U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog held talks on Wednesday focused heavily on Iran, with the two leaders discussing Tehran’s nuclear program and what Washington says is the supply of Iranian weapons to Russia. Speaking to reporters as they sat down in the Oval Office, Herzog said he and Biden would attend… Read More U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog
World Cup host Qatar has scrapped a requirement for visitors to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before departing for the Gulf Arab state, its health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Previously, Qatar had told fans attending the World Cup they must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test regardless of their vaccination status,… Read More Qatar scraps COVID entry test requirement for World Cup fans
A Michigan jury on Wednesday found three men guilty of aiding a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a plot that prosecutors said grew out of hostility over restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. After two weeks of testimony in Jackson County Circuit Court, the jury found Joseph Morrison, 28, his father-in-law… Read More Michigan jury convicts three men of aiding plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer
A Wisconsin man on Wednesday was found guilty of murder and other charges for killing six people and injuring dozens of others when he drove his SUV into a Christmas parade near Milwaukee last year. The 12-person jury in Waukesha County convicted Darrell Brooks, 40, of six counts of intentional homicide. He faces life in… Read More Wisconsin man Darell Brooks convicted in deadly Christmas parade attack
The United States on Wednesday targeted Iranian officials, including those overseeing Tehran’s Evin prison and others in new sanctions on Iran over internet censorship and a crackdown on protests ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody. Demonstrations following 22-year-old’s death in custody on September 16 have become one of the boldest challenges to Iran’s… Read More U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iranian officials over protests crackdown
Armed men attacked a Shi’ite Muslim shrine in the Iranian city of Shiraz on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people, state news agency IRNA said, as security forces clashed with protesters marking 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini in custody. IRNA described the attackers as “takfiri terrorists”, a label used by officials in… Read More At least fifteen dead as gunmen attack Shi’ite shrine in Iran
Iranian security forces opened fire at people who gathered at a cemetery in Mahsa Amini’s home town of Saqez on Wednesday to mark 40 days since she died in police custody, a witness said. “The riot police shot mourners who gathered at the cemetery for Mahsa’s memorial ceremony … dozens have been arrested,” the witness… Read More Iranian security forces open fire at people gathered for Mahsa Amini memorial
Nigeria’s main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade. The government has blamed the floods on heavy rain and water release from a dam in… Read More Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar calls for relief fund to aid flood-affected areas
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