JERUSALEM, Israel – Violent crackdowns, arbitrary arrests, trumped-up police charges, imprisonments, and even live ammunition to deter innocent women, children and people with disabilities from demanding basic rights such as electricity are just a few of the heartbreaking testimonies from the Gaza Strip captured in a series of video clips …
Read More »Chinese military aircraft, vessels detected around Taiwan after US conducts exercises in the South China Sea
Nearly two dozen Chinese military aircraft and ships were detected around Taiwan on Monday morning after the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps held joint exercises in the South China Sea over the weekend. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that 18 People’s Liberation Army aircraft were detected, 11 of which crossed the …
Read More »Pakistani mob drags man out of police jail, hangs him on blasphemy charge
A mob of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan Saturday, dragged a man out, and lynched him outside for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Quran. Senior police officer Babar Sarfaraz Alpa said the man – only identified as Waris – had been in police custody after posting …
Read More »Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll likely to surpass 56,000, UN emergency aid chief says
The death toll from this week’s devastating earthquakes in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria is expected to surpass 56,000 people, United Nations emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths said. “I think it is difficult to estimate precisely as we need to get under the rubble but I’m sure it will double …
Read More »Iran’s Raisi to meet with China’s Xi Jinping to strengthen ties
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is expected to pay a state visit to China this week at the request of President Xi Jinping, Beijing confirmed Sunday. The visit, scheduled from Tuesday to Thursday, is Raisi’s first to China since 2021 and is intended to strengthen ties between the two countries, both …
Read More »China claims ‘unidentified object’ in its airspace, prepared to shoot it down
Chinese authorities have reportedly spotted an unidentified flying object over the waters near a major naval base and were preparing to shoot it down, according to officials. Local maritime authorities in China’s eastern Shandong Province said they had spotted an “unidentified flying object” in waters near the coastal city …
Read More »Canadian recovery teams searching for third flying object shot down over North American airspace, Trudeau says
Search teams are on the ground in Canada’s Yukon territory searching for an object that a U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down on Saturday, the third object shot down in a week over North American airspace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “Recovery teams are on the ground, looking to …
Read More »Charges dropped against Canadian pastors who held services during pandemic: ‘Pleasantly surprised’
Charges were dropped against multiple Canadian pastors accused of violating public health orders by holding church services during the COVID-19 pandemic. A judge recently dismissed the contempt charges against Pastor Phillip James Hutchings and his associates at His Tabernacle Family Church in Saint John, New Brunswick. Prosecutors also withdrew the …
Read More »US airstrike kills 12 al-Shabaab terrorist fighters in Somalia
The U.S. killed 12 al-Shabaab terrorist fighters with an airstrike in Somalia at the request of the country’s government, the U.S. announced Sunday. U.S. forces carried out the strike on Friday, hitting a remote location west of Hobyo, Somalia, U.S. Africa Command said. It was the fourth U.S. strike against …
Read More »NORAD confirms ‘high-altitude airborne object’ flying over northern Canada
The Biden administration said Saturday that it is actively monitoring an airborne object over Canada the day after the military announced an “object” had been shot down off the coast of northern Alaska. NORAD confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital it has identified a “high-altitude airborne object” over …
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