Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced the death of Fuad Shukr, the Hezbollah commander who was behind a drone strike that killed 12 children and teens over the weekend. Shukr, who was also known as Hajj Mohsin, joined Hezbollah in 1985. He was also sought by the U.S. government over his connection to the...
A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed in the resort town of Cancun, Mexico, after gunmen riding jet skis opened fire at a rival drug dealer on a beach Sunday, Mexican authorities said. The boy, a local resident, had been lying on a lounge chair on the beach with his family when he was apparently...
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is widely believed to have fraudulently won Sunday’s election, ensuring him another six-year term. Numerous regional governments cast doubt on the official vote tally, which showed Maduro with 51.2% of the vote with 80% of polling stations reporting. The opposition contends that the results are not accurate, and claims that it...
A man was arrested in Houston, Texas, on allegations he sold and shipped counterfeit cancer drugs worth tens of thousands of dollars to people in the U.S. Sanjay Kumar, 43, of Bihar, India, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday. He was arrested on Friday in Houston while he was in the U.S....
An Australian surfer vowed to get back on his board after a shark ripped off his leg in the waters off New South Wales last week. Kai McKenzie, 23, was surfing near Port Macquarie on Tuesday when what he described as the “biggest shark I’ve ever seen” suddenly attacked him. “A few days ago I...
Two children have died and nine others have been injured Monday in the United Kingdom after a 17-year-old carried out a stabbing spree at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class for young children, police say. Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said six of the children injured in the attack that happened around noon in Southport...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed consequences for Hezbollah after a rocket attack killed 12 children and wounded dozens more on Saturday. Netanyahu cut short his trip in the U.S. and immediately began traveling back to Israel following Saturday’s attack. A Hezbollah rocket struck a soccer field in northern Israel as children on the field...
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor’s cause of death has been revealed a year after she died. The Irish Independent reported that O’Connor’s death certificate showed she died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. Her death is noted on the certificate as “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade...
Many French people have reacted to the Olympic Games’ controversial opening ceremonies held in Paris on Friday, and not all responses are positive.The opening ceremonies, held mainly as a boat parade down the River Seine, featured performances from international artists like Céline Dion and Olympian athletes onboard boats designated by country.The ceremonies also featured a...
Kai McKenzie, 23, was surfing off New South Wales in Australia when he was attacked by a shark, New South Wales police said. “Clinging to life, he was able to catch a wave back to the beach,” a fundraising site set up for McKenzie said. “A retired police officer used his dog’s lead as a...
