ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks
The GLOVE manual states that the device must come in contact with a subject’s skin but will function through thin clothing layers when wet. It says users should undergo training and be recertified every two years and also asks users to take into…
Netanyahu gave a ‘victory to Hamas’ by rejecting US-backed Gaza peace plan
Hamas would be required to gradually give up its weapons in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory of Gaza under the peace plan announced by US President Donald Trump in July. But the deal remains stalled for now. While Hamas…
Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack
A «massive» Ukrainian drone and missile strike on Russia’s port of Novorossiysk has damaged two major grain export terminals and hit the last big Russian naval base on the Black Sea, reports say. Three people, including an eight-year-old child,…
Lebanon becomes first Middle East country to end death penalty
Lebanon’s parliament voted on Tuesday to abolish the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to do so. Lebanon has not carried out an execution since 2004, but death sentences have continued to be handed down, with the latest…
Thousands of Canadians call for US ambassador’s expulsion
More than 60,000 Canadians have signed a petition calling for the US ambassador in Ottawa to be expelled for undermining diplomatic relations between the two neighbours. The online petition accuses Pete Hoekstra of «making repeated interventions in…
Voting ends in US midwest primaries
Voters in six US states went to the polls to choose their preferred candidates in primaries and special elections ahead of November’s midterms. In Wisconsin, moderate David Crowley narrowly defeated Democratic socialist Francesca Hong in the race for…
Members of Trump’s cabinet remained on decoy plane, after Trump’s quiet exit
Two members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet were on a decoy plane that Trump secretly exited before boarding a different flight in Turkey last month, CBS News reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
Putin threatens to seize European ships
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation over the West’s seizure of commercial vessels. Speaking aboard a Russian warship, Putin described the measures targeting Russia as an act of piracy and robbery. France 24 International Affairs…
Zhu Rongji, who helped turn China into a trading giant, dies at 97
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who spearheaded China’s entry into global trade and laid the foundation for its explosive growth, has died at the age of 97. He served in the country’s second-highest office from 1998-2003 and played a…
Spain prepares for rare total solar eclipse
We’re just hours away from a rare total solar eclipse, with parts of northern Spain set to briefly turn from day to night as the Moon blocks out the Sun. Millions more will see a partial eclipse across Europe, Canada, the northern US and northwest…