Man who claims having ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of weaponry arrested

Aladdin's cave' of weaponry

Robert James Templeton, 36, pled guilty to possessing explosives and ammunition. He was sentenced to a year in prison on Friday. A catapult, big swords, including a Samurai sword, and a crossbow with bolts were also found at his County Antrim home. A guy admitted to possessing a “Aladdin’s cave” of weapons and bomb components … Read more

Russia postpones reopening of Nord Stream, In a blow to gas-starved Europe

Russia Nord Stream

Nord Stream 1 pipeline was set to reopen on Saturday at 0100 GMT following a three-day maintenance shutdown. Gazprom discovered an oil leak that rendered a pipeline turbine unsafe to use. Moscow has blamed sanctions imposed by the West for impeding operations and maintenance.   Russia has postponed a Saturday deadline to resume gas supplies … Read more

Israeli attacks reducing Iranian aerial supply to Syria: Sources

Iranian aerial supply

Israel has increased its raids on Syrian airports in order to impede Tehran’s increasing use of aerial supply lines. Strikes on Wednesday night damaged Aleppo airport moments before the arrival of an Iranian plane. Syria’s foreign minister claims Israel is “playing with fire” and endangering regional security.   Israel has increased its raids on Syrian … Read more

US court reveals list of items seized from trump residence Mar-a-Lago

trump residence Mar-a-Lago

A federal court has made public a full list of items taken by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. Agents took 33 boxes of records, including dozens of empty classified folders. Secret and top secret documents were also recovered from Mr Trump’s office.   A federal court in the United States has … Read more

Former White House counsel testifies before a grand jury

Former White House counsel

Pat Cipollone and Pat Philbin are the most high-profile witnesses to appear before the grand jury. The grand jury is investigating events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. It’s investigating an alleged conspiracy to change the results of the 2020 election.   Pat Cipollone, the White House attorney during Trump’s presidency, … Read more

Zambian politician arrested for remarks about the president

Zambian politician arrested

Sean Tembo is president of the Patriots for Economic Progress party. He claims he was arrested for allegedly defaming President Hakainde Hichilema. Calls to repeal the defamation of the president statute, which carries a maximum three-year term, have become louder. An opposition leader in Zambia has been detained by police for allegedly defaming President Hakainde … Read more

United Nations helicopter crashes in east DR Congo, three injured

United Nations helicopter crashes

A United Nations chopper crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province. There were no passengers on board, and three crew members were hurt, U.N World Food Programme (WFP) said. WFP stated that the cause of the incident was unknown.   United Nations chopper crashed on Friday morning while flying over the east … Read more

Su Tseng calls ‘appropriate’ for shooting of chines drone

Su Tseng-chang

Taiwan’s Premier Su Tseng-chang: “Self-defence was the most appropriate reaction after repeated restraint and warnings” China claims Taiwan is attempting to “spice up tension” with drone downing. Kinmen defence command claims two drones were identified and flew back to Xiamen after troops fired flares.   Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang stated on Friday that shooting down … Read more

Mikhail died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict says Pavel

Ukraine conflict

Mikhail Gorbachev was shocked and bewildered by the war in Ukraine  Pavel Palazhchenko last served with  the soviet president for 37 years. Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91 from an undisclosed illness, Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was shocked and bewildered by the war in Ukraine in a couple of months … Read more

Zaporizhzhia plant still operational, says pro-Russian official

Zaporizhzhia plant

One of the six nuclear reactors at the Zaporizhzhia power facility is functioning. Yevgeny Balitsky said his government had handed UN nuclear inspectors who visited the plant on Thursday details of alleged Ukrainian shelling.   One of the six nuclear reactors at the Zaporizhzhia power facility is functioning, according to the leader of the Russian-backed … Read more

The Norwegian energy firm completes Russia exit

Norwegian energy firm

Equinor is the first major Western oil company to completely exit Russia. ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and TotalEnergies have all committed to leave the country or stop investing. Equinor exited four joint ventures with Rosneft and abandoned the Kharyaga project. Equinor, a Norwegian energy corporation, has announced that it has completed its exit from Russia. Equinor … Read more

Sri Lanka beats Bangladesh thanks to Kusal Mendis and Dasun Shanaka

Sri Lanka beats Bangladesh

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by two wickets to reach Asia Cup Super Four stage. Kusal Mendis and Dasun Shanaka hit half-centuries as Sri Lanka chased 184. Chamika Karunaratne and Asitha Fernando kept their cool in Dubai. Powerful pulls from Kusal Mendis and skipper Dasun Shanaka helped Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by two wickets to advance … Read more