The State Department is again warning Americans not to travel to Venezuela due to high levels of crime and civil unrest under the socialist dictatorship of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The department has re-issued a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” travel advisory, its most serious warning. “Do not travel to Venezuela due to crime,civil unrest,kidnapping, and the arbitrary enforcement of local laws,” …
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FIRST ON FOX: Three of five Americans arrested and detained in Turks and Caicos since February for having stray ammunition in their luggage are bunking together as they await their fate on the islands. Bryan Hagerich, 39, of Pennsylvania, Ryan Watson, 40, of Oklahoma, and Sharitta Grier, 45, of Florida have become unlikely friends — even a kind of family …
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A Turks and Caicos judge on Friday morning issued a suspended 52-month sentence to Bryan Hagerich, a Pennsylvania dad of two and former pro baseball player who pleaded guilty to possessing ammunition on the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Hagerich, 39, is one of five Americans arrested and detained on the islands since February for having stray ammunition in their …
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The American soldier being detained in Russia on theft charges has lost an appeal Friday for his release, a report says. A court in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok has decided to keep Staff Sgt. Gordon Black in custody, Reuters reported, citing Interfax. Interfax said the 34-year-old Blackappeared in court by video from a pre-trial detention center and …
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The United Nations’ top court has issued an order Friday demanding Israel “immediately halt its military offensive” against Hamas in Rafah, the Palestinian terrorist group’s final stronghold in the Gaza Strip. The message from the International Court of Justice comes hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News host Sean Hannity that there are four Hamas battalions remaining …
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Three more bodies of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists during the group’s unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel were recovered overnight in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday. The recovery took place during an operation in Jabalia, a city in northern Gaza. The hostages were identified by the IDF as 42-year-old Hanan Yablonka, 30-year-old Orión Hernández Radoux and …
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The Chinese military has begun conducting massive military drills encircling Taiwan in “punishment” for the self-governing island’s election of a new president this week. The two days of drills began Thursday, and Taiwan responded by scrambling jets and placing its army and navy on high alert. China now makes common use of military drills to intimidate and harass Taiwan, which …
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Tyler Wenrich, a Virginia father detained in Turks and Caicos for having stray bullets in his travel bag, said the possibility of being sentenced to 12 years in prison is “scary and daunting” as he faces his sentencing hearing in about a week. Five Americans have been arrested and detained since February for possessing ammunition on the islands under a …
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At least nine people were killed and dozens more were injured at a campaign rally in northern Mexico on Wednesday evening after a strong gust of wind toppled the stage. The rally was being held for long-shot presidential candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, according to The Associated Press. Máynez went to the hospital after …
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Indira Gandhi, a prominent Indian politician and the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s inaugural prime minister, was tragically assassinated by her own bodyguards on Oct. 31, 1984. Born Nov. 19, 1917, she emerged as a central figure in her country’s political landscape, eventually becoming prime minister in her father’s footsteps. The trust she placed in her favorite Sikh security guard, …
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