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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Drone strikes killed one person in Ukraine and another in Russia, officials said Saturday, ahead of fresh talks next week aimed at ending the war. An elderly woman died when a Russian drone hit a residential building in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. In Russia, a civilian was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a car in the border region of Bryansk, regional Gov. Alexander Bogomaz said. The attacks came a day after a Ukrainian missile strike on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed two people and…

During an interview with CBS News on Friday, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said that Renee Good was “murdered on the street” “just for protesting” and exercising her First Amendment rights. Wasserman Schultz said that other law enforcement agencies deal with dangerous people and have body cameras, have name tags, and don’t wear masks, “why on earth would it be different for people who are working for ICE?” She continued, “These are undertrained individuals who have been just thrown out there on the streets. They are acting like thugs. We’ve seen not only Renee Good and Alex Pretti murdered on the…

The dispute has deepened congressional frustration with the handling and redaction of the documents Lawmakers from both parties on Capitol Hill have demanded answers from the US Department of Justice over its monitoring of congressional investigators’ search activity while they reviewed sensitive, unredacted documents connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The controversy erupted after Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday with printed material listing specific files and queries that Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal had accessed.The top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, Representative Jamie Raskin, characterized the practice as a serious breach of trust and…

Major unrest is inevitable because “we don’t really live in a democracy” and political decisions are being made to “appease” and to avoid lesser unrest today rather than fend off greater trouble in the future, Colonel Richard Kemp has said. A former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, retired Colonel Richard Kemp — now a prominent commentator on security and political issues — has told Israeli media his concerns about social cohesion in Europe and Britain, and the risk of civil war. Colonel Kemp, who also fought eight years of counter-insurgency operations on British soil in Northern Ireland and had…

The Bangladesh National Party has secured over 200 seats in the 300-member parliament The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has won a two-thirds majority in the general election, according to official figures.The BNP has surpassed the two-thirds majority with 204 seats; Jamaat received 76 seats, according to an official announcement. The majority mark in the 300-member parliament is 151.This is the first election after an uprising in 2024 that ousted the regime of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.A referendum proposing electoral and judicial reforms, including a two-term limit for prime ministers, also received a simple majority, according to reports. The final…

Anti-Israel activist Nerdeen Kiswani said that New York City’s current DogPoopocalypse confirms the Islamic belief that dogs should be banned as indoor pets. “Like we’ve said all along, they are unclean,” she added. The X post was prompted by stories about New Yorkers furious over the amount of dog poop covering the still snow-filled sidewalks of the city. In response to the scandal, Kiswani spread the Islamic gospel… “Finally, NYC is coming to Islam,” she wrote. “Dogs definitely have a place in society, just not as indoor pets. Like we’ve said all along, they are unclean.” The Jew-hater Kiswani later…

One Polymarket user reportedly won $150,000 after making suspiciously accurate predictions about strikes last year An Israeli military reservist and a civilian have been charged with using classified information to place highly profitable bets on Polymarket related to military operations against Iran last year, according to local officials.In a joint statement on Thursday, Israel’s domestic security agency, Israel police, and the Defense Ministry said: “several suspects were recently arrested, including a civilian and reservists, on suspicion of conducting bets on the Polymarket website regarding the occurrence of military operations, based on classified information to which the reservists were exposed by…

The Trump administration is moving to create what is being described as a strategic stockpile for rare earths and other critical minerals, branded “Project Vault,” with reported financing of around $12 billion, involving a major loan structure and private participation from large industrial users. This is a defensive move akin to a petroleum stockpile and designed explicitly to mitigate dependency on Beijing’s control. Raw materials have become strategic geopolitical weapons and a determinant of sovereign power. Rare earth elements are not rare in the sense of scarcity, but they are rare in terms of reliable supply chains and processing capability.…

Rosie O’Donnell, the U.S. comedienne who fled America over her hatred for President Donald Trump, says she does not regret quitting the U.S. and moving to Ireland. O’Donnell made her defiant announcement while appearing on Chris Cuomo’s SiriusXM program on Friday where she insisted, “I did what I needed to do to save myself, my child and my sanity,” according to The Wrap. The former TV host revealed in March of last year that she self-deported to Ireland that January, insisting “that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child.” Still, O’Donnell also admitted that she…

Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater on Thursday stepped down from her post as she sought to further “America First antitrust.” Slater wrote on X, “It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for Antitrust today. It was indeed the honor of a lifetime to serve in this role. Huge thanks to all who supported me this past year, most especially the men and women of @justiceatr.” The Senate confirmed Slater last March with the support of Republicans and Democrats, and she led some of the agency’s most prominent antitrust cases during her time…