US citizen sent back to prison in Iran
U.S. citizen Siamak Namazi is back in an Iranian prison today after being temporarily released by authorities in Tehran earlier this month. Waving Iran flag above skyline of…
UK Department for Education boots transgender kids’ charity from school guidance after multiple scandals
The U.K. Department for Education removed a transgender kids’ charity as a mental health and well-being resource from official government guidance after the organization has been repeatedly embroiled…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in West Bank clashes
Israeli troops on Wednesday shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during clashes that erupted in a refugee camp in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the…
Taliban claims Afghanistan is secure enough for large-scale projects
The Taliban said Wednesday there is enough security across Afghanistan to restart major economic projects that stopped due to decades of war, despite a slew of attacks rocking…
US to pull visas of Haitian officials with criminal connections, send humanitarian aid to Haiti
The U.S. government will pull visas belonging to current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations as well as provide security and humanitarian assistance to Haiti,…
Russia officially calls Meta ‘extremist,’ extends bans on platforms Facebook, Instagram for ‘terrorism’
Russian officials added U.S. tech company Meta to its “extremists” list, resulting in a ban on all Meta products and subsidiaries. A March ruling in the Moscow City…
Senior NATO official: Russian nuclear strike would likely prompt ‘physical response’
A senior NATO official stated that if Russia were to conduct a nuclear strike during its war against Ukraine, it would result in “unprecedented consequences,” Reuters reported. The…
Germany flatly rejects Putin’s offer to renew energy exports: ‘Nice try’
Germany flatly rejected an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin to renew exports of natural gas through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline Wednesday. Putin’s offer comes as Russia…
Ukraine responds after Russia casts blame for bridge explosion
Ukraine is denying responsibility for a deadly blast on the Kerch bridge between Crimea and Russia despite the Kremlin’s accusations. The Russian Federal Security Service known as the…
Nearly 500 pilot whales dead in New Zealand strandings
Around 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two New Zealand beaches. Daren Grover, the general manager of the nonprofit Project Jonah, told The Associated Press…