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The British judicial system was further degraded on Monday as a scheme to scrap short jail terms for criminals came into effect in a bid to reduce overcrowding in English and Welsh jails. After previously releasing thousands of offenders early to clear room in Britain’s prisons, the left-wing Labour government has enacted reforms, meaning that those who would have been jailed for up to a year will now only receive a suspended sentence, other than in exceptional cases. The reforms, which came into effect on Monday, also empower Britain’s infamously lenient judges with the ability to hand out suspended sentences…
Monday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said the bombing, which allegedly killed over 100 Iranian schoolgirls, is possibly a war crime. Host Kasie Hunt said, “You say it’s an illegal war. You also posted this today. ‘Let’s be clear, targeting civilian infrastructure is a war crime under international law. The world has called out Russia for doing exactly this in Ukraine. If Trump and Hegseth follow Putin’s playbook, they must be held accountable. Now, you were talking about targeting Iran’s power grid there. So if the president goes through with this, what would the appropriate sanction be?” Van…
England’s King Charles III will make his first state visit to Washington next month. As part of his visit, the king will address Congress in a joint meeting the week of April 27, according to two people familiar with the matter granted anonymity to discuss plans ahead of a formal announcement. The visit was first reported by Punchbowl News. It will be the first time a British royal has addressed Congress since 1991, when Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, became the first British monarch to speak before a packed House chamber. President Donald Trump visited London in September, and House…
HOUSTON, Texas — A multi‑agency raid on a Southeast Houston apartment uncovered a heavily armed drug operation stocked with 40 pounds of meth, more than 100 pounds of marijuana, cocaine, 20 grams of fentanyl, and 17 firearms. Authorities credited the coordinated work of the Houston Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the DEA. A post on social media by the Houston field office of the Drug Enforcement Administration revealed large quantities of drugs, guns, and cash seized during a targeted enforcement operation. Authorities stated that the raid on the Southeast Houston apartment complex led to the seizure of…
On Monday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) said that Democrats should look to cut a deal on DHS funding, and “It is politically difficult for us to support ICE, just given how reckless they’ve been over the year.” Bera said, “We put forth a proposal last week that funded everything outside of ICE and border security. I would take that up and get everything funded, get these TSA agents paid, especially as we go into spring break season. There have been Republicans that have also said, pass that piece, and then just attach the ICE funding to…
President Donald Trump hasn’t yet publicly weighed in on a brewing deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but a White House official said Tuesday morning the yet-to-be-finalized bipartisan agreement “seems to be an acceptable solution.” That official, granted anonymity to discuss the private deliberations, noted that “conversations are ongoing” to finalize a deal with Democrats to fund DHS more than five weeks after funding lapsed. It would pair funding for most of the department, save for ICE enforcement operations, with a new GOP reconciliation effort to pass the left-behind funding plus parts of the GOP elections bill known…
A brigade of some 3,000 paratroopers could join the conflict in the Middle East, the paper has reported Senior US military officials are looking into the possibility of deploying airborne troops to capture Kharg Island, responsible for 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports, the New York Times has reported, citing American defense sources.The US struck military targets on the island sitting around 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf in mid-March, but refrained from hitting the energy infrastructure. Reports have been circulating since then, claiming that Washington could launch a ground operation to take control…
Multiple news outlets reported on Monday afternoon that the nation of Bahrain is working on a draft United Nations resolution greenlighting countries using “all necessary means” to stop Iran from blocking commerce in the Strait of Hormuz. The government of Bahrain has not publicly commented on the alleged draft, nor has any other country, at press time. Reuters and the Jerusalem Post reported on Monday that they were privy to a copy of the draft, which they reported that Bahrain was circulating in the U.N. Security Council, the most powerful U.N. body. The use of the language “all necessary means” indicates…
Monday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) claimed President Donald Trump is losing “credibility as a commander-in-chief.” Schiff said, “I’d love to see this war come to an end, and if what the president is saying is true, that’s encouraging. But of course, we’ve heard the president say things that have proved to be completely untrue in the past. We really don’t know what to believe. Whether these talks are serious, whether they’re close to any agreement or whether this is Donald Trump just trying to bring down the price at the pump. Something he is very sensitive…
A Colombian Hercules C-130 military transport plane carrying soldiers came down shortly after takeoff on Monday At least 66 people were killed after a Colombian military Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday in the southern province of Putumayo. Many others were injured, while rescue and evacuation operations continued into the night.The aircraft went down near Puerto Leguizamo, a remote Amazonian municipality near the borders with Peru and Ecuador, within a few kilometers of the airport after reporting trouble soon after departure.The Colombian armed forces and local officials gave varying figures for the number of people on board as…