At least 22 dead in a fire in an amusement park in western India, police say
A massive fire broke out Saturday in an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, killing at least 22 people, including several children, police said. Source link
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As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. Source link
Western Canadian town prepares for possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage
FORT NELSON, British Columbia — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada on Monday, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of strong winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said the blaze was burning 2 kilometers […]
Sudan’s military fends off attack on western region of Darfur
CAIRO — Sudan’s military and allied armed groups have staved off an attack by a paramilitary group and Arab militias on a major city in the western region of Darfur, officials and residents said on Saturday. The attack on Friday was the latest by the Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces against el-Fasher, the provincial capital of […]
the Specter of ISIS Lives on in Western Countries – PJ Media
Are the Islamic terror attacks that plague the world random outbursts of Muslim madness, or are they the result of calculated directives? Consider the following, seemingly disparate accounts. On Apr. 22, 2024, Muslim terrorists rammed their vehicle into four Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, causing three of them to go […]
Russia plans nuclear weapon drills after angry exchange with senior Western officials
Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Defense Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine. The drills are in response to “provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation,” the Defense Ministry […]
A gunman shoots six worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said Tuesday. Local media reports and a former president of Afghanistan said the mosque was targeted because it was a place of worship for the country’s Shiite Muslim minority. The attack […]
Cole Brings Plenty, actor in ‘1923’ spinoff of popular TV western ‘Yellowstone,’ is found dead
MISSION, Kan. — An actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” was found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation in Kansas, authorities said Friday. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that deputies found the body of 27-year-old Cole Brings Plenty in a wooded […]
Bold move or reckless escalation? Debate flares on U.S., Western troops in Ukraine fight
It has been a red line for President Biden since the U.S. and its NATO allies first rushed to Ukraine‘s defense after the Russian invasion of early 2022, but the prohibition on American and Western combat boots on the ground in the war is itself under fresh attack. Keeping the door open to Western troops […]
Bold move or reckless escalation? Debate flares on U.S., Western troops in Ukraine fight
It has been a red line for President Biden since the U.S. and its NATO allies first rushed to Ukraine‘s defense after the Russian invasion of early 2022, but the prohibition on American and Western combat boots on the ground in the war is itself under fresh attack. Keeping the door open to Western troops […]