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15/01/2026

Experts Say Alleged ‘Sonic Weapon’ in Venezuela Was Likely Conventional Military Technology

Reports circulating online about a mysterious “sonic weapon” allegedly used during a recent U.S. operation in Venezuela are drawing global attention, but defense analysts say the claims are far more dramatic than the evidence suggests...

Reports circulating online about a mysterious “sonic weapon” allegedly used during a recent U.S. operation in Venezuela are drawing global attention, but defense analysts say the claims are far mor…

15/01/2026

Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors Granted Guinean Citizenship After DNA Tests Link Ancestry to West Africa

Hollywood actors Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have been granted Guinean citizenship after DNA tests traced their ancestry to the West African nation, officials announced during a private ceremony in the capital on Friday...

Hollywood actors Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have been granted Guinean citizenship after DNA tests traced their ancestry to the West African nation, officials announced during a private ceremon…

14/01/2026

Polish President Says “Only Trump Can Stop Putin,” Urges Stronger Western Unity

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said former U.S. President Donald Trump is the only global figure capable of stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging European governments to strengthen cooperation with Washington as the war in Ukraine enters another year....

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said former U.S. President Donald Trump is the only global figure capable of stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging European governments to strengthen coo…

14/01/2026

At Least 28 Killed After Construction Crane Collapses Onto Moving Train in Thailand

A construction crane collapsed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 28 people and injuring dozens more, according to provincial officials and local media reports...

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14/01/2026

Renee Good’s Ties to ICE Monitoring Efforts in Minneapolis Draw Community Scrutiny

MINNEAPOLIS — Questions about local cooperation with federal immigration authorities are resurfacing in Minneapolis as community groups examine the role individuals and contractors play in information‑sharing systems linked to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Public attention has recently focused on Renee Good, whose professional ties intersect with monitoring programs that have supported ICE operations in the region. While no wrongdoing has been alleged, advocates say the connection highlights ongoing concerns about transparency and the broader impact of surveillance on immigrant communities....

MINNEAPOLIS — Questions about local cooperation with federal immigration authorities are resurfacing in Minneapolis as community groups examine the role individuals and contractors play in informat…

14/01/2026

The Strategic Questions a President Must Confront Before Considering Strikes on Iran

ensions between Washington and Tehran continue to rise, and the debate over whether the United States should consider military action against Iran remains a central foreign‑policy issue....

ensions between Washington and Tehran continue to rise, and the debate over whether the United States should consider military action against Iran remains a central foreign‑policy issue.

13/01/2026

LAGOS, Nigeria (FN) — Anthony Joshua, the British two‑time world heavyweight boxing champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, scored a sixth‑round knockout of Jake Paul in Miami last month in a figh…

13/01/2026

LAGOS, Nigeria (FN) — A Nigerian man, Isreal Onen has been arraigned in Lagos over allegations that he defrauded a client of N60 million (about 40,000 dollars) in a visa scam, promising travel docu…

13/01/2026

Hundreds of Iranians have reportedly been killed in the government’s latest crackdown on nationwide protests, with harrowing scenes emerging from Tehran’s Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center. Families gathered in anguish around rows of black body bags, desperately searching for loved ones as authorities imposed an internet blackout and denied responsibility. Activists estimate more than 500 deaths and thousands detained, making this one of the deadliest challenges to the regime in decades and a stark reminder of the human cost of dissent in Iran.

TEHRAN, Iran (FN) — Families crowded outside a forensic medical center south of Tehran last week, searching through rows of black body bags after Iran’s security forces unleashed one of the deadlie…

07/01/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
UK confirms it helped U.S. forces seize a Russia‑flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic.

🇬🇧 Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tideforce and RAF surveillance supported the interception of the Bella 1, accused of being part of a Russia‑Iran sanctions‑evasion network.

Defense Secretary John Healey: “This operation shows the strength of UK‑U.S. defense ties and global resolve against sanctions busting.”

Officials say the tanker was stopped in international waters between the UK, Iceland and Greenland. The fate of the vessel and crew remains unclear.

LONDON (FN) — Britain said Wednesday it assisted U.S. forces in the seizure of a Russia-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, describing the joint operation as part of a broader effort to enfor…

06/01/2026

Welfare Fraud: Somali Scam takes over from Nigerian 419

As global fraud schemes evolve, law‑enforcement officials say the landscape of financial scams targeting U.S. government programs has shifted dramatically from the email‑based “419” advance‑fee frauds once associated with Nigerian criminal networks...

As global fraud schemes evolve, law‑enforcement officials say the landscape of financial scams targeting U.S. government programs has shifted dramatically from the email‑based “419” advance‑fee fra…

06/01/2026

Somali Americans Welfare Fraud Scandal Shakes Minnesota: Gov. Tim Walz, Rep Ilhan Omar Face Mounting Political Pressure

Minnesota is facing a major welfare‑fraud scandal that has put new scrutiny on the state’s Somali‑American community and intensified political pressure on Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar. Federal prosecutors have charged dozens of individuals in schemes involving childcare, housing, and nutrition programs, with a small number of Somali‑American defendants drawing national attention....

Minnesota is facing a major welfare‑fraud scandal that has put new scrutiny on the state’s Somali‑American community and intensified political pressure on Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar. Federal…