BANGKOK — The leader of Myanmar ’s army-installed government said the military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups that has seized towns near the Chinese border in the country’s northeastern and northern regions, state-run media reported Friday. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted Senior Gen. Min Aung … Read more
Tori Spelling leaves LA home after armed man takes over neighborhood Tori Spelling had to evacuate her rental home after a man was arrested for holding a hostage at gunpoint in her neighborhood. On Wednesday afternoon, the Trick actress was seen in Los Angeles amid the commotion which reportedly involved an armed man who broke … Read more
The United States is moving one of its carrier strike groups to the coastal waters of Israel. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Eastern Mediterranean. Austin said the US will also provide Israel more “equipment and resources, including munitions.” The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier and other … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s government issued a long awaited public apology on Tuesday for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were slain by the military and registered as rebel fighters during one of the most violent periods of the nation’s civil war. The apology comes as Colombia’s government attempts to make amends with communities … Read more
An Oklahoma man reportedly stepped in when his girlfriend’s estranged husband allegedly broke into their home, leading to one neighbor praising the state’s gun laws. “People just be breaking into other people’s houses over here and… I guess that’s what’s going on. And I’m just glad that it’s open carry in this state because people … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation can hold long-delayed elections. The U.S.-drafted resolution obtained by The Associated … Read more
By Ralph Tedy Erol PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s strongest gang chief referred to as for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets in opposition to the unelected authorities within the newest escalation of a rustic present process humanitarian disaster. Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, a former police officer who … Read more
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer thought-about by many to be Haiti’s strongest gang chief warned Wednesday that he would struggle any worldwide armed power deployed to the Caribbean nation if it commited any abuses. Jimmy Chérizier, greatest often known as “Barbecue,” additionally urged Haitians to mobilize towards the federal government. “We’re asking the … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (R) enter the corridor through the summit of Russian-Belarusian Supreme State Council, on the Grand Kremlin Palace on April 6, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.Picture by Contributor/Getty Pictures Belarusian President Lukashenko says he helped negotiate an finish to the Wagner Group’s armed mutiny. He later bragged … Read more
QAMISHLI, Syria — A 13-year-old Kurdish woman went lacking on her approach residence from a college examination final month, after being approached by a person from an armed group. Her mother and father instantly feared the worst — that she had been persuaded to affix the group and was taken to one in every of … Read more