In Wartime Bethlehem, Christmas Joy Hard to Find
On Bethlehem’s Manger Square, Christmas decorations and pilgrims are notably absent for a second wartime festive season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city.
Category: Crime & Justice
Ukraine Drone Attack Causes Fire at Russian Oil Refinery
Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on a neighbouring Russian region had been “neutralised”, the area’s governor said Thursday, but they caused a brief fire at a local oil refinery.
Hanoi karaoke bar fire kills 11, arson suspected
Rescue workers rushed to the scene and managed to bring out seven people alive, two of whom were rushed to hospital. Eleven people were found dead, they said.
‘At Least 100 North Koreans Reportedly Killed’ Fighting for Russia
At least 100 North Koreans deployed to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat in December, South Korean lawmaker Lee Seong-kweun told reporters Thursday.
Ghana’s Supreme Court Dismisses Cases Delaying Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Signing
The proposed legislation stipulates jail terms of up to three years for engaging in LGBTQ sex and up to five years for promoting or sponsoring LGBTQ activities.
France Mass Rape Trial Triggers Soul-Searching in Spain
A French court is expected to give its verdict this week in the case of Dominique Pelicot, 72, who has admitted drugging his then wife Gisele Pelicot, also 72, for almost a decade so he and dozens of strangers he recruited online could rape her.
Father, Stepmother of Murdered UK-Pakistani Girl Handed Life Sentence
A UK court on Tuesday handed life sentences to the father and stepmother of a murdered 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl who died after being subjected to a prolonged “campaign of torture” and “despicable abuse”.
15-year-old Girl Reportedly Killed Two in Latest US School Shooting
A 15-year-old female student was identified by police as the assailant who opened fire Monday at a school in the US state of Wisconsin, where a fellow student and teacher were killed and the suspected shooter was found dead.
North Macedonia Officials say Thwart Terror Plot
The four were detained in separate raids across the country on Sunday after authorities were tipped off by messages in a Telegram channel, where one suspect tried to recruit members and purchase firearms.
Msako Mkubwa Wafanywa Syria katika jela la Saydnaya Linaloaminika Kuwa “Kichinjio Cha Binadamu”
Wafungwa waliokuwa wakishikiliwa ndani ya jengo hilo, ambalo lilikuwa eneo la kunyongwa bila ya mahakama, kuteswa na kutoweka kwa lazima, waliachiliwa mapema wiki iliyopita na waasi waliomtimua kiongozi wa Syria Bashar al-Assad mnamo Desemba 8, 2024.
