Category: World

The text is supported by Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose representatives also took part in the stakeout.  The development comes a day after the UN Security Council met in closed session following Monday’s missile and drone attacks on the UAE, which the Iranian military denied carrying out.  Call for collective action  The Strait of Hormuz is critical not only to the stability […]

A federal jury convicted Sohaib Akhter, 34, of Alexandria, Virgina, today on charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud, password trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. “Sohaib Akhter harmed Americans who trusted their government with personal information and sensitive requests,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s […]

The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that drought, conflict and severe funding shortfalls are pushing millions into food insecurity across the country.  Around 6.5 million people are now experiencing crisis-level hunger or worse, nearly double the number recorded a year ago.  Of those, two million are facing emergency levels of food insecurity, while […]

A Michigan man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison after having been convicted by a jury last year on two charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, commonly known as ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, and for being a felon in possession of a […]

Most conventional plastics are made from oil and gas and production costs have increased recently as a result of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East. That means when the price of those raw materials rise, the cost of producing plastic often rises too, creating incentives to reduce wasteful use, expand […]

Danny Seibel, the former president and Chief Executive Officer of the now-defunct First National Bank of Lindsay (FNBL), pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of bank fraud. According to court documents, Seibel, 55, of Lindsay, Oklahoma, was an executive at FNBL from in or around February 2007 until his termination in September 2024. Seibel caused […]

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement today to resolve the United States’ claims against Agri Stats Inc. (Agri Stats) for unlawful information sharing of price, output, and costs among competing meat processors. Filed in the District of Minnesota, the proposed settlement will help lower food prices, undo decades of distorted competition in […]

This is obviously a very alarming development,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily briefing from New York.  “We are deeply worried also about reports of civilians also being killed in the attack, and that also includes children.”  Call for restraint  The strike marked the first attack on Beirut since the 17 April ceasefire announcement between Lebanon and Israel, and its subsequent extension.  Mr. Dujarric reiterated the UN’s call on […]

An illegal alien from Mexico pleaded guilty today for his role in an international human smuggling conspiracy that illegally brought aliens from Mexico and Central and South America across the northern border with Canada into the United States for profit. According to court documents, Edgar Sanchez-Solis, 24, was a leader in an alien smuggling organization […]

Today, a Bronx man was sentenced in New York for the June 2021 murder of a U.S. national in Bangladesh. Ganet Rozario, 54, a U.S. citizen from New York, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Rozario previously pleaded guilty to one count of foreign murder of a U.S. national. According to court documents and […]