Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld, had originally been convicted in May 2023 of incitement to commit a felony. She had been leading a strike that began …
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Morning Glory: The show trial of Donald Trump
First things first: The most important thing you can read this week, if you are an American concerned with the rule of law, is Fox News contributor Andrew McCarthy’s essay, “How Judge Merchan Is Orchestrating Trump’s Conviction.” What McCarthy chronicles is the absolutely shocking attempt by trial judge Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to secure, by any …
Read More »Trump slams 'radical left lunatics' creating chaos on college campuses nationwide
Former President Trump slammed the anti-Israel “radical left lunatics” creating chaos at colleges nationwide, highlighting that the antisemitism on campuses is promoted by the left, not conservatives. “This is a movement from the left. These are radical left lunatics, and they’ve got to be stopped now because it’s going to go on and on. And it’s going to get worse, …
Read More »NY v. Trump: Witness says Cohen dreamed of White House job despite denying ambitions in House testimony
A witness in the NY v. Trump case in Manhattan testified that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen wanted a job in the 45th president’s administration, despite previously denying wanting a White House role during congressional testimony. Keith Davidson, an attorney who represented former pornographic actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, continued his testimony before the court Thursday, …
Read More »17-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after assault involving 'sharp object' at UK school
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The arrest occurred after three people were assaulted with a sharp object at a secondary school in northern England, South Yorkshire Police said Wednesday. Two adults and a child were treated for minor injuries but didn’t need to be transported to a hospital, according to The Birley Academy. MURDERED …
Read More »Minnesota man who claims to regret joining ISIS has sentencing postponed
A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses remorse for joining a “death cult” and has been cooperating with federal authorities will have to wait to learn how much prison time he faces after his sentencing hearing set for Wednesday was canceled. Federal prosecutors have recommended 12 years for Abelhamid Al-Madioum in …
Read More »UK police officer faces terror charge for allegedly supporting Hamas on WhatsApp
A British police officer is facing terror charges for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp, a police watchdog said Wednesday. West Yorkshire constable Mohammed Adil shared images supporting Hamas, which is banned and designated a terror group in the U.K., the Independent Office for Police Conduct said. Adil faces two counts of publishing an image in support of a proscribed …
Read More »Ecuador defends storming of Mexican Embassy in case brought to top UN court
Ecuador on Wednesday defended its storming of the Mexican Embassy in Quito last month, telling judges at the United Nations’ top court that it acted to take in “a common criminal” — Ecuador’s former vice president — who was holed up inside the diplomatic post. The statement by lawyers for Ecuador was part of hearings in a case filed by …
Read More »Finnish hacker sentenced for blackmailing therapy patients after accessing thousands of records
A Finnish court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to six years and three months in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data. The case has caused outrage in the Nordic nation, with a record number of people — about 24,000 — filing criminal complaints …
Read More »Mexico takes Ecuador to top UN court over embassy raid in Quito
Mexico took Ecuador to the top U.N. court on Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president who had just been granted asylum by Mexico. The April 5 raid, hours after Mexico granted asylum to former Vice President Jorge Glas, spiked tensions that had been brewing between …
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