Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that Kyiv was linked to the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people. In a video statement and written post on X, Zelenksyy responded to Putin’s Saturday night address to the nation in which the Russian leader said his authorities arrested four suspects …
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Biden use of Hamas death count challenged by prominent statistician, says numbers 'aren't accurate'
JERUSALEM –During President Biden’s State of the Union speech, he used the Gaza death count produced by the Hamas-run ministry of health, quoting some 30,000 deaths. Those numbers have been scrutinized by a renowned University of Pennsylvania statistician who has cast serious doubt on the figures. Abraham Wyner revealed in an interview with Fox News Digital that the U.S.-designated terrorist …
Read More »Israel lauds Congress' blow to UN agency with alleged Hamas ties as investigations continue
Congress included a measure to block funding to a controversial United Nations agency that is under investigation for alleged ties to Hamas. Israel praised the move to prevent funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as part of the spending bill passed early Saturday morning. “The historic ban on U.S. …
Read More »Iran looks to AI to weather Western sanctions, help military to fight 'on the cheap'
Iran has made it no secret that it plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) to help better its military capabilities, but Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is now turning to Iran’s private sector in a move he thinks will boost his crippling economy. On Sunday, Raisi met with private sector companies to announce Tehran’s intent to invest in digital …
Read More »Death toll rises to 133 in Moscow terror attack, 11 suspects arrested
The death toll in Friday’s terror attack on a concert in Moscow has soared to at least 133, Russia’s top state investigative agency said Saturday, with authorities saying they have apprehended 11 suspects, four of whom were reported to be directly involved in the onslaught. President Vladimir Putin addressed the shocked nation in a televised broadcast on Saturday, slamming the …
Read More »US warning to Americans about imminent attack in Moscow proves prophetic 2 weeks later
Two weeks before Friday’s attack on a large concert hall in Russia on the outskirts of Moscow that has left more than 130 dead, the U.S. embassy sent out a warning to Americans to “avoid large gatherings,” including concerts, because of “imminent plans” for an attack by “extremists.” “The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target …
Read More »What is ISIS-K, the terrorist group tied to Moscow concert hall attack and 2021 Abbey Gate bombing?
The U.S. has attributed Friday’s terrorist attack on the Moscow concert hall to ISIS-K, but who is this group, and what is their interest in Russia? “The Islamic State is leveraging its network of jihadists throughout Central Asia to plot and execute attacks, such as the one in Moscow,” Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies …
Read More »60 dead, 145 injured in Russian concert attack claimed by ISIS
ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack at a large concert hall in the Moscow, Russia, area that left more than 60 people dead and nearly 150 injured on Friday. The attack began when gunmen donning combat gear burst into Crocus City Hall, where concertgoers were gathering to hear the Russian band Picnic, and opened fire. The gunmen also threw …
Read More »Russia investigating shooting, explosions at concert hall as terror attack
Shootings, explosions and a fire at a concert hall Friday evening that left dozens dead in Russia are being investigated as a terrorist attack, the country’s top investigative agency said. Russia’s Federal Security Service said more than 60 people were killed in the attack at Crocus City Hall, a music venue, and nearly 150 others were injured in one of …
Read More »Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The scenes were horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had to document them, as proof of the carnage in his central Burkina Faso village. More than a dozen relatives were …
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