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The EU could impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran’s direct attack on Israel, several diplomats said on Monday evening after talks between members’ envoys. The issue is likely to be discussed this Tuesday during a video conference of foreign ministers called by the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell. It comes after Iran directly attacked […]

South Carolina police have released a gruesome bodycam footage of two officers forcefully arresting a 13-year-old boy as he was selling flowers outside a Walmart store. The video shows officers Dante Ghi and Katherine Kirkland approaching the teen on April 1 at a Walmart location in Summerville, South Carolina, and asking him for his photo […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife were charged Monday with abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on multiple occasions, including hitting her in the head with a broom and knocking her unconscious. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said it filed charges against both parents of endangering the welfare […]

In an effort to showcase the commitment to positive environmental practices across Washington’s wine industry, new dual certifications have been launched for winegrowers to determine their vineyard as salmon-safe. Developed in a partnership between two groups over 18 months, the certification is meant to “enhance water quality protection, wildlife habitat conservation and climate resiliency,” according […]

Iranian state media has details about the weapons used in the unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend, including long-range missiles able to cover close to 2,000 kilometres – almost double the capacity needed to reach Israel. According to state news agency ISNA, Tehran deployed medium-range Emad and Kheibarshekan ballistic missiles in the attack. The modern […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his call for active support from the West in the country’s campaign to fend off the full-scale Russian invasion, pointing to Western assistance for Israel against Iran’s attacks. It is now clear that not all of Ukraine’s facilities can be protected from attacks, Zelensky wrote on Telegram on Monday after […]

Image: Respawn Entertainment Respawn’s hero shooter battle royale Apex Legends is an incredibly inclusive game for the queer community. It has several playable LGBTQIA+ legends, has given players Pride Flag cosmetics to showcase their identities in-game, and developer Respawn even put a statement supporting trans rights in the game itself. After years of making Apex […]

An Iranian activist and lawyer blasted those who support the Islamic Republic going to war with Israel, saying they are “no friend” to the Iranian people, who only “want peace.” Elica Le Bon, who is also a social media influencer, posted a video on TikTok to her more than 300,000 followers with an anti-war message […]

Donald Trump began his day with multiple posts on Truth Social blasting all the various people he accuses of unfairly persecuting him. The former president appeared to be less energetic as a criminal trial began in Manhattan, however, fading in and out of consciousness while inside the courtroom, The New York Times reported. “Well, Jake, […]

It’s only a matter of time before someone builds the next billion-dollar dating app that will pair real-life users with artificial intelligence-created girlfriends, according to a tech executive. Greg Isenberg, CEO of Late Checkout, wrote a blog post on X in which he shared that he met a man in Miami who “admitted to me […]

Amel Marhoum works for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Before the war transformed Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, into a battlefield she lived there with her family. Starting on April 15, 2023, during the last days of Ramadan, heavy gunfire and shelling trapped countless families, including her own, in their homes with dwindling supplies of food and […]