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Illustrated video of Gazans speaking out against Hamas in new project The ‘Whispered in Gaza’ project interviewed Gazans from all walks of life, using video animation to protect their identities. The video series was requested by a member of the Islamic Fatwa Council, and reviewed as evidence. (Courtesy: The Center …

The Turkish Coast Guard recovered the bodies of five migrants whose dinghy packed with 31 passengers was shipwrecked Saturday morning off the coast of Turkey, officials said. Turkish authorities rescued 11 others from a partially submerged boat, while the Greece Coast Guard found five migrants safely on Farmakonisi island in …

A pair of climate activists in Scotland will face trial after allegedly vandalizing a display case holding national hero William Wallace’s broadsword. “The police say the accused believe they were raising awareness of climate change and that their actions were necessary for the cause,” prosecutor Eilidh Smith said.  Alexander Cloudley, …

A Facebook live stream captured the moments after four kidnapped Americans crossed the border into Mexico, according to a report. Four Americans, Latavia “Tay” McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Eric Williams and Zindell Brown, were kidnapped by members of a Mexican cartel as they traveled across the border from Brownsville, Texas, to …

Scandinavian scientists said Wednesday that they have identified the oldest-known inscription referencing the Norse god Odin on part of a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark in 2020. Lisbeth Imer, a runologist with the National Museum in Copenhagen, said the inscription represented the first solid evidence of Odin being worshipped …

Pope Francis spoke out against gender theory in a recent interview, echoing his past comments expressing disapproval of transgender ideology. “Gender ideology, today, is one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations,” Francis said in the conversation. POPE FRANCIS WARNS CHURCH CANNOT BECOME ‘PROGRESSIVE’ OR ‘CONSERVATIVE’ ‘POLITICAL PARTY’ Pope Francis greets …

Jill Owens was four months pregnant when she received horrifying news about her unborn child’s father. It was Halloween 2006 when the police sergeant learned Dean Jenkins, a self-made businessman, had been arrested for being the getaway driver of a robbery gang that had stolen over $400,000 from building societies, …

Russian officials and state employees are being asked to hand over their passports due to concerns they will flee the country.  While no universal policies have been made public, it has become increasingly common for the Russian government to seize the passports of any official they deem a flight risk, …

Skyscrapers in Beijing disappeared into the haze and air quality plummeted as China’s capital was enveloped in a dust storm and heavy pollution on Friday. Concentrations of the tiny PM2.5 particles that can reach deep into the lungs and bloodstream entered a dangerous range on air quality monitoring sites, with …

A group of climate protestors who damaged the base of an ancient statue in the Vatican museums are now being tried in Vatican City court. In August 2022, Guido Viero and Ester Goffi affixed their hands with superglue to the base of “Laocoön and His Sons,” a Roman statue dating …