Four university tutors from Iowa were stabbed by an assailant in an attack at a public park in China on Monday, according to Chinese and U.S. government officials. A suspect is now in custody, Chinese officials said. A Chinese person who sought to intervene was also stabbed, according to police. The educators from Iowa’s Cornell College were attacked during a …
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Parents of US missionaries killed in Haiti speak out for first time: 'Darkest places need the light'
The parents of American missionaries who were murdered in Haiti broke their silence during an exclusive “Fox & Friends First” interview, remembering the pair for their devotion to God and unparalleled love for one another. Missouri State Rep. Ben Baker and his wife Naomi lost their daughter Natalie and son-in-law Davy to the unrest in war-torn Haiti. They discussed their …
Read More »Trudeau expands probe into claims Canadian lawmakers conspired with China, India to sway elections
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday ceded to opposition pressure to expand a public investigation into allegations some members of Parliament and senators knowingly conspired with foreign adversaries, including China and India, to influence elections and politics at home. After reviewing 4,000 classified documents and 1,000 pieces of evidence, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) released …
Read More »Malawi vice president, 9 others killed in a plane crash, president says
Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others aboard a small military plane were killed when the aircraft crashed in a mountainous area in the southern African nation, the country’s president said Tuesday. Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera announced in a live address on state television that the plane was found after more than a day of searching the dense forests …
Read More »Hamas says it accepts UN cease-fire resolution, but Blinken an obstacle to negotiations
A senior Hamas official has said the terrorist group accepts a U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution adopted on Monday that would bring a truce to fighting in Gaza. Sami Abu Zuhri confirmed the militant group’s decision to Reuters on Tuesday, saying Hamas is ready to negotiate over the details, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel …
Read More »Man sent to mental hospital for trying to start gay club in Pakistan: report
A Pakistani man is currently in a mental hospital after he tried establishing the first gay club in the country, according to a recent report. The man, whose identity has not been released, was interviewed by the Telegraph on Sunday shortly before he was institutionalized. The man explained that he filed an application to the deputy commissioner of Abbottabad to …
Read More »Biden admin weighs going around Israel to negotiate release of US hostages directly with Hamas: report
President Biden’s administration has held discussions about potentially negotiating with Hamas for the release of American hostages in Gaza, skirting around Israel’s involvement, according to a new report. Such discussions would only begin if the current cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas break down, NBC News reported. U.S. representatives would negotiate with Hamas through Qatari representatives, much as Israel’s own …
Read More »UN halts food distribution from US-built Gaza pier due to security concerns
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) is temporarily pausing its food distribution operations from a U.S.-built pier in Gaza after its warehouses were hit by rockets, representing the latest blow to efforts to get humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip from the pier. The U.S. has spent some $320 million building the pier in the Mediterranean Sea to facilitate …
Read More »US consulate in Sydney vandalized with suspected anti-Israel graffiti: report
The U.S. consulate in Sydney was vandalized by a sledgehammer-wielding suspect who smashed windows and spray painted anti-Israel graffiti on its doors, reports say. The incident that unfolded around 3 a.m. local time Monday in the suburbs of Australia’s largest city is now drawing condemnation from the country’s prime minister, according to Reuters. “I would just say that people should …
Read More »Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu's emergency government
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency government, saying the prime minister was making “total victory impossible.” In announcing his resignation Sunday, Gantz said the government needs to put the return of the hostages seized Oct. 7 by Hamas “above political survival.” “Months after the October disaster, the situation in the country and in the decision-making …
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