NATO called Friday on Russia to respect the only treaty it has with the United States aimed at keeping a lid on nuclear weapons expansion and urged Moscow to allow on-the-ground inspections of military sites to resume. The so-called New START Treaty was signed by Russia and the U.S. in …
Read More »Sweden says claims that its agencies kidnap Muslim children is part of a systematized disinformation campaign
The Swedish government again sought Friday to discredit claims that Swedish social service agencies kidnap Muslim children, saying Sweden was again seeing a “systematized” and “extensive” disinformation campaign. “This campaign has now gained momentum again,” said Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. “This is false. This is not true. Sweden does not …
Read More »Bodies of 8 migrants recovered from island off the coast of Italy during operation that rescued 42 survivors
The bodies of eight migrants have been recovered by Italy’s coast guard during an operation overnight that also rescued 42 survivors in the central Mediterranean off the island of Lampedusa, authorities said Friday. Another two people, a newborn and a man, fell into the sea during the crossing and were …
Read More »China’s Xi has ordered military to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027, CIA Director Burns says
CIA Director William Burns has revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s army “to be ready by 2027 to conduct a successful invasion” of Taiwan. Burns made the remark Thursday during an event at Georgetown University, where he also said he believes that Xi has been closely …
Read More »Award-winning Iranian director released on bail 2 days after starting a hunger strike
Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi was released on bail Friday, two days after going on hunger strike to protest his imprisonment last summer, his supporters said. Panahi was arrested last July and later ordered to serve six years on charges of propagandizing against the government, a sentence dating back to …
Read More »Holocaust survivor Shlomo Perel, the inspiration for an internationally renowned film, dies at 98
Shlomo Perel, who survived the Holocaust through surreal subterfuge and an extraordinary odyssey that inspired his own writing and an internationally renowned film, died on Thursday in central Israel. He was 98. Perel was born in 1925 to a Jewish family in Brunswick, Germany, just several years before the Nazis …
Read More »Highly revered fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88
Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced on its website Friday. “The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honor our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the age of …
Read More »17 people killed in head-on collision in northwest Pakistan
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a speeding truck trailer near a tunnel in northwest Pakistan overnight killed at least 17 passengers, including women and …
Read More »Wild video shows car racing through Canadian mall during electronics store heist
Police in Ontario, Canada, have released a video showing a car racing through the interior of a mall in the search for two suspects accused of stealing items from an electronics store. The incident happened around 1:10 a.m. Wednesday at the Vaughan Mills shopping mall in Vaughan, outside Toronto. “The …
Read More »World Health Organization employee released in Mali
A World Health Organization employee was released in northern Mali after being abducted by unidentified assailants, a spokesperson said Friday. Dr. Mahamadou Diawara was freed Thursday afternoon and is in Gao town, Abdoulaye Cisse, communication officer for the WHO in Mali told The Associated Press. “We are conducting the formalities …
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