The Israeli military said Tuesday it has sentenced a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group to 22 months in prison after his arrest helped spark three days of heavy fighting in Gaza last year. Bassam al-Saadi’s sentence was handed down as part of a plea deal that included suspending …
Read More »U.S. forces China’s hand in revealing possible lethal aid to Russia amid war in Ukraine: experts
The Biden administration might have forced China’s hand after revealing this week that it suspects China is considering sending Russia lethal aid as Moscow’s war in Ukraine drags on, experts told Fox News Digital Tuesday. “China has a difficult decision to make,” chief political scientist with the Atlantic Council Matthew …
Read More »Romanian court extends Andrew Tate’s detention for third time over allegations: reports
A Romanian court on Tuesday agreed to extend former kickboxer and social media influencer Andrew Tate’s detention on suspicion of human trafficking, rape, and forming an organized crime group for another 30 days, according to reports. Tate was arrested on Dec. 29. 2022, with his brother Tristan and two Romanian …
Read More »Saudi Arabia invests $1B in Yemen’s central bank
Saudi Arabia deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s internationally recognized government Tuesday in a bid to bolster the country’s ailing economy, state media said. In a brief statement, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said the $1 billion deposited into the Aden-based central bank will help the Riyadh-backed …
Read More »UK nurse Lucy Letby denies injecting twin babies with air, insulin in murder case
A U.K. jury heard testimony accusing Lucy Letby, 33, of injecting one infant dubbed Child M with air in April 2016 before attempting to poison the infant’s twin, Child L, with insulin, reports said Monday. Child M and Child L are just two of 10 infants that Letby has been …
Read More »Former Mexican security chief convicted of drug trafficking in US
A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating. Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated three days before reaching a verdict in the drug trafficking case …
Read More »North Macedonian government plagued by wave of emailed bomb hoaxes
North Macedonia’s government on Tuesday vowed to improve its online security in response to a spate of emailed bomb hoaxes that have caused widespread disruption since mid-October. Officials have described the threats as an act of terrorism, suggesting a possible link to the NATO member’s pro-Ukrainian stance. Police on Tuesday …
Read More »Bird flu kills sea lions and thousands of pelicans in Peru’s protected areas
Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region. Peru recorded its first case of the virus in November in birds in the north of the …
Read More »3 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali roadside bombing
Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and several others severely wounded by a roadside bomb in central Mali on Tuesday, according to the U.N. The bomb struck a supply convoy near the village of Songobia, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali said in a statement. “I strongly …
Read More »Ex-Danish defense minister charged with divulging state secrets, claimed Denmark’s secret service helped US
A Danish former defense minister who had publicly claimed that Denmark’s secret service helped U.S. intelligence spy on several European leaders said Tuesday he has been charged with divulging state secrets. Denmark’s prosecution authority said the country’s justice minister has agreed to the recommendation that charges be brought against a …
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