Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Canadian gunman who killed five spoke about electrical room vibrations

Canadian

Francesco Villi’s daughters expressed sympathy for the victims’ families. Francesco Villi was an abusive husband and parent. He’s abused his children’s mothers and daughters. Three estranged daughters of a 73-year-old man who killed five people near Toronto said he was a “controlling and cruel husband and father.” In a statement provided by Ontario’s Special Investigations … Read more

Saudi Arabia and Turkey denounce Taliban’s women-only university ban

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and Turkey are the latest Muslim-majority countries to oppose the Taliban’s ban on women. About two dozen women protested in Kabul on Thursday. Several Afghan cricketers also opposed the ban. Saudi Arabia and Turkey are the latest Muslim-majority countries to oppose the Taliban’s ban on women in universities. About two dozen women protested … Read more

Indians facing 3-year waits for U.S. tourist visas due to disorganized consulates

Indians

25,000 South Asians seeking U.S. visas. The huge stampede is due to record-long wait times for Indian visa applicants. American consulates in India have months-to-years-long interview wait times. Hundreds of anonymous posts are posted daily in a Facebook group with 25,000 South Asians seeking U.S. visas. One user stated, “I need a B1/B2 visa appointment … Read more

North Korea offered Wagner Group mercenaries rockets and missiles for Ukraine

North Korea

North Korea sent rockets and missiles to the Wagner Group for use in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin has close relations to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Wagner’s mercenary force has 50,000 fighters in Ukraine. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said North Korea sent rockets and missiles to the Wagner Group for use in Ukraine. … Read more

American foster parents accused of child trafficking in Uganda

Uganda

An American couple has been accused with child trafficking in Uganda. They will have to face life in jail, if convicted. The couple reportedly mistreated and held a 10-year-old child in a cramped, frigid room without clothes. An American couple has been accused with child trafficking in Uganda. If convicted, they face life in jail. … Read more

Fiji’s military ordered in following disputed elections

Fiji

Fiji’s military has been called in to help preserve peace. Longtime PM Frank Bainimarama acknowledged the move. It cited unfounded fears of post-vote ethnic unrest. Fiji’s military has been called in to help preserve peace and order after last week’s disputed election. Longtime PM Frank Bainimarama acknowledged the move on Thursday, citing unfounded fears of … Read more

Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government agreed

Netanyahu

Netanyahu’s return to power is sealed by Israel’s most right-wing government ever. Netanyahu won a sixth term in November’s elections. His coalition includes far-right parties, including one with an anti-Arab head. Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power is sealed by Israel‘s most right-wing government ever. Netanyahu won a sixth term in November’s elections. His coalition includes … Read more

Jacinda Ardern’s inflammatory transcript sells for NZ$100,000

Jacinda Ardern

A signed transcript of Jacinda Ardern insulting an opposition leader. Following a heated confrontation with David Seymour. Mr. Seymour suggested they raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. A signed transcript of Jacinda Ardern insulting an opposition leader sold for $63,200. Following a heated confrontation with David Seymour, microphones picked up the offensive comment. Ms. … Read more

Devastation for Afghan female students denied education

afghan

Taliban had suspended university education for all Afghan women. Armed Taliban guards turned away every female student at Kabul campus. The Taliban’s decision on Tuesday was the latest in its savage onslaught on Afghan women’s freedoms since August 2021. The 21-year-old had spent weeks studying for her first-year university finals. She had two tests left … Read more

Tse Chi Lop extradited to Australia

Tse Chi Lop

Tse Chi Lop is an alleged methamphetamine kingpin. He was extradited to Australia. He fought for two years with Dutch police.. Tse Chi Lop, an alleged methamphetamine kingpin, was extradited to Australia after a two-year legal fight with Dutch police. Tse, 59, was arrested at Schipol International Airport in Amsterdam in January 2021. Dutch investigators … Read more

Muzna Masood Malik to be Haris Rauf’s potential wife

Muzna Masood

Pakistani speedster Haris Rauf and model Muzna Masood Malik are currently in the spotlight. They have their impending wedding on December 24. The pacer is reportedly planning to marry his former classmate. For their impending wedding on December 24, Pakistani speedster Haris Rauf and model Muzna Masood Malik are currently in the spotlight. During his … Read more

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will face a no-confidence vote in Florida

Florida

Gruters is one of three Florida Republicans who will vote on the RNC chair race. Gruters endorsed McDaniel earlier this month with Kathy King. She did not return a call and text message seeking comment. A Trump ally who has served under DeSantis, Gruters is one of three Florida Republicans who will vote on the … Read more

Winter blast hits Wisconsin, Missouri, and Illinois

Winter

Green Bay, St. Louis, and Chicago could be hit hard by a snow storm. Rain is predicted for Memphis and Little Rock, Arkansas. More than 200 collisions and 189 spinouts were reported. Green Bay, St. Louis, and Chicago could be hit hard by a snow storm Thursday, forecasters say. NBC News’ Climate Unit predicts rain … Read more

