Author: News Desk

A federal grand jury in the District of Idaho returned an indictment last week charging Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, Idaho, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with lying while attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship. According to court documents, Kostic was a high-level official in the so-called Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (APZB). In that role, […]

The elderly Palestinian sits in a wheelchair mounted on a donkey-drawn cart, with an oxygen cylinder and a small fan beside him, as he makes his way from his tent in the Al-Mawasi area to the dialysis centre. “Since January 2024 until now, I have been undergoing dialysis sessions three times a week,” he said. […]

Today, the Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) lodged a proposed settlement with Domtar A.W. LLC resolving alleged Clean Air Act and Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act violations involving the company’s kraft pulp and paper facility […]

After surviving a Russian attack that claimed her leg, Sasha now hopes her story will remind the world that Ukraine’s children are still living through war. Ahead of her performance – she’s a rhythmic gymnast specializing in choreographed routines – Sasha and her mother, Maria, visited UN Headquarters, where they spoke to UN News about […]

As part of a Homeland Security Task Force case, a federal grand jury in Del Rio, Texas, returned an indictment this week charging 11 defendants for their alleged involvement in an attempted alien smuggling operation that resulted in multiple illegal aliens being found dead inside a shipping container in May. The 11 defendants charged are: […]

They are all essential as part of the global shift away from fossil fuels towards cleaner energy sources   But there is a catch.  Many of these minerals are found in countries affected by conflict, weak governance or poverty. What’s at stake? If these natural resources are poorly managed, they can fuel corruption, finance armed groups, […]

Four Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) program out of approximately $2.2 million and concealing the scheme by using artificial intelligence to create fake records when questioned by insurance companies. This case is part of the ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota and the […]

Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country.  Speaking from Chile, she said the earthquakes left more than 5,000 people dead and displaced over 23,000, “but statistics alone cannot capture the human toll and true scale of this tragedy.”  Women on the frontlines  […]

A California man was sentenced today to 222 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and for distributing and receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM). He was also ordered to pay a fine of $75,000. Restitution will be determined at a later date. Rodger Githens, […]