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[ad_1] 6 year old boy who was stabbed by Joseph Czuba. A 73-year-old landlord from Illinois has been given a 53-year prison sentence for the fatal stabbing of a six-year-old Palestinian-American child and seriously injuring the boy's mother.In February, Joseph Czuba was found guilty of murder and hate crimes for killing Wadee Alfayoumi and attacking his mother Hanan Shaheen in 2023, following the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza conflict, BBC news reported.The victims were residing as tenants in Czuba's property in Plainfield, situated approximately 64 km from Chicago. The prosecution established that he attacked them because of their Islamic faith.Despite pleading not guilty, a jury reached a guilty verdict in under 90 minutes.At Friday's court proceedings, Wadee Alfayoumi's great uncle, Mahmoud Yousef, stated that no punishment could adequately address the child's death, as reported by NBC News.He spoke about the father's […]

[ad_1] The United States defence department announced on Thursday the establishment of a second military zone along the Mexican border for immigration law enforcement.The new zone, situated in Texas and connected to El Paso's Fort Bliss Army base, follows the pattern of the first zone created in New Mexico last month. Military personnel in these areas are authorised to detain migrants crossing illegally until U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials take charge.Gen. Gregory Guillot, US Northern Command commander, stated: "The establishment of a second National Defense Area increases our operational reach and effectiveness in denying illegal activity along the southern border."On Monday, individuals who entered the U.S. illegally faced charges for breaching a national defence area in New Mexico, where the Army oversees a 170-mile (274-kilometre) stretch considered an extension of U.S. Army Garrison Fort Huachuca, Arizona.Military officials were unavailable […]

[ad_1] Speculation is mounting within the White House regarding Stephen Miller, President Trump's senior policy and homeland security adviser, potentially succeeding Mike Waltz as national security adviser following recent administrative changes.The administration announced that Waltz, 51, would depart his National Security Council leadership role to become UN ambassador nominee. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, 53, has been appointed acting national security adviser, while Trump, 78, oversees the transition, New York Post reported.Administration insiders suggest Miller's candidacy stems from his strict immigration stance, which aligns with Trump's key policy priorities both domestically and internationally."He has been instrumental in the deportation effort and he and Rubio are aligned in stopping the cartels and the dictator regimes that they answer to, and he's probably the only one with the gravitas to actually finish the job," a source revealed to The Post."I think Stephen […]

[ad_1] Canadian PM Mark Carney with Donald Trump Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is all set to visit US President Donald Trump at the White House next Tuesday, amid ongoing tariff and territorial threats. Carney's Liberal Party achieved an unexpected victory in an election that observers interpreted as a rejection of Trump's policies, particularly his trade actions and challenges to Canadian autonomy."We are meeting as heads of our government," Carney said and added, "I am not pretending those discussions will be easy." In his initial post-election remarks, Carney indicated that Canadians chose new leadership to confront Trump and strengthen the economy.Carney announced that King Charles III will present the government's agenda on May 27 when Parliament reconvenes. As Canada's head of state within the British Commonwealth, Charles continues this tradition. Queen Elizabeth II previously delivered this address in 1957 and […]

[ad_1] Jennifer Vasquez Sura (AP image) In the ongoing Maryland's Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, a new audio emerged where his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, who is seen currently defending her husband's innocence, in 2020 had previously sought protection from her husband, citing numerous instances of domestic violence before a Maryland judge.The 2020 audio revealed that Vasquez Sura described multiple incidents of physical abuse by Abrego Garcia, resulting in numerous police reports and visible bruises. She mentioned an earlier attempt to obtain a protective order was thwarted when his family convinced her against it, citing his father's illness.Vasquez Sura detailed an incident where Abrego Garcia pushed her near their basement, prompting her to call 911 and seek help from a neighbour. She recounted how police took "20, 30 minutes" to arrive, and during this time, Abrego Garcia allegedly assaulted […]

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) IDAHO: A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people, Idaho State Police say. The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry's Lake State Park in eastern Idaho. The state park is roughly 16 miles (26 kilometers) west of Yellowstone National Park. Both vehicles caught fire after the crash, the Idaho State Police said in a news release. The driver of the Dodge Ram pickup and six people inside the Mercedes passenger van died. The van was carrying a tour group of 14 people. Authorities have not said what led up to the crash, which remains under investigation. The Fremont County coroner's office had not yet released the names of those killed as of Friday morning. The Idaho State Police did not say how many […]

[ad_1] At a White House event marking the National Day of Prayer, President Donald Trump stood flanked by religious leaders of every stripe—Christian pastors, Jewish rabbis, Hindu swamis, Buddhist monks, and Muslim imams. But in typical Trump fashion, what began as a carefully choreographed moment of spiritual unity soon veered into campaign trail chaos, as he launched into an unscripted anecdote involving imams, death, and what he mistakenly called “38 virgins.”“I love them. They were great,” Trump said, recalling a meeting with Muslim leaders in Michigan during the 2024 campaign. “They said, ‘We don’t want to die.’ I said, ‘You want to die?’ They said, ‘We don’t want to die.’ I said, ‘What about the 38 virgins?’ They said, ‘That’s nonsense.’”The line triggered predictable mockery online. “It’s 72 virgins, not 38,” one X user deadpanned. “Trump’s math works in mysterious […]

[ad_1] Former member of the parliament of Uganda: Bobi Wine (Image: X/Bobi Wine) KAMPALA: Uganda's main opposition leader, Bobi Wine, said on Friday the army had raided his party's headquarters, hours after the head of the army claimed to have abducted Wine's bodyguard and was torturing him "in his basement".There has been a mounting crackdown on the opposition ahead of the general election in January and the moves come as Wine was set to launch a "protest vote" campaign. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is head of the army but also the son and heir-apparent of long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, posted on X late on Thursday that Wine's bodyguard, Eddie Mutwe, had been captured "like a grasshopper"."He is in my basement... You are next," Kainerugaba, known for his notorious posts on X, responded to Wine after the latter said on social […]

[ad_1] Amid a deepening standoff with Harvard University, US President Donald Trump on Friday announced plans to strip the prestigious Ivy League institution of its tax-exempt status. The move is the latest in a series of actions by the Trump administration against elite universities.“We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” Trump posted on Truth Social, though he did not provide a timeline for when the measure might be enforced.Earlier this week, the President had also indicated that his administration might halt federal grants to Harvard, further intensifying the war of words between the White House and the university.The Trump administration has specifically targeted Harvard over allegations of antisemitism linked to pro-Palestinian protests on campus. These demonstrations emerged in response to Israel’s military actions in Gaza following the October 2023 attack by Palestinian […]

[ad_1] President Donald Trump made an other move against the US media on Thursday May 1, 2025, when he signed an executive order seeking to cut funding to public news outlets NPR and PBS.Both outlets have previously said Trump's effort to cut such funding would have a "devastating impact" on US citizens who rely on them for reliable local and national news — including during emergency situations.From attempting to gut Voice of America (VOA) to barring the Associated Press from the Oval Office, the Trump administration and his allies have had the American press in their crosshairs. PollShould the government fund public broadcasters like NPR and PBS?Some of Trump's attacks on the press started even before he won the White House. Trump sued CBS before the 2024 presidential election for editing an interview with his rival Kamala Harris in way […]