A fourth U.S. citizen has been arrested in Venezuela in connection with an alleged plot to killPresident Nicolás Maduro, according to the country’s interior minister, Diosdado Cabello. The citizen, who has not been named, was detained Tuesday in the capital, Caracas, while taking photos of electrical and oil-industry infrastructure as well as military units, Cabello said during a speech before …
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LONDON – Britain is facing a free speech crisis as the new left-wing government, overzealous police and courts crackdown on freedom of expression. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the leader of the ruling Labour Party, and his government of barely two months have been accused of rolling back free speech protections on safety grounds and failing to root out selective enforcement …
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The leader of Armenia on Wednesday declared his intention to pull out of a Russia-dominated security alliance of several ex-Soviet nations as tensions rise between the two allies. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said his government will decide later when to leave the Collective Security Treaty Organization, or CSTO, a grouping that includes Russia and the former Soviet Central Asian …
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Argentine riot police unleashed water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters who threw sticks, stones and Molotov cocktails outside Congress on Wednesday, escalating tensions before lawmakers were to vote on state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Milei. The vote is the most serious test to date of the libertarian leader’s vision of governance and change. Thousands …
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The Islamic Republic ofIran’suse of artificial intelligence (AI) to crack down on its populace is having a particular impact on the freedoms of Iranian women. Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital the Iranian regime “is moving into the AI realm to benefit even more from technology that links together …
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European farmers’ frustration with climate policies touted by the European Union (EU) could sway the 2024 European Parliament election, according to an expert. The election began on June 6, and ends on Sunday. In a recent NPR interview, an agricultural policy specialist explained that the recent protests by European farmers could prove influential over the weekend. Alan Matthews, a retired …
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The anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre once again brings scrutiny about China’s treatment of dissent and the state of U.S. relations with Beijing, which some argue has grown lax and permissive as human rights violations continue within its borders. “Thirty-five years ago, the Chinese Communist Party killed hundreds — possibly even thousands — of innocent, unarmed civilians peacefully …
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The voices of the brave individuals who perished 35 years ago in the Tiananmen Square massacre continue to echo across our collective conscience. On that day, the People’s Liberation Army, acting on the orders of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leadership, murdered and injured thousands of peaceful pro-democracy protesters calling for political reform and an end to corruption. The image …
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The U.S. boycotted the United Nations tribute to recently deceased Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, calling into question the logic of showing respect for a man who has committed “numerous, horrific human rights abuses.” “The United States will not attend today’s United Nations tribute event for President Raisi in any capacity,” U.S. Mission to the U.N. spokesperson Nate Evans said in …
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Video shows several Iranians celebrating President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in the streets even as thousands participate in mass demonstrations mourning the controversial leader. Fireworks are launched in the night, a woman passes out sweets and several people can be heard cheering in the video posted online by opponents of the regime after Raisi died Sunday in a helicopter crash that …
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