A tribunal in Colombia has sentenced a former paramilitary leader, Salvatore Mancuso, to 40 years in prison for murders and forced disappearances committed at the height of the country’s armed conflict. Mancuso was a commander in the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AUC), a right-wing paramilitary group originally created to defend landowners from attacks by…
Riaz Sohail, Zubair Khan and Qaisar KamranBBC Urdu AFP via Getty Images Dozens of people are still missing after Gul Plaza caught fire on Saturday evening Muhammed Amin is beside himself with grief and despair. His brother, Naveed Memon, was inside Gul Plaza when a massive fire ripped through the densely-packed shopping centre in Pakistan’s…
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Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced Thursday that its fighters targeted two Israeli military units in southern Gaza, killing and wounding soldiers, Anadolu reports. The group said fighters struck an Israeli force of seven soldiers with a powerful explosive device near the Omar ibn Abd al-Aziz Mosque in the al-Tannour neighborhood in eastern…
There is little question that the man who killed Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 will be convicted when the court delivers its verdict – Tetsuya Yamagami himself pleaded guilty to the crime at the trial’s opening last year. The 45-year-old is set to be sentenced on Wednesday but what punishment he deserves…
A wave of speculative buying has crashed over the stock market to start the new year, prompting CNBC’s Jim Cramer to urge investors to take profits in stocks that have gone parabolic. “You haven’t made a profit unless you ring the register on some of your gains,” Cramer said Tuesday night on “Mad Money.” Those…
In a powerful viral clip, India Witkin shares the heartfelt evolution of her distinctive name. Once a target for mockery and curiosity, the name—bestowed by her beloved grandmother—transformed into a treasured symbol of her roots. Her narrative strikes a chord with countless individuals, illustrating how names can shift from burdensome labels to badges of identity…
A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military. Source link
Thomas Mackintoshand Guy Hedgecoe Catalonian fire service Fire crews inspect the wreckage of the train in Catalonia A train driver has been killed and at least 14 people injured after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona, local media report. According to local officials, the Rodalies train collided with a retaining wall which fell…
The Colonial Parkway Murders have long cast a shadow along Virginia’s coast, as the brutal murders of four couples in the ‘80s have remained unsolved for nearly 40 years. In 2024, there was a big breakthrough. Authorities announced a man named Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. had been positively linked to the 1987 double murder of…