Demonstrators are outraged by reports that lawmakers have been receiving a monthly housing allowance of more than $3,000. Riot police in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, have fired tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse thousands of students protesting against lavish allowances given to members of parliament. The clashes on Monday came after protesters, clad … Read more
Terrifying footage captures the moment a water-bomber helicopter plunges into Rosporden Lake as it battles raging flames.A routine firefighting mission in Rosporden, France, turned into a heart-stopping scene on Sunday evening when a Morane 29 helicopter, tasked with scooping water to combat a wildfire, lost control and crashed into a lake.Shocking video shows the helicopter … Read more
The US president has made such claims before, but Israel has pressed on with its genocidal war with full US backing. United States President Donald Trump has suggested that Israel’s war on Gaza should end, as international outrage grows over the horrific atrocities committed: daily civilian massacres, killings of journalists and medics, and Israeli-induced famine … Read more
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) asked MAGA disciples whom they’ll follow once President Donald Trump finishes his second term ― and some respondents offered a long-term prediction that’s bound to make many Democrats squirm. Citing her X page’s popularity among conservatives and the 22nd Amendment preventing Trump from seeking a third term, the Democratic lawmaker wrote … Read more
Measure comes amid sustained crackdown on opponents of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. Cambodian lawmakers have passed a law giving the government the power to strip citizenship from people who “collude” with foreign countries. The law passed on Monday empowers authorities to revoke the citizenship of anyone convicted of conspiring with foreign countries, scheming against Cambodian … Read more
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel over Gaza atrocities. Earlier this month, Slovenia joined Spain and Belgium in imposing an arms embargo on Israel. Germany followed suit, partially, halting the sale of weapons to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice”. The Netherlands has also … Read more
American man stabbed while saving harassed women in Germany | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/World News Police arrested, and later reportedly released, a Syrian national as searches continue for the second suspect. German police conduct random checks at the German-Swiss border for vehicles coming from Switzerland, in Weil am Rhein, Germany, May 16, 2025. (photo … Read more
Why some protests in the UK are being criminalised, and what that means for free speech. In Britain, citizens protesting against the war in Gaza are being arrested and detained under “terrorism” laws. Activists and legal experts warn that “public safety” is being used as a pretext to silence dissent, curb free speech and criminalise legitimate political activism. Presenter: … Read more
Israeli ministers decry Tel Aviv synagogue ruling | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News The decision by the municipality was met with some condemnation by Israeli officials. Jews read the Megillat Esther (the Story of Esther) on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Purim, in the Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv, March 23, 2024. … Read more
Ross Ulbricht built an empire in the shadows where drugs, weapons, and stolen secrets flowed freely. Ross Ulbricht built an empire in the shadows—a sprawling digital bazaar called The Silk Road, hidden on the dark web. There, drugs, weapons, and stolen secrets flowed freely, all paid for in untraceable cryptocurrency. To his global clientele, he … Read more