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Wealthy gay couple sentenced to life for heinous abuse of adopted sons

Zachary and William Zulock, a gay couple from an affluent Atlanta suburb, have been sentenced to 100 years in prison after pleading guilty to...

The progressive authoritarian tide retreats

Two months ago in the UK, a 17-year old girl with autism took the field in her all-women team for a match in a...

US biolab activity in Africa: A country-by-country analysis

The continent is the new focus of American biolab activities, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has claimed. The US is significantly expanding its military-biological presence...

US operating ‘dozens’ of illegal biolabs in Africa – reports

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Pentagon is testing “dangerous pathogens” in over a dozen countries across the continent. The US is growing increasingly...

Group publishes details about CIA mind control studies

Historic memos about brainwashing “Russian agents” and drugging US inmates with LSD have been put online. Documents shedding light on the CIA’s notorious mind control...

Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and terrorism charges

26-year-old Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state-level murder and terrorism charges in New York following the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian...

Biden’s clemency move sparks outrage: Child killers and sadistic murderers escape death row

President Biden’s sweeping decision to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates has ignited a firestorm of criticism, as some of the...

Illegal immigrant charged with horrific NYC crime had been previously deported

A chilling act of violence unfolded in Brooklyn, New York, as a Guatemalan migrant with a history of deportation was arrested for allegedly setting...

Illegal immigrant arrested in horrific NYC subway murder

A Guatemalan illegal migrant, identified as 33-year-old Sebastin Zapeta, has been arrested for allegedly setting a woman on fire aboard a Brooklyn subway train...

US could quit WHO on Trump’s first day – FT

Members of the president-elect’s team reportedly plan to announce a withdrawal from the UN health agency on January 20. The transition team of US President-elect...

US shoots down own jet while bombing Yemen

The F/A-18 was downed by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg over the Red Sea. The US Navy inadvertently shot down its own F/A-18 fighter jet...

Luigi Mangione becomes viral anti-establishment symbol

The shocking murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan has sparked an unexpected phenomenon: social media infatuation with Luigi Mangione, the suspect in...

US withdraws $10 million bounty for new Syrian leader

Washington’s envoy said it would be “incoherent” to negotiate with someone on a US wanted terrorist list. The US will no longer offer a $10...

US House passes last-minute funding Bill to avert government shutdown

With just hours to spare before a federal funding deadline, the US House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to prevent a partial...

Democrats want government shutdown to strip Trump of leverage – Vance

Congress has failed to pass a spending plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump. US Vice President-elect J.D. Vance has blasted the Democrats for rejecting a...

Free speech wins the Culture War

Gradually, then suddenly,” Hemingway’s bankruptcy quote can just as easily be applied to politics. If you had told me six months ago that a motley...

Democrats block Trump-backed spending bill, pushing US closer to government shutdown

A Trump-backed streamlined spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown failed in the House of Representatives on Thursday, intensifying political tensions in Washington. The...

‘A delusion’: Top DNC fundraiser slams Kamala Harris potential political comeback

Lindy Li, a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser, slammed the notion of Vice President Kamala Harris staging a political comeback, calling it a "delusion"...

California declares emergency over virus outbreak

Governor Gavin Newsom announced the “proactive” move amid the rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through US dairy cattle herds. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared...

US reports first ‘severe human case’ of bird flu linked to backyard poultry

The United States has reported its first "severe human case" of H5N1 bird flu in a Louisiana resident, who is currently hospitalized in critical...

US imposes sanctions on individuals and entities with NZ links

The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against 12 individuals and eight entities, with three individuals and two entities...

Alleged CEO killer charged with murder

Luigi Mangione could face life in prison if found guilty of killing UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson. The man accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has...

Wisconsin school shooting suspect identified

A deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, claimed the lives of a teacher and a teenage student while injuring six...

Shooting at Christian school in US leaves 4 dead, 5 injured

Tragedy struck Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday as a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School claimed the lives of four individuals and left five others...

Joe Rogan raises concerns over mysterious drone sightings

Podcast supremo Joe Rogan voiced his unease over the unexplained drone activity in a number of states after watching a viral TikTok video suggesting...

Daniel Penny honoured by Trump at Army-Navy game

Days after being acquitted in the controversial chokehold death of NYC subway rider Jordan Neely, former Marine Daniel Penny received a hero’s welcome at...

Biden administration downplays US drone sightings amid ongoing investigation

Senior Biden administration officials sought to ease public concern over mysterious drone sightings in the Northeast USA, describing the national unease as "a slight...

Legacy media outlet ABC settles $15m Trump defamation suit, issues apology over ‘misstatements’

ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos have agreed to a $15 million settlement with President-elect Donald Trump, resolving a defamation lawsuit stemming from inaccurate...

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect hires top New York attorney

Luigi Mangione has secured high-profile attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo to represent him in New York as he faces charges for the murder of UnitedHealthcare...

Trump is a nightmare for the EU in more ways than one

With its submissiveness to the US and contempt for its president-elect, the bloc’s set itself up for a perfect storm of punishment. For a man...

How the US and Israel destroyed Syria and called it peace

American interference, at the behest of Netanyahu’s far-right Israel, has left the Middle East in ruins, with over a million dead and open wars...

Jay-Z seeks dismissal of rape allegation lawsuit due to ‘inconsistencies’

A lawyer representing Jay-Z has moved to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the rapper, alongside Sean "Diddy" Combs, of raping a 13-year-old girl at...

Trump calls for ‘mysterious’ drones to be shot down

The government knows more about the unidentified UAVs than it is telling the public, the US president-elect has claimed. The “mysterious” drones spotted flying over...

Nancy Pelosi hospitalised in Europe

The top US Democrat was on a visit to Luxembourg to mark the anniversary of the WWII battle of the Bulge. Former US House Speaker...

Biden sets clemency record

The US president has commuted the sentences of almost 1,500 people, less than two weeks after pardoning his son Hunter. Outgoing US President Joe Biden...

Drones spotted over main US military base in Europe – Der Spiegel

UAVs of unknown origin have reportedly buzzed the Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. Unidentified drones have repeatedly flown over the Ramstein Air Base in...

High profile rape allegations against lacrosse players admitted as fabrication by accuser

Crystal Mangum, who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her in 2006, has confessed to fabricating the story in an interview. Mangum,...

Mysterious drone sightings over Connecticut and New Jersey spark national debate in US

Recent mysterious drone sightings over Fairfield, Connecticut, have added to weeks of unexplained activity in the skies above New Jersey and New York. Residents have...

Meta makes $1 million donation to Trump

Meta has confirmed a $1 million donation to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, marking a significant shift in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s approach to the...

New York police issue warning over CEO ‘hit list’

‘Wanted’ posters featuring corporate executives have appeared across Manhattan following the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare boss. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has warned US...

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