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Five people were wounded early Saturday morning in a shooting near the residence halls at Virginia State University, prompting an hours-long campus lockdown. Police continue searching for multiple suspects as investigators process the scene in Ettrick, Virginia, just two days before the fall semester begins. A shooting near the Quad Annexes at Virginia State University’s … Read more
President Donald Trump secretly swapped planes after leaving a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month, transferring to a smaller military aircraft via an airport catering truck due to an Iranian assassination threat involving a potential shoulder-fired missile, while the older Air Force One served as an unwitting decoy with journalists and staff on board. … Read more
The Philippines called on China to respect consular notification agreements after Chinese authorities arrested over 100 undocumented Filipino workers. Analysts suggest the high-profile enforcement operation and accompanying state-media coverage serve as a calculated warning to Manila amid ongoing bilateral tensions. The Department of Foreign Affairs acknowledged statements from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding … Read more
Eastern African defense officials convened in Kampala for the 36th Ordinary Session of the Eastern Africa Standby Force, urging member states to transition from readiness to rapid joint response, improve financial self-reliance, and strengthen regional security cooperation amid evolving cross-border conflicts and declining international funding. Regional leaders and defense ministers gathered in Uganda to confront … Read more
Following a NATO summit in Turkey, Donald Trump was secretly evacuated via a catering container and transferred to a military aircraft while a second plane served as a decoy, amid credible Iranian missile threats against Air Force One, according to major investigative reports. The operation unfolded last month as the president of the United States … Read more
Three U.S. states carried out executions on Thursday, marking the nation’s first triple execution in 16 years. In Tennessee, death row inmate Anthony Hines directed his final words to his son, who witnessed the lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville for a 1985 murder. United States states carried out three executions by … Read more
President Donald Trump was sued on Wednesday by a news organization and a non-profit group seeking to block a controversial new service that sells advance notifications of his posts on Truth Social, according to CNBC. Lawsuit Filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan The civil lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, was brought … Read more
Alex Murdaugh is set to appear in a Lexington County courtroom for a pretrial status hearing addressing high-stakes venue fights, witness perjury allegations, and DNA testing requests ahead of his April 2027 murder retrial, according to recent reporting from Fox News. The disbarred South Carolina lawyer returns to court before Circuit Judge Debra McCaslin at … Read more
An inmate in his 30s has died following a serious assault in his shared cell at Dublin’s Wheatfield Prison. The incident occurred late Thursday, prompting investigations by An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service, and the Inspector of Prisons as authorities await a post-mortem examination. A man in his 30s—identified in separate reporting as a … Read more
The Communist Party of India suffered a setback after Indian Railways cancelled a special train booked for its Delhi Chalo protest against the Central Government, refunding ten lakh rupees without prior notice ahead of the September 1 rally at Ramlila Maidan. The Communist Party of India (CPI) faced an unexpected roadblock in its preparations for … Read more