UK Overseas Aid Spent on Asylum Costs at Home Surges to £4.3bn LONDON — In a startling revelation, new figures show that over a quarter of all UK overseas aid was allocated to asylum costs at home last year. The Foreign Office statistics reveal that a staggering £4.3bn of its foreign aid budget was utilized ...
Former Virginia School Official Faces Criminal Neglect Charges After Six-Year-Old Shoots Teacher WASHINGTON — In a shocking turn of events, a former assistant principal in Virginia, Ebony Parker, is now facing criminal neglect charges following an incident where a six-year-old student shot a teacher last year. A special grand jury determined that Parker put students ...
New York Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Joe Biden’s Daughter’s Diary NEW YORK — A shocking case involving the theft of a diary belonging to Joe Biden’s daughter has come to a dramatic conclusion as the culprit, Aimee Harris, has been sentenced to a month in prison. But that’s not all – Harris will ...
CARACAS CORRUPTION SCANDAL: FORMER VENEZUELAN OIL MINISTER ARRESTED CARACAS — In a stunning turn of events, Tareck El Aissami, the former oil minister of Venezuela, has been apprehended on corruption charges more than a year after his resignation. El Aissami stands accused of embezzling funds from Venezuela’s state oil company, a grave betrayal of trust ...
LUSAKA CRACKS DOWN ON INTERNET FRAUD SYNDICATE LUSAKA — In a stunning revelation, authorities in Zambia have dismantled a “sophisticated Internet fraud syndicate”, resulting in the apprehension of 77 individuals, including 22 Chinese nationals. Described as a “significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime”, the crackdown occurred during a multi-agency raid on a Chinese-operated ...
Tragedy Strikes at Lake Suviana Hydroelectric Power Plant in Italy ROME — A devastating explosion at the hydroelectric power plant on Lake Suviana has left four people dead and several others missing in northern Italy. The blast, which occurred underwater at the plant located 70km (43 miles) from Bologna, has sent shockwaves through the region. ...
Teen’s Alleged Plan to Attack Churches Thwarted NEW YORK — An 18-year-old in Idaho was apprehended just in time before carrying out a violent rampage on local churches, following his allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group. Alexander Mercurio, the suspect, was taken into custody on Saturday, a mere day before his planned assault on ...
Zuma Cleared to Run in South Africa’s General Election PRETORIA — In a surprising turn of events, South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been granted permission to participate in May’s general election after an electoral court overturned a ban on his candidacy. Last month, the electoral commission had disqualified Zuma due to a contempt ...
MICHIGAN PARENTS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR SCHOOL SHOOTING MICHIGAN — The parents of a Michigan teenager who shot dead four students, have each been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison. A seven-year sentence was recommended, but prosecutors asked for more. James and Jennifer Crumbley, the first parents of a US school shooter to ...
US Transfers Seized Iranian Weapons to Ukraine in Fight Against Russia NEW YORK — In a bold move last week, the US Central Command announced the transfer of thousands of machine guns, sniper rifles, rocket launchers, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine. This strategic decision comes as Ukraine ...
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