Woman Allegedly Arrested For Criticizing Locally Canned Tomatoes
A woman from Lagos, Nigeria, was arrested in September 2023 because she criticized a brand’s can of tomato puree, saying it tasted too sweet. Chioma Okoli, 39, is being sued in civil court for allegedly breaching Nigeria’s cybercrime laws, after she reviewed a can of tomato puree online to her 18,000 followers, according to CNN. […]
Key Witness From Trump Impeachment Registers As Foreign Agent Of Ukraine
A leading witness in the 2019 impeachment inquiry of then-President Donald Trump registered as a foreign agent representing Ukraine and the European Union (E.U.) on Thursday. Gordon Sondland served as the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union from 2018 to 2020 and testified against Trump before the House of Representatives Select Committee on Intelligence in […]
US Government Announces Sanctions Against Hamas Fundraising Network
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Wednesday that it had sanctioned two individuals and three entities as forming a key Hamas fundraising network. Mustafa Ayash, the founder of Gaza Now, and Aozma Sultana, the director of Al-Qureshi Executives and Aakhirah Limited, allegedly partnered together in multiple fundraisers for the terrorist organization, a press release […]
American Business Titans Hobnob With China’s Xi As Beijing Works To Reel In Foreign Investment
Several top American business executives met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday as Beijing looks to bring in more foreign investment. The American executives were hosted in Beijing for the China Development Forum that took place earlier in the week, and Xi spoke to them personally on Wednesday and argued that maintaining a bilateral […]
Hamas Refuses Truce Proposal After UN Resolution: REPORT
Hamas announced its refusal Monday to the U.N.’s latest ceasefire proposal as it did not adhere to its “original position” on the issues, multiple outlets reported. Hamas said Monday that they rejected the proposal because they were “sticking to [their] original position” of a complete ceasefire, full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the return […]
Biden Admin Stands Down, Allows UN To Pass Gaza Ceasefire Resolution For First Time
The United Nations (U.N.) passed a resolution on Monday calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after the U.S. abstained from the vote. The U.N. successfully passed the resolution, introduced by 10 member nations and backed by Russia, China and a host of Arab nations, calls for an “immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the […]
Two Suspects Plead Guilty To Deadly Russian Terrorist Attack
Two of the four suspects in connection to the Moscow concert hall massacre have reportedly pleaded guilty to being involved in the heinous terrorist attack. Four men from Tajikistan were accused of staging an attack at a busy concert hall on Friday, March 22, killing at least 137 people and wounding over 180. The U.S. […]
Trump Says Israel ‘Made A Very Big Mistake’ By Bombing Gaza
Former President Donald Trump on Monday reinforced Israel’s war against Hamas but said the country made a “very big mistake” during counteroffensive operations in Gaza. Israel is currently carrying out a sweeping counteroffensive against Hamas, the terrorist group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing over 1,200 civilians and kidnapping hundreds of others. While Trump […]
Pentagon Spent Every Last Penny Of Latest Ukraine Package Before Congress Even Approved It
The Pentagon spent hundreds of millions in aid to Ukraine four months before Congress ever approved it, Politico reported Monday. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed off on Congress’ $1.2 trillion 2024 spending bill which included roughly $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), as Kyiv has not received funding from Congress in […]
Netanyahu Ditches Plans For Israel’s Meeting With Biden Admin After US Fails To Veto UN Ceasefire Vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled on Monday an Israeli delegation meeting with the Biden administration after the U.S. failed to veto a United Nations (U.N.) ceasefire earlier in the day. The Israeli delegation would have convened with Biden administration officials in Washington, D.C., this week and work through differences over Israel’s next moves in […]