The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday morning that it has “proactively and broadly” begun striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon to eliminate threats against Israel. This comes after the IDF detected Hezbollah preparations to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory. “We are removing threats against the Israeli home front,” IDF spokesperson Rear Adm....
RFK Jr., Elon Musk and more reacted to the news that Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France by speaking out in support of free speech on social media. “The need to protect free speech has never been more urgent,” RFK Jr. wrote on X, reacting to the news, just days after...
Ukraine exchanged over 100 individuals with Russia this week as the country celebrated its third Independence Day since the invasion began. The two nations swapped an even number of prisoners — 115 soldiers for 115 soldiers — on Saturday, the 55th such exchange of the ongoing conflict. “Another 115 of our defenders have returned home...
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the deadly stabbing spree at a festival in Germany on Friday that left three people dead and eight others injured. The group said the attacker targeted Christians and was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.” German...
Since 2019, the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) has conducted excavations in Bispevika, Oslo. Many ancient items have come out of excavations, but one recent find was particularly rare. The area, which has never been investigated by archaeologists before, brought to light a rare iron gauntlet from the Middle Ages, according to a...
The Israeli Defense Forces said Sunday morning it launched heavy airstrikes on Hezbollah positions across Lebanon after detecting the terror group was preparing for an “imminent” attack on Israel. “The IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory. In response to these threats, the IDF is striking terror...
Investigators in the superyacht sinking off the coast of Sicily that left seven people dead earlier this week are considering manslaughter charges in the case, judicial sources told Reuters. The public prosecutor’s office of Termini Imerese in Sicily is investigating possible negligence on the part of the crew of the yacht when it was besieged...
Two Ohio brothers, one an Air Force veteran, were sentenced to spend four months in a Dubai prison after an incident involving drinking on a yacht in June, a crime in the United Arab Emirates. Radha Stirling, CEO of human rights organization Detained in Dubai and an advocate for Joseph and Joshua Lopez, alleges the...
U.S. Central Command announced Friday that forces in Syria had successfully killed terrorist group senior leaderAbu-‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makki.According to CENTCOM, al-Makki was killed in a “targeted kinetic strike” in Syria.U.S. MILITARY EXPANDS PRESENCE IN MIDDLE EAST, REPOSITIONS FORCES AS REGIONAL TENSIONS SIMMERAl-Makki was a council member and senior leader with Hurras al-Din, which is ideologically...
The bank robbery and hostage situation that led to the coining of the term “Stockholm syndrome” began on this day in history, Aug. 23, 1973. On that date, Jan-Erik Olsson, an escaped prisoner who was sentenced to three years in prison for grand larceny, burst into Sveriges Kreditbanken, located in Stockholm‘s Norrmalmstorg square, armed with...
