‘Kangaroo Court’: UN Court’s Ruling On Israel Counteroffensive Is Inconsequential, Experts Say
The United Nations (UN) International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Friday ruling on Israel’s counteroffensive is largely inconsequential, according to experts on the matter. The ICJ ruled that there may be merit to South Africa’s accusations of genocide against Israel, but did not call for a ceasefire. The ICJ has no authority to enforce its rulings, making the […]
Colombian Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping, Assault And Drugging Of Two U.S. Servicemembers, DOJ Says
A Colombian man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to kidnapping and assaulting two U.S. servicemembers in Bogota, Columbia back in March of 2020, court documents said, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. The Columbian national, 36-year-old Jefferson Arango Castellanos, along with his alleged co-conspirators, “targeted, incapacitated and kidnapped” the pair of […]
China Continues To Dodge Responsibility For Supplying America’s Fentanyl Crisis Ahead Of High-Level Talks With US
A top Chinese official blamed the United States for the fentanyl crisis prior to high-level talks with American officials, NBC News reported. Overdoses killed over 100,000 Americans in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yu Haibin, deputy secretary-general of the National Narcotics Control Commission and deputy director general of […]
Doocy Presses Kirby On Who Is Being Vetted After UN Agency Fires Staffers For Alleged Hamas Attack Participation
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy pressed White House spokesperson John Kirby on “who is being vetted” by the White House following the firings of UN agency employees who allegedly participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. The UN Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) fired twelve employees who were alleged to be involved in the […]
Pentagon Quietly Scraps Plans To Train With Militaries From Countries Accused Of Coups, Major Rights Abuses
The Pentagon quietly suspended military partnerships with countries implicated in coups and human rights abuses, The Washington Post reported, citing U.S. officials. Plans disclosed to Congress in October and viewed by the Post revealed the Pentagon’s intent to hold joint exercises with militaries from several African nations, including those subject to legal bans on receiving […]
UN Agency Fires Staffers Who Allegedly Participated In Hamas Attack On Israel
A major United Nations (U.N.) agency responsible for humanitarian services for Palestinians fired several of its staff members for reportedly participating in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. The UN Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) fired a number of its employees for their alleged involvement in the Hamas Oct. 7 attacks against Israel that left 1,200 civilians […]
Biden Tells Netanyahu Time Is Running Out For US Support In Israel’s Counteroffensive
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Jan.19 that he will not support Israel’s counteroffensive lasting for a year, Axios reported Friday. Biden told Netanyahu during a phone call that Israel needs to quickly start limiting the scope of its counteroffensive against Hamas and expressed confusion over the country’s plans for a […]
UN Court Demands Israel Take Actions To Prevent ‘Genocide’ In Gaza
The United Nations (UN) International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on Friday to take actions to ensure it does not commit genocide in the Gaza Strip. South Africa brought a case before the ICJ in late December demanding Israel halt its counteroffensive against Hamas and accusing the country of committing genocide against the people in […]
Dem Reps Who Rubbed Shoulders With Alleged Chinese Intel Front Groups Rip Crackdown On Beijing’s Espionage
Two House Democratic lawmakers with a documented history of rubbing elbows with organizations tied to Chinese influence and intelligence operations voiced their opposition Monday to legislation that would revive a federal program countering Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage. New York Rep. Grace Meng and California Rep. Judy Chu were among 15 House Democrats who signed […]
Pentagon Response To UFOs Has Major Deficiencies, Watchdog Finds
The Pentagon’s response to UFOs is uncoordinated and excludes major Department of Defense (DOD) commands, according to an unclassified summary of an Inspector General report released Thursday. Roughly a year after Congress tasked the Pentagon with developing a comprehensive plan across its vast breadth of components for documenting and seeking to understand Unidentified Aerial Phenomena […]