Category: US & World

Ousman Sonko is convicted of crimes against humanity, including killing and torture, committed in The Gambia. Source link

A large-scale manhunt is underway in France after armed men attacked a prison van at a toll booth in Rouen, Normandy on Tuesday. Two officers were killed, several more were injured, and prisoner Mohamed Amra escaped in the ambush. The 30-year-old, known as “The Fly”, is a convicted burglar and a suspect in a Marseille...

But this time, he says, he saw a backlash. “It’s fine, I just blocked them,” he says. “Some of my friends unfriended me because they hold different views. But what I can do? I believe I’m doing a right thing. I want to be a role model for my daughter.” It’s a sign of hope...

At least 11 people have been killed in Chiapas state as two cartels battle for control of the area. Source link

Col Kale, 46, was from the western Indian state of Maharashtra and had joined the UNDSS in Gaza weeks before the attack. This was his first deployment in the region. “He told me that he had joined the UN because it seemed like the best way to make a difference,” Gilles Michaud, the Under-Secretary-General for...

Ukraine says it has moved troops to “advantageous positions” as Russia intensifies its attacks on the region. Source link

As a controlled explosion rocked the Dali on Monday, nearly two dozen sailors remained on board, safely tucked away below deck in the massive ship’s hull. The simultaneous blasts sent pieces of Baltimore’s once iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge into the dark waters of Maryland’s Patapsco River, seven weeks after its collapse left six people...

The riots come in response to the French parliament giving French residents there more voting rights. Source link

For years, Western spy agencies have talked of a need to pivot to focus on China, but senior officials say the threat has been taken seriously enough. Source link

Sage, a miniature poodle from Houston, Texas, won the top prize at the 148th annual iteration of the show. Source link