North Korea Again Tests Cluster Munitions In A Launch Observed By Kim And His Daughter

North Korea Again Tests Cluster Munitions In A Launch Observed By Kim And His Daughter

North Korea said Monday it test-launched ballistic missiles with cluster bomb warheads in the second such test this month, likely underscoring its push to expand its capabilities to penetrate U.S. and South Korean defenses. The report by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency appeared to refer to the multiple ballistic missile launches South Korea, Japan and the U.S. detected Sunday off North Korea’s east coast. KCNA photos showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter, both wearing black leather jackets, watching from a coastal observation point as a projectile soared over the water, trailing gray smoke....

Los Angeles Woman Arrested On Iranian Arms Trafficking Charge

Los Angeles Woman Arrested On Iranian Arms Trafficking Charge

Federal prosecutors said a 44-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition” between Iran and the Sudanese Armed Forces, First U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday on social media. A phone number for Mafi could not be located and it wasn’t known Sunday if she has an attorney who could speak on her behalf....

French Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk Over Allegations Of Child Abuse Images And Deepfakes On X

French Prosecutors Summon Elon Musk Over Allegations Of Child Abuse Images And Deepfakes On X

Elon Musk has been summoned to Paris on Monday, where investigators are looking into allegations of misconduct related to the social media platform X, including the spread of child sexual abuse material and deepfake content. The world’s richest man and Linda Yaccarino — the former CEO of X — have been summoned for “voluntary interviews,” while other employees of the platform are scheduled to be heard as witnesses throughout this week, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. It remains unclear whether Musk and Yaccarino will travel to Paris. A spokesperson for X did not respond to questions from The Associated Press...

Carney Says Canada’s Economic Ties With US Are A Weakness That Must Be Corrected

Carney Says Canada’s Economic Ties With US Are A Weakness That Must Be Corrected

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. In the 10-minute address, Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments and signing trade deals with other countries. “The world is more dangerous and divided,” Carney said. “The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression. “Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to...

Carney Says Canada’s Economic Ties With US Are A Weakness That Must Be Corrected

Carney Says Canada’s Economic Ties With US Are A Weakness That Must Be Corrected

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. In the 10-minute address, Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments and signing trade deals with other countries. “The world is more dangerous and divided,” Carney said. “The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression. “Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to...

British Prime Minister Starmer Faces Angry Lawmakers Over Mandelson’s Appointment As Ambassador

British Prime Minister Starmer Faces Angry Lawmakers Over Mandelson’s Appointment As Ambassador

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will try on Monday to get a grip on a crisis that has left power slipping from his grasp. Starmer will face a tough barrage of questions in Parliament when he stands up to explain why Peter Mandelson, a scandal-tarnished politician and friend of Jeffrey Epstein, became Britain’s ambassador to Washington despite failing security checks — and seemingly without Starmer being told about the concerns. The revelation has left furious opponents calling for Starmer to resign and uneasy allies wondering what else the nation’s leader didn’t know about. Starmer repeatedly told lawmakers that “due process”...

Man Kills 7 Of His Children Plus Another Child In Shooting In Louisiana Neighborhood

Man Kills 7 Of His Children Plus Another Child In Shooting In Louisiana Neighborhood

A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said. Two women, including the gunman’s wife who was the mother of their children, were also shot and critically wounded, according to Shreveport Police Department spokesperson Chris Bordelon. Officials said the children — who were all killed in the same house — ranged in age from 3 to 11 years old. The gunman, identified as 31-year-old Shamar...

Saudi Arabia Sack Hervé Renard Two Months Before World Cup

Saudi Arabia Sack Hervé Renard Two Months Before World Cup

Hervé Renard has been dismissed as head coach of Saudi Arabia with immediate effect, just two months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Renard had guided Saudi Arabia to qualification for the tournament, finishing top of their group in the fourth round of qualifying on October 14, 2025. Despite securing qualification, a poor run of results in 2026 contributed to the decision, including a 4-0 defeat to Egypt and a 2-1 loss to Serbia in friendly matches. Renard previously managed Saudi Arabia from July 2019 to March 2023, a spell highlighted by a historic 2-1 victory over Argentina at the...