Pakistan’s capital Islamabad is under lockdown as tens of thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan march toward the city, demanding his release. The government has deployed heavy security, blocked roads, and suspended major highways connecting Islamabad.…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a televised address from the Kremlin on Thursday, outlined Moscow’s response to recent developments in the Ukraine conflict. He revealed the deployment of Russia’s advanced hypersonic missile system, criticized NATO for escalating tensions, and reaffirmed…
At least 150 people have been killed, 92 injured, and 20,000 displaced in Port-au-Prince over the past week, as gang violence in the Haitian capital intensifies, the United Nations reported. The death toll brings the total number of killings in…
The Pentagon failed its seventh consecutive audit on November 15, 2024, unable to fully account for its massive $824 billion budget. Of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) 28 reporting entities subjected to standalone audits, nine received unmodified audit opinions, one…
Three daughters of Malcolm X have filed a $100 million wrongful-death lawsuit against the CIA, FBI, and NYPD, accusing the agencies of involvement in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader and of concealing their roles. The lawsuit, filed…
A federal jury has ordered U.S. defense contractor CACI International to pay $42 million in damages for its role in torturing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, marks the first…
Leaders from the world’s largest economies gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024, for the G20 Summit, which runs through November 19. The meeting, featuring representatives from 19 countries, the EU, and the African Union, comes at…
Rakhine State in Myanmar is facing a dire humanitarian crisis, with a recent United Nations report warning that up to two million people may be at risk of starvation. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Rakhine’s economy has…
