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Sri Lanka Prison Riots Leave 3 Dead, Over 20 Injured Amid Overcrowding Crisis
One prisoner was killed and 10 injured in a riot that began late on Thursday at Colombo's New Magazine Prison.
US Court Halts Trump's Pet $400-Million White House Ballroom Project
In a 2-1 decision, the US Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction. The court said it would stay its own ruling for two weeks to allow the administration to appeal to the US Supreme Court.
Putin Could Strike NATO Allies To Test Bloc's Resolve, Say US Intel Reports
The findings mark a significant change in Washington's assessment. Until recently, US officials believed Putin would avoid confronting NATO directly while Russia remained tied down in Ukraine. That view has now shifted.
Explained: US' Patriot Missile System And Why Its Supplies Are Dwindling
Patriot, short for Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, is a mobile surface-to-air missile defense system built by US weapons maker Raytheon Technologies that can be used in all kinds of weather and at long range.
"Horrendous": Trump Says Will Challenge Ballroom Ruling At Supreme Court
An appeals court had earlier ordered the halting of the $400-million White House ballroom project.
Amid Protests, Pak Defers Elections In 2 PoK Districts Days Before Polling
The third phase of elections was scheduled for August 10, but polling in Poonch and Palandri has been postponed, the election commission said.
Idaho police release video of In-N-Out Burger mass shooting that killed three
Officials praise unarmed employee from nearby store for engaging 24-year-old gunman who later killed himself Police released video on Friday of a mass shooting that killed three people at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger restaurant last weekend, and praised an unarmed employee from a nearby store who engaged the gunman outdoors, slowing him down and possibly preventing more deaths as authorities were catching up.The video released by the police also showed at least three people confronted the gunman with their own weapons during the incident. Continue reading...
Prosecutor fired over blogposts critical of Trump sues US justice department
Will Rosenzweig’s defunct blog was publicized online by conservative pundit who tagged senior DoJ officialsA federal prosecutor fired last year over critical comments he had written as a private citizen about Donald Trump sued the justice department on Friday, saying his termination violated his first amendment rights.Will Rosenzweig was two weeks away from trying a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud case when a blog he had written years earlier covering a broad range of topics was publicized online by a conservative political commentator who also included a screenshot of Rosenzweig’s LinkedIn account and tagged senior justice department officials for their awareness. Continue reading...
'Paper Agreement With Turkey, Pak Will Not Bring You Security': Iran To Saudi
Ebrahim Rezaei, a member of Iran's Parliament and National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, wrote, "Saudis must know that a paper agreement with Turkey and Pakistan will not bring them security, just as years of one-sided nursing to the Americans did not bring them security."
Thailand School Shooter Who Killed 5 Was "Under Stress": Prime Minister
Photos published by local media show the suspect wearing a purple school uniform and carrying a black cross-body bag, with several bullet casings visible on the ground.
US police officer accused of killing three people in Mexico arrested at border
Chad Eberle of Texas charged over deadly shooting in Saltillo that officials say stemmed from custody disputeA Texas police officer has been arrested in Mexico after authorities there accused him of killing three people and critically injuring the mother of his child in what investigators say stemmed from a dispute over the custody of the minor.The Coahuila attorney general’s office said 35-year-old Chad Eberle was arrested on Wednesday at the border on a warrant accusing him of femicide and qualified homicide, according to La Razon de Mexico, a newspaper based in Mexico City. Under Mexican law, femicide refers to the intentional killing of a woman or girl because of her gender. Continue reading...
Unusual Trump mind game revealed by GOP senator
A Republican lawmaker argued Friday that President Donald Trump was using an unconventional move — and playing mind games — with Iran's leader.Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) told TMZ that when Trump refers to the ayatollah as "the gay ayatollah" it's on purpose."The president wants to put as much pressure on them as he can, so he's trying to keep them off balance," Hoeven said. "So he's doing a lot of things to keep the regime, which is an irrational, oppressive regime [that] oppresses their own people."Trolling Iran has become part of Trump's perceived strategy, and how he wants to pressure its regime, Hoeven explained. "I think he's messing with them in a way to keep them off balance and create division over there," he added. Iran has reportedly taken similar measures against Trump. Reports indicate Tehran has recruited senior psychologists to tailor messages for what they described as Trump's "impaired mental state," specifically targeting the president.Sen. John Hoeven says President Trump is trying to throw Iran's ayatollah off balance by making comments about his sexuality.????: @hicharliecotton pic.twitter.com/RpQ2cVCURq— TMZ (@TMZ) August 7, 2026
