Category: World

Ireland, July 2025 – Eight men have been sentenced to a combined 129 years in prison following Ireland’s largest-ever drug seizure, involving over 2.2 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of €157 million. The operation culminated in the dramatic interception of the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-registered cargo vessel, off the southeast coast in […]

On June 26, 2025, a major multi-agency operation—dubbed “Operation Shock Collar”—resulted in the execution of 54 search warrants across Huron and neighboring Fresno County communities. Over 550 federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel participated. Authorities confiscated firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, and arrested 89 individuals. Among them, 38 core members and associates of […]

Kerr County, Texas – On the 4th of July 2025 – Catastrophic flash flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country early Friday morning, leaving at least 24 people dead and over 20 girls missing from a Christian summer camp near the Guadalupe River, according to state officials. 🚨 Rapid Flooding and Emergency ResponseThe flooding, triggered […]

WASHINGTON – June 30, 2025 – Derkwon Johnson, 26, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 57 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm equipped with a machine gun conversion device while on probation for prior armed robbery and firearm convictions. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris […]

Dublin, 4 July 2025 – Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan has officially launched the 2025 recruitment campaign for the Irish Prison Service, alongside the debut of a new Virtual Prison Tour aimed at enhancing public understanding of prison operations and supporting recruitment efforts. 👮‍♂️ Recruitment Campaign Targets 300 New Officers The […]

Washington, On 4 July 2025 – The Trump administration has stepped into a high-stakes dispute between major U.S. oil companies and five Central African nations, aiming to safeguard fossil fuel investments valued at over $130 billion. The conflict centers on demands by regional governments—including Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea—that companies such as Chevron and ConocoPhillips […]

Department of Children, Disability and Equality On 02/07/2025 The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, has announced €330,000 in targeted funding to strengthen Ireland’s prevention and early intervention (PEI) services for children and young people experiencing adversity, trauma or disadvantage. This strategic investment will support community and voluntary organisations across Ireland to enhance […]

CLEVELAND – On June 30, 2025, Joseph Gunter, 41, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sentenced to 28 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles E. Fleming for sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl from Ohio. Gunter pleaded guilty in February to charges of traveling over 1,600 miles to engage in unlawful sexual activity with a […]

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” […]