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[ad_1] Mohamed Sabry Soliman is an Egyptian national whose visa, which was granted during the Biden administration, expired in March 2025 (Image Credit: X) Following Sunday’s firebomb attack in Colorado, speculation swirled about the suspect’s nationality. The incident occurred near a pro-Israel group rallying for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries after his alleged attack on the "Run for Their Lives" group that was gathering on Pearl Street, police said Sunday night. The speculation turned out to be right: Yes, he was not an American national but an "illegal alien." According to Fox News citing three sources from homeland security and US immigration and customs enforcement, Soliman, an Egyptian national, entered the United States during the Biden administration and remained beyond his visa expiration.Records show […]

[ad_1] Representative image credits: AP One man was killed and four others injured early Sunday when gunfire broke out between two groups at a large outdoor gathering in Danville, Virginia.The shooting happened around 1:30 am on a private property near the intersection of Carver Drive and Cheyenne Drive, according to a statement from the Danville police department.Investigators believe shots were exchanged between people inside a Chrysler sedan and others at the gathering.Officers found 22-year-old Jay'Shaun Tiejae White of Hurt, Virginia, sitting alone in a Chrysler sedan in the middle of the roadway with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.A second man, believed to have been driving the Chrysler, was found on a nearby street with a gunshot wound. He was taken to SOVAH Health hospital in Danville. His condition has not been […]

[ad_1] “If it looks like a Nazi salute and smells like a Nazi salute, but one guy’s a tech billionaire and the other is a Democrat senator, only one of them ends up being banned in Berlin.”Welcome to yet another episode of Who Gets Cancelled Today?—where the rules are made up, the outrage is algorithmic, and consistency is strictly optional.Let’s set the stage.In January 2025, at Donald Trump’s second inauguration—a carnival of CPAC cosplay, Mar-a-Lago loyalists, and Liberty University dropouts—Elon Musk stepped on stage, placed his hand over his heart, and extended his arm outward with the ceremonial stiffness of a Leni Riefenstahl extra. Reuters confirms the gesture and backlash.Germany, where the Nazi salute is criminalised when used in ideological contexts, responded with moral indigestion and political outrage. Politicians demanded travel bans. German media erupted. The New York Times ran […]

[ad_1] Ukraine carried out one of the largest drone attacks on Russia on Sunday targeting its military air bases and hitting nearly 34% of the strategic cruise missiles. The operation named "Spider's Web" involved months of meticulous planning and the covert transport of drones into Russian territory.Calling it a "brilliant operation", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, "Today, a brilliant operation was carried out. The preparation took over a year and a half. What’s most interesting, is that the 'office' of our operation on Russian territory was located directly next to FSB headquarters in one of their regions."The Russian defence ministry also confirmed the strikes and said that 5 airbases were targeted across the country, however, it said that the attacks were "successfully repelled".Here are ten things we know about the operation:41 Russian aircrafts targeted in Operation 'Spider's Web'Ukraine has claimed […]

[ad_1] Bill Clinton and Joe Biden Former US President Bill Clinton denied recent allegations regarding Joe Biden's mental capacity to govern and said that he was in "good shape," asserting that he had "never" been concerned about the 82-year-old's capabilities."I saw President Biden not very long ago, and I thought he was in good shape," Clinton, 78, told CBS Sunday Morning when addressing the explosive claims made in the book "Original Sin", which suggested Biden's cognitive state necessitated a council of advisers to effectively manage the White House."No, I thought he was a good president. The only concern I thought he had to deal with was, was, could anybody do that job until they were 86? And we'd had several long talks. I had never seen him and walked away thinking, he can't do this anymore. He was always on […]

[ad_1] Ukraine’s security agency claimed a massive drone attack on June 1 which severely damaged Russia’s long-range air strike capabilities, causing an estimated $7 billion in destruction and disabling 34% of its cruise missile bombers. Called “Spider Web,” the operation reportedly struck four key Russian airbases, targeting aircraft regularly used to launch missiles on Ukrainian cities. According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), over 40 aircraft were hit, including rare and heavily relied-on models like the A-50 surveillance plane, and the Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers.The SBU said the plan was in the works for more than 18 months and involved transporting first-person-view (FPV) drones deep into Russian territory. These drones were hidden inside trucks before being deployed in coordinated attacks on airbases in Irkutsk, Murmansk, Ryazan and Ivanovo oblasts.A source from the SBU told The Kyiv Independent that the […]

[ad_1] DHAKA: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the Election Commission to restore the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami's party registration, nearly eight months after the interim govt lifted a ban on it, clearing the way for its participation in future elections.Court officials said the SC's appellate division, led by chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, directed the commission to restore the party's registration.The apex court said it was up to EC to decide if Jamaat could contest polls using its traditional "scale" symbol. EC scrapped the registration of Jamaat, which was opposed to Bangladesh's 1971 independence from Pakistan, in Dec 2018 in line with a HC ruling. In 2013, SC cancelled the registration of the Jamaat-e-Islami, saying the party is unfit to contest national elections.Former PM Sheikh Hasina's govt slapped a total ban on the party days ahead of her ouster on Aug […]

[ad_1] The Russian defence ministry confirmed on Sunday that the Ukrainian drone strikes targeted 5 airbases across the country, damaging an unspecified number of aircrafts.In a statement, the Russian defence ministry accused Kyiv of carrying out “a terror attack with the use of FPV drones on airfields in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur Regions.”“All terror attacks on military airfields in the Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur Regions were repelled,” the ministry added.For the first time, it was officially confirmed that some of the drone launches took place from within close proximity to airfields. According to Russian officials, the Olenogorsk airfield in the Murmansk region and the Sredny airfield in Irkutsk, Siberia, were targeted from nearby locations using trailer trucks.“As a result of the launch of FPV drones from territories in the close proximity to military airfields in the Murmansk […]

[ad_1] Hamas on Sunday expressed readiness for an immediate round of fresh truce talks after the last attempt ended in stalemate.The Palestinian militant group confirmed its willingness to resume discussions, after renewed diplomatic efforts by Qatar and Egypt. “The movement affirms its readiness to immediately begin a round of indirect negotiations to reach an agreement on the points of contention,” the group said.This comes as Qatar and Egypt, who have long acted as key intermediaries in the conflict, announced they would ramp up their coordination with the United States in a bid to break the current deadlock. In a joint statement, the two countries said, “Qatar and Egypt, in coordination with the United States of America, affirm their intention to intensify efforts to overcome the obstacles facing the negotiations.”They added that they were working towards a 60-day temporary truce as […]

[ad_1] Vladimir Putin (left); Donald Trump (right): File photo Two senior US senators have warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is deliberately delaying peace negotiations while gearing up for a fresh military offensive in Ukraine. Speaking from Paris on Sunday, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal said the coming two weeks could be crucial in shaping the future of a war that has devastated cities, displaced millions, and reshaped Europe’s security landscape.The senators met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and visited areas devastated by what they described as the worst Russian bombardments since the full-scale invasion began. Now in Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron who they say is “100% aligned” with their views, they cautioned that the window to prevent another assault is rapidly closing.Central to their efforts is a sweeping bipartisan US sanctions bill […]