Archive for March 31, 2025
Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal, the group’s chief says
Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group’s chief said on Saturday.“Two days ago, we received a proposal from the mediators in Egypt and Qatar. We dealt with it positively and accepted it,” Khalil al-Hayya said in a televised speech. “We…
Read MoreSwedish journalist jailed in Turkey on terrorism, insult charges
Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin, who was in Turkey to cover protests against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest, was jailed pending trial on terrorism charges, Turkey’s Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday. Medin was detained in Istanbul as part of an investigation launched after a protest in Stockholm in January 2023, where a…
Read MoreFormer Colombian Navy Lieutenant Sentenced to 15 Years for Helping Sell Locations of Navy Drug Interdiction Vessels to International Drug Traffickers
On Wednesday, Cesar Augusto Romero Caballero, of Colombia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge James Moody Jr. for conspiracy to distribute cocaine having reasonable cause to believe it would be unlawfully imported into the United States. Romero Caballero pleaded guilty on April 8, 2024. According to court documents, Caballero,…
Read MoreHezbollah warns it could retaliate if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group warned Saturday that if Israel’s attacks on Lebanon continue and the Lebanese state does not act to stop them, the group will eventually resort to other alternatives. Naim Kassem’s comments came a day after Israel launched an attack on Lebanon’s capital for the first time since a ceasefire ended…
Read MoreMan arrested in connection with hate crime captured on video, Dallas police say
A man has been arrested for a hate crime that was captured in a now viral video, the Dallas Police Department announced Saturday afternoon. Dallas PD said on March 26, Philip De La Rosa, 34, was seen making anti-Semitic threats against a victim, which was posted to social media and reported to police. Police said…
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