Category: World

Nato leaders agreed to ramp up defence spending to 5% of their countries’ economic output by 2035 at a summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25. US president Donald Trump, who has spent months saying Europe should take more responsibility for its own security, described the pledge as “a monumental win for the US” […]

Six people who exploited Vietnamese workers who had been smuggled into the UK for forced labour on cannabis farms have been imprisoned. Mai Van Nguyen, 35, Duong Dinh, 38, Nghĩa Dinh Tran, 30,  Shamraiz Akhtar, 54, Tasawar Hussain, 54, and Amjad Nawaz, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of […]

Atlanta, 4 July 2025 – Following a five-day jury trial, Pradip Parikh, 67, of Valley Stream, New York, and Alpesh Patel, 40, of Louisa, Virginia, have been convicted for their roles in a transnational telephone scam that defrauded victims—primarily elderly Americans—of millions of dollars. 📞 Scheme Overview The defendants were part of a broader network […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce:  Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte today.  Both leaders discussed the recent NATO Summit at The Hague, specifically highlighting Allies’ historic commitment to increasing defense spending to 5 percent of GDP.  Additionally, the Secretary and Secretary General Rutte shared their priorities for building from The […]

Prague, 4 July 2025 – A major power outage struck parts of Prague and several regions across the Czech Republic on Friday, halting metro services, tram operations, and regional train traffic. The cause of the disruption remains under investigation, though officials have ruled out a cyberattack. 🚇 Transport DisruptionsThe outage began around noon, rendering Prague’s […]

15 Charged in the District of New Jersey for Defrauding Federal Health Programs NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced today that 15 individuals and entities have been charged or entered into civil settlements in the District of New Jersey for their roles in schemes to defraud Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and private insurers. These […]

A Nigerian national pleaded guilty recently to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded elderly and vulnerable consumers across the United States. According to court documents, Ehis Lawrence Akhimie, 41, was a member of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the United States over the course of several […]

4 July 2025 – Independence Day, celebrated annually on July 4th, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, marking the formal separation of the 13 American colonies from British rule and the founding of the United States of America. 📜 Historical SignificanceAlthough the Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, the […]

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration On 03/07/2025 Minister of State for Migration, Colm Brophy, launched the 2025 Integration Fund, making €3.5 million available to support the integration and inclusion of migrants across Ireland. The fund consolidates two previous programmes—the International Protection Integration Fund (IPIF) and the Communities Integration Fund (CIF)—into a single, streamlined […]

A joint initiative by the FBI’s Transnational Organized Crime–Western Hemisphere (TOC‑West) unit and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has formally established the TOC‑West Vetted Team Program. This collaborative effort equips and trains national civil police forces across Latin America and the Caribbean—leveraging FBI agents, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and the 7th Special Forces Group […]