The leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants who cross into the US from Mexico once boasted about training to assassinate Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and George Soros, an FBI agent said in court papers on Monday. Larry Mitchell Hopkins, leader of the United Constitutional Patriots (UCP), whose camouflage-wearing armed members claim…
Category: News
Jared Diamond: So how do states recover from crises? Same way as people do
Click:ink defoamer It is hard to imagine that the renowned environmental historian Jared Diamond’s new book Upheaval could have arrived in the UK at a more timely moment. The subtitle screams its urgent relevance: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change. If that advice isn’t needed by our political class right now, you wouldn’t want…
California authorities seek woman who dropped seven puppies in dumpster
Authorities are trying to identify a woman who was captured by security cameras tossing seven newborn puppies into a dumpster in southern California. The Riverside county Department of Animal Services released surveillance video of the woman pulling up to a dumpster behind an auto parts store in Coachella on Thursday afternoon. The video showed her…
Tripoli hit by airstrikes as Haftar steps up assault on Libyan capital
Several airstrikes, including the first alleged use of armed drones in the conflict, shook Tripoli overnight in an escalation of the United Arab Emirate-backed assault on the Libyan capital led by Khalifa Haftar. The allegations about the use of drones were made by the Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli, and supported by…
Canada avalanche: bodies of three renowned mountaineers found
The bodies of three world-renowned professional mountaineers – two Austrians and an American – were found Sunday after they went missing during an avalanche on a western Canadian summit, the national parks agency said. American Jess Roskelley, 36, and Hansjörg Auer, 35, and David Lama, 28, of Austria went missing late Tuesday at Banff National…
Mike Pompeo says ‘several’ US citizens killed in Sri Lanka attacks
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday “several” US citizens died in a series of explosions in Sri Lanka that killed at least 290 people and left 500 injured. That toll was expected to rise. Thirty-six foreigners were reported to be among those killed in attacks which targeted churches and hotels and were thought…
Sri Lanka explosions: what we know so far
A series of explosions has rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Here is what we know so far: At least 290 people have been killed and 500 more injured in a series of explosions targeting churches holding Easter services and hotels in Sri Lanka. Most of the dead are believed to be Sri Lankans, but…
Sri Lanka’s social media blackout reflects sense that online dangers outweigh benefits
The Sri Lankan government’s decision to block all social media sites in the wake of Sunday’s deadly attacks is emblematic of just how much US-based technology companies’ failure to rein in misinformation, extremism and incitement to violence has come to outweigh the claimed benefits of social media. Sri Lanka’s government moved to block Facebook, WhatsApp…
Member of armed militia who detained migrants faced similar charges in 2006
A member of an armed civilian group that has detained migrants near the US-Mexico border who was arrested on Saturday reportedly faced similar charges in Oregon 13 years ago. In Sunland Park, Texas on Saturday, FBI agents and local police arrested Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, on suspicion of being a felon in possession of firearms….
North Macedonia presidential election goes to runoff as name change divides
A presidential election in North Macedonia that gave voters another chance to express an opinion on their country’s new name will go to a runoff after turnout in the first round was too low for any candidate to win outright, election officials said. The runoff on 5 May is inevitable because election law requires a…