Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office. A three-judge panel found unanimously there were “substantial grounds” to believe the ex-leader was responsible for dozens of murders, first as mayor of the southern Philippine […]
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Pope Leo XIV invokes Pope Francis’ final words in Easter plea against growing ‘indifference’ to war
Pope Leo XIV gave his first Easter blessing as pontiff on Sunday, calling for peace and urging the world not to grow indifferent to the deaths of tens of thousands in violent conflicts around the world. Leo gave the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to a crowd in […]
Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni tossed out by New York judge
Blake Lively‘s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni were tossed out by a New York Judge on Thursday. Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Lively’s sexual harassment claims, defamation, conspiracy, and Title VII claims against Baldoni. Two retaliation claims and a breach of contract claim still remain as the former co-stars prepare for trial. Following Liman’s […]
Red wealth, dark money: How an American tycoon deploys Mao’s playbook against the West
Part 2 of a five-part Fox News Digital series investigating the House of Singham examines the “United Front,” a key element of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong’s “People’s War” strategy. As CodePink co-founders Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin ended their activist group’s pilgrimage to communist Cuba yesterday, their sojourn reflected a strategy years in the […]
Joseph Duggar searched with hands against wall in booking video after child molestation arrest
Reality star Joseph Duggar’s booking video has been released after he waived his right to an extradition hearing in Arkansas, meaning he will be sent to Florida to face a child molestation charge. The former “19 Kids and Counting” star was arrested and charged with molestation of a victim younger than 12 years old and […]
Al Jazeera op-ed praises US-Israel operation against Iran, says Dems, media critics are wrong
Operation Epic Fury is receiving praise from an unlikely source. Al Jazeera, the Qatari government-funded news organization, published an op-ed Monday declaring in the headline, “The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working.” “Two weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the dominant narrative has settled into a comfortable groove: The United States and Israel stumbled into a […]
Illinois reparations commission releases lengthy report of state’s ‘harms’ against Black citizens
An Illinois state commission that is looking to implement reparations for Black residents released a report laying out what it called the state’s history of harms against them on Friday. “Confronting the truth of our state’s history is a necessary first step toward building a more equitable future,” said Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) […]
Trump tells Iranians the ‘hour of your freedom is at hand’ as US-Israel launch strikes against Iran
President Donald Trump encouraged the Iranian people to take over their government once the United States and Israel finished “major combat operations” in Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran. The U.S. and Israel launched the joint attack just after 9 a.m. local time in what the Pentagon has dubbed “Operation […]
JOSH HAMMER: Case against Israel cheapens the word ‘genocide’
The horrific regime slaughter in Iran and President Trump’s aggressive campaign to acquire Greenland have resulted in the neglect of a major case now underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ICJ last week began hearings brought by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide against the Rohingya people—about 1.4 million of whom live in […]
Republican drops primary challenge against incumbent Sen Cassidy after Trump-backed candidate enters race
Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson announced on Thursday that she was nixing her U.S. Senate bid in light of President Donald Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow entering the GOP primary. “With Congresswoman Letlow’s entrance into the race, the path to victory that was visible a couple of months ago has diminished. I support President Trump […]
Iran shuts down airspace, foreign officials warn against travel to Israel
Iran issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) alert late Wednesday, closing airspace to all flights except international flights with prior permission from the country. The NOTAM will be in effect for just over two hours. Flight tracking data showed multiple planes were either denied entry to Iran or rerouted around the country, according to the […]
UC Davis professor who posted violent threats against ‘Zionists’ keeps job after discipline
A UC Davis professor who drew widespread backlash after posting that “Zionist journalists” and their children should fear for their lives was suspended without pay for one academic quarter and remains employed by the university. Jemma DeCristo, an assistant professor in the American Studies program who identifies as transgender, was the subject of an internal […]