Joe Biden promises to aid Ukraine

Joe Biden

President Joe Biden informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The country approaches a hard winter of conflict with Russia. U.S. will supply Ukraine a Patriot missile battery. President Joe Biden informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that the U.S. “will stand with you as long as it takes” as the country approaches a hard winter … Read more

Meet WWF Goodwill Ambassador Sarmad Khoosat

Sarmad Khoosat

Sarmad Khoosat, a Pakistani actor, director, and producer. He takes on the burden of representing Pakistan on the world stage. He is making a tiny but important change personally. With global warming and climate change bringing significant changes and influencing inanimate and animate life, NGOs and governments are cooperating for the environment and nature. Sarmad … Read more

FTX co-founder and Alameda Research CEO plead guilty to fraud

FTX co-founder

Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang. Ellison and Wang face civil fraud charges for their roles in multiyear plan. The SEC claims Wang developed software that allowed FTX . Two of Sam Bankman-top Fried’s business partners pleaded guilty to fraud, a federal prosecutor in New York said Wednesday. Former Alameda CEO … Read more

Vladimir Putin cancels annual speech

Putin

Putin will not give his traditional end-of-year marathon press conference. Russian media had speculated about the address’s date. Dmitry Peskov said it was due to Mr. Putin’s “business schedule.” The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin will not give his traditional end-of-year marathon press conference this month. It indicates the president won’t give his annual … Read more

One fan choked on flag and another fell through roof

fan

A 24-year-old Argentina fan died after falling through a roof in Buenos Aires. Fans jumped from bridges onto the ceremonial bus, evacuating Lionel Messi and the squad in helicopters. A 5-year-old youngster is in a coma after a piece of marble fell from Plaza San Martin. A 24-year-old Argentina fan died after falling through a … Read more

Many Rohingya believed dead after stranding off India’s coast

Rohingya

16-20 Rohingya may have perished of thirst, hunger, or drowning. Five Indian ships approached the stranded boat late Tuesday. New Delhi activist Priyali Sur said the situation on the boat is “worsening” 16-20 Rohingya may have perished of thirst, hunger, or drowning, family and activists said. Five Indian ships approached the stranded boat late Tuesday, … Read more

Burkina Faso denies giving Russian mercenaries mining rights

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s mines minister refuted Ghana’s claim. He claimed that his country gave Russian mercenaries a mine. Akufo-Addo said a mine in southern Burkina was given to them as recompense for their services during the US-Africa Summit. Burkina Faso‘s mines minister refuted Ghana’s claim that his country gave Russian mercenaries a mine. “We have not awarded … Read more

Nigeria receives 20 Benin bronzes from Germany

Nigeria

Germany has returned 20 antique bronze sculptures to Nigeria. The move is taken to help overcome its dark colonial past. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, returned the artifacts in Abuja. Germany has returned 20 antique bronze sculptures to Nigeria to help overcome its “dark colonial past,” its foreign minister said Tuesday. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign … Read more

Cassius Turvey’s racial killing stunned Australia

Australia

The suspected murder of a 15-year-old Indigenous teenager horrified Australia. Cassius of the Noongar Nation in Western Australia was attacked. He was attacked with a metal pole while heading home from school. The suspected murder of a 15-year-old Indigenous teenager, Cassius Turvey, horrified Australia this year. Cassius of the Noongar Nation in Western Australia was … Read more

Northern California quake kills 2

Northern California

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California. It killed at least two people. Thousands of people are without power. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Northern California early Tuesday, killing at least two people and leaving thousands without power. The quake struck near Eureka in Humboldt County at 2:30 a.m. PT at a depth of 10 miles. It … Read more

Severe weather at Iceland’s Keflavk Airport strands Americans

Iceland

Becky and Robert Carson, from Missouri, were stranded at an Iceland airport for three days. They did not have food or communication. They were forced to sleep on chilly floors. Becky and Robert Carson, from Missouri, were stranded at an Iceland airport for three days without food or communication and forced to sleep on chilly … Read more

Afghan Taliban free 2 Americans

Afghan

The Taliban released two Americans in Afghanistan. The revelations came while the UNSC met to discuss Afghanistan. It wasn’t a prisoner trade. The Taliban released two Americans in Afghanistan on Tuesday, a State Department spokesman said. The revelations came while the UNSC met to discuss Afghanistan. It wasn’t a prisoner trade, he said. Price: “We’re … Read more

Iran uses public executions to subdue unrest

Iran

Iran’s government has repressed protesters for months. Some activists and academics see this as a desperate attempt to quell clerical dissent. The first documented executions of protesters provoked an uproar. Iran’s government has repressed protesters for months. Some activists and academics perceive this as a desperate attempt to quell the dissent that has challenged the … Read more

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s headed to the US to see Biden

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet President Joe Biden in the U.S. The Ukrainian president hasn’t left the country since Russia invaded. Mr. Zelenskyy tweeted that he was headed to the US. Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet President Joe Biden in the U.S. The Ukrainian president hasn’t left the country since Russia invaded on February 24. Mr. Zelenskyy … Read more