Combined efforts from the United States president Donald Trump and El Salvador Nayib Bukele 10 American hostages being held in Venezuela are being swapped in prisoners’ exchange. Inclusive in the release is a former Navy SEAL Wilbert Joseph Castaneda and Venezuelan make-up artist Andry José Hernández Romero who migrated to the United States fleeing the persecution he faced because of his sexual orientation. However, instead of finding freedom in our country, he was subjected to inhuman rights abuses possible. Wrongfully imprisoned Neri Alvarado’s sister confirmed he’s now back in Venezuela as well. The 25-year-old has autism awareness ribbon tattooed on...
Hunger In Gaza: “My Mom Died Hungry”
He lost his mother and sister in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a line of people waiting to receive nutritional supplements. His mother had been waiting, hungry, hoping to secure food for her children. A Palestinian child cries out in hunger as famine worsens
U.k. Sanctions Russian Intelligence Officers Who Targeted Mariupol Theater And Family Of Poisoned Spy
The U.K. on Friday sanctioned Russian military intelligence units and officers it said were behind preparations for a 2022 bomb attack on a theater in southern Ukraine that killed hundreds of civilians. Britain’s foreign ministry said it sanctioned 18 officers working for Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, along with three units. It said the officers were also accused of targeting the family of a former Russian spy who was later poisoned in the U.K. with a nerve agent. More than 70 different attacks since 2022 have been attributed to Russia by Western officials who say the goal is to sow chaos across...
Slightly Radioactive Fukushima Soil Is Used At Japanese Prime Minister’s Office To Prove Safety
Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister’s office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety. This is the first soil to be used, aside from experiments, since the 2011 nuclear disaster when the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered a cataclysmic meltdown following an earthquake and tsunami that left large amounts of radioactive materials spewing out from the facility, polluting surrounding areas. The government is desperate to set people’s minds at ease about recycling the 14 million cubic meters of decontaminated soil, enough to fill 11 baseball stadiums, collected after massive clean-ups and...
Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Amid Escalating Violence In Kordofan And Darfur
Fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan region that has killed hundreds and ongoing violence in Darfur — the epicenters of the country’s conflict — have worsened Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, with aid workers warning of limited access to assistance. The United Nations said more than 450 civilians, including at least 35 children, were killed during the weekend of July 12 in attacks in villages surrounding the town of Bara in North Kordofan province. “The suffering in Kordofan deepens with each passing day,” Mercy Corps Country Director for Sudan, Kadry Furany, said in a statement shared with The Associated Press. “Communities are trapped along active and fast changing front...
Venezuela Frees 10 Detained Americans In Three-Country Deal That Also Has El Salvador Release Migrants Deported By Us
Venezuela frees 10 detained Americans in three-country deal that also has El Salvador release migrants deported by US.
Minnesota Lawmaker Convicted Of Felony Burglary For Breaking Into Estranged Stepmother’s Home
A Minnesota state senator was convicted of burglary Friday for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s home, and faced calls for her immediate resignation from a closely divided chamber where she holds a deciding vote. After about three hours of deliberations, the jury found Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 51, guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. She told police right after her arrest that she went there to search for her father’s ashes and other mementos, but tried to back away from that story on the witness stand. Mitchell displayed little emotion as the verdicts were read. Democratic Senate Majority...