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A former Saudi Arabian intelligence officer is claiming that the national government is killing individuals for refusing eviction ahead of construction of a futuristic eco-city. Colonel Rabih Alenezi, who was taken into protection by the United Kingdom last year, told the BBC that lethal force has been approved for clearing residents from land sanctioned for the Neom development project. “Whoever …

A leading rights group said on Thursday that attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias, which killed thousands in the western region of Darfur last year, constituted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the area’s non-Arab population. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has been fighting Sudan’s military for over a year, allied with armed militias to carry …

An orangutan in a protected Indonesian rainforest site who sustained a facial wound treated the injury himself, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports earlier this month. The male primate chewed the leaves of a plant known for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and pain-relieving properties — then applied a paste he made from the chewed leaves to his …

A baby gorilla’s adorable face can light up the world. At the Prague Zoo recently in the Czech Republic, a baby gorilla was seen having some fun while visitors noticed she was making funny faces at them. Through the glass at the gorilla exhibit, visitor Lucie Stephnickova said she saw a baby animal making faces, as SWNS reported. TEXAS ZOO …

Russian authorities have revealed that an American soldier being held on a theft charge in which he allegedly caused “significant damage”will remain in pretrial detention until July 2. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who enlisted in the Army as an infantryman in 2008, and most recently, was assigned to the Eighth Army U.S. Forces Korea at Camp Humphreys in South Korea, …

The mother of a U.S. soldier who was detained in Russia said her son’s Russian girlfriend asked her for money shortly before her son was arrested on theft charges. “It was over Facebook. She wanted me to set up another account and send money,” Melody Jones, the mother of 34-year-old Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, said during “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday. …

Bryan Hagerich, a Pennsylvania father of two facing a minimum 12-year prison sentence in Turks and Caicos after airport security found ammunition in his luggage in February, says the island law meant to deter illegal firearm trafficking has had “unintended consequences.” Hagerich, 39, appeared in court in Turks and Caicos on Friday, when a judge said he must stay on …

Israeli forces released footage of a “precise counterterrorism operation” conducted in eastern Rafah on Tuesday as the nation faces criticism from President Biden for moving forward with the attack. The Israeli infantry could be seen operating with armored vehicles in the footage, even as Israel said it conducted some 100 air strikes across Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says …

The Biden administration has paused shipments of two types of precision bombs to Israel in response to U.S. opposition to Israeli forces’ operation in Rafah, according to a U.S. official. One shipment of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs the administration says might be used in Rafah has been placed on hold. “The U.S. position has been that Israel …

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday reiterated the U.S.’ “ironclad” support of Israel despite a recent report that the Biden administration had put an ammunition shipment to Israel on hold. The Sunday report from Axios cited two Israeli officials that said a U.S.-manufactured ammunition shipment to Israel was stopped last week, leaving officials within the Israeli government scrambling …