marie De Meo, director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute,...

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Germany's right wing poised for major wins as centrist parties stumble

Germany’s right wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is expected to win its first election since the party was formed in 2013, as anti-mass immigration sentiment sends voters to the polls. Exit polls on Sunday showed AfD securing a winning 33.5% share of the vote in Thuringia and 31.5% in Saxony. Meanwhile, the center-left Social...