Author: News Desk

The individual, who is male, had been travelling on the Dutch-flagged vessel, the Hondius, at the centre of the outbreak.  He is being treated in a Zurich hospital after returning to Switzerland and responding to an email from the ship’s operator. “In line with the International Health Regulations (IHR), WHO is working with relevant countries […]

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric pointed to the multiple missiles and drone launched at the United Arab Emirates on Monday, which the UAE has blamed on Iran.  The strikes reportedly injured three people and sparked a fire at an oil facility in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone. The incident comes amid a series of maritime attacks in […]

That is a central finding of the new World Migration Report 2026 released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).The report examines how safe and regular migration pathways shape economies, societies, and communities worldwide. IOM’s flagship publication, produced for over two decades, brings together global data and analysis to help policymakers and the public better understand migration […]

Two men were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance companies by submitting over $522 million in fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests that were obtained through the payment of illegal kickbacks and bribes. Reyad Salahaldeen, 57, of Buford, Georgia, was sentenced to 151 months […]

“Civilians in the south of Lebanon and parts of the Bekaa [Valley] are really living with the same fear for their lives as before the ceasefire and more are being forced to flee…many of the displaced are not even allowed to return by the Israeli army in areas it controls in the south,” said Karolina Lindholm […]

Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has filed a Statement of Interest in the case of Ferrier v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, which is currently pending in the state Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California. This case was brought by 60 homeowners who lost their homes in the devastating wildfires […]

The Department of Justice today announced the results of Operation Iron Pursuit, a one-month, nationwide enforcement effort to find child victims of sex abuse and arrest child sex predators. More than 200 child victims were located and over 350 child sexual abuse offenders were arrested. All 56 FBI field offices and U.S. Attorneys’ offices around […]

A Latvian national was sentenced today to 102 months in prison for his role in a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted over 54 companies. “With this sentence, a cruel, ruthless, and dangerous international cybercriminal is now behind bars,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. […]

A federal jury in the Southern District of Texas convicted a Texas physician yesterday for unlawfully distributing more than a million pills of opioids and other dangerous controlled substances. “Medical physicians who exploit their prescribing authority for profit over patient care break an inherent trust with their patients and we will hold them accountable,” said […]

Today, the Justice Department filed suit against the City of Denver, Colorado alleging that the City unconstitutionally bans certain constitutionally protected semi-automatic rifles. These laws unconstitutionally infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in common use for lawful purposes. As the complaint explains, the City enforces an ordinance […]