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“Criminal gangs” are undermining the Winter Games, the Italian prime minister has said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned anti-Olympics protesters and saboteurs as “enemies of Italy,” following violent clashes in Milan and disruption to the national rail network over the weekend. The incidents occurred during the first full day of competition at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games.  On Saturday, about 10,000 people marched in Milan to protest the Games, citing their environmental and economic impact. They also opposed the presence of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel who are assisting with security for American officials. The agency was…

Several call centers in India were raided after an investigation found that hundreds of Maryland residents were scammed out of more than $48 million. Officials in Maryland shared the results of a “year-long, expanding investigation” that found fraudsters posing as “tech support workers” or “American law enforcement” had targeted “more than 650 victims” and taken millions from people, according to the Washington Post. The ultimate, “big goal” of the scammers is to somehow convince people that “their money wasn’t safe in the bank and that it needed to be transferred.” As a result of the investigation, “authorities in India” conducted…

The U.S. military stealthily boarded a tanker overnight in the Indian Ocean that was defying President Donald Trump’s established quarantine. The Department of War said Monday the operation targeted the Aquila II, noting that American forces would always be vigilant and defend the nation, Fox News reported. “When the @DeptofWar says quarantine, we mean it. Nothing will stop DoW from defending our Homeland — even in oceans halfway around the world,” the department wrote in a social media post. Overnight, U.S. military forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II without incident in the INDOPACOM area of…

US President Donald Trump earlier stressed he would not allow Israel to annex the territory Israel has moved to tighten its control over the West Bank, approving a policy overhaul that has drawn condemnation from the Palestinian Authority (PA), Arab and Muslim countries, and the EU.Much of the West Bank is under Israeli military control, while limited Palestinian self-rule exists in certain areas administered by the PA. The territory is divided into Areas A, B, and C, with Israel controlling security and civil matters in most of Area C, where the majority of settlements are located.Israeli Cabinet-approved reforms on Sunday…

Numerous Democratic leaders say their high-migration, low-wage sanctuary city economies are crashing because President Donald Trump is requiring them to comply with national labor laws. “We are now expected to absorb the fiscal consequences of [federal] enforcement activities,”  the treasurers of 16 states wrote to President Trump. “This is not acceptable.” The treasurers of Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Minnesota, and nine other states are asking the federal government to exempt them from national laws that protect Americans’ civil rights, labor, housing, and anti-fraud laws. “We urge your administration to immediately scale back enforcement activities causing this harm and to ensure…

An Arizona judge struck down three pro-life state laws on Friday, citing an amendment that was enshrined into the state constitution in 2024 creating a right to kill unborn babies in abortions. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gregory Como issued a ruling saying the laws restricting abortion did not improve patient health, infringed on decision-making, and violated the state constitution’s promise of a “fundamental right to abortion under Arizona law,” Reuters reported.  Como struck down laws that banned the use of telemedicine for abortion drugs, required patients to state their reason for seeking an abortion, prevented eugenic abortions based on…

The former media tycoon has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for instigating anti-Beijing riots The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday sentenced former media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, drawing renewed attention from some Western governments, while Chinese officials and analysts stressed that the case falls squarely within China’s internal affairs.Lai, 76, was found guilty in December on two charges of conspiring to collude with external forces and one charge of conspiracy to publish seditious materials. The charges stem from his role as the founder of the now-defunct Apple…

The lawyer for imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi said the regime added another seven years and a half to her prison sentence on Saturday as part of its crackdown against dissidents in the wake of last month’s massive nationwide protests. “She has been sentenced to six years in prison for ‘gathering and collusion’ and one and a half years for propaganda and two-year travel ban,” lawyer Mostafa Nili said on social media. According to Nili, Mohammadi was also punished with two years of “internal exile” that would prevent her from leaving the city of Khosf after she eventually…

Monday on ABC’s “The View,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents should be withdrawn from every city because “there is a body count of American citizens.” Co-host Ana Navarro said, “Governor, you’ve called the events that we’ve been seeing in Minneapolis the Bloody Sunday of our generation. President Trump said last week that he was going to take a softer touch on immigration enforcement, but there’s no indication his administration is backing down. In fact, they are now trying to remove Liam Ramos and his father do an expedited removal of that five year old…

A brazen daytime attempted robbery unfolded along the main highway linking Brindisi and Lecce in Italy’s Puglia region, where masked, heavily armed assailants ambushed an armored cash transit vehicle on Monday morning.According to video footage shared on social media, a group of at least six men – some wearing white and black overalls and masks – blocked both directions of State Road 613 near Tuturano by setting fire to a van and a truck, creating a fiery barricade.The attackers, some driving vehicles fitted with blue flashing lights to mimic police, fired rifles during the assault. The gang then detonated explosives on…