Guterres Criticized for Not Condemning Hamas in Statement on Murdered US and Israeli Hostages

JERUSALEM – António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, is facing widespread criticism for not explicitly condemning the Hamas terrorist movement for killing one American and five Israeli citizens on Saturday. Israeli Defense Forces were attempting to rescue the six hostages held by Hamas, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, in the tunnel system below Gaza’s Rafah city, but […]

Bear Attacks Trainer During Circus Performance

A circus trainer narrowly escaped injury during a performance when a bear attacked him in front of a live audience of hundreds of children and parents.  “Towards the end of the act, the bear snapped at Sergei and wrestled with him,” Nikita Mikhailov, head of the Moretti Circus, told reporters after the incident. “Their performance […]

Putin to Visit Mongolia Despite ICC Arrest Warrant

The Kremlin has brushed aside concerns regarding Putin’s upcoming trip to Mongolia, despite the possibility of his arrest under a criminal court warrant.  “We have no concerns, our dialogue with Mongolia is excellent,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday, according to the Moscow Times. He added that “all aspects of the visit were […]

Vatican Calls for Ban on Development of Autonomous Weapons at UN

The Holy See, represented by its Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, has called for a moratorium on the development of autonomous weapons systems capable of killing without human intervention. During an expert session on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Balestrero emphasized that the […]

Former Mexican Cartel Leader Released from US Prison

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, who has been described as a figure who “generated a new era of organized crime” in Mexico, has now been released from a U.S. prison and is reportedly heading back across the border.  Cárdenas Guillén, the former leader of the Gulf cartel who established the Zetas – a group of former Mexican […]

500-Year-Old Compass Found in Poland May Have Ties to Copernicus

A 500-year-old copper compass, resembling a wishbone in shape, has been unearthed in the canonical gardens of Frombork, Poland. The discovery was announced by the Warminska Grupa Eksploracyjna on August 4, 2024, on their Facebook page. The group stated they located the ancient artifact in underground tunnels. This is only the third such compass found […]