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Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel. In a speech to the chamber, Aoun, 60, vowed to work…
Breaking News | Germany | NewsGerman spy agency seeks more powers amid Russia’s suspected financing of far right
BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) – Germany’s domestic spy agency urged Berlin on Monday to give it more powers to monitor financial flows amid growing concerns over potential Russian financing of regional far-right parties ahead of European parliamentary elections. While Germany’s interior ministry said in February it was working on adapting existing legislation to this effect,…
McCarthy threatens Wray with contempt for concealing Biden $5 million bribe tip
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he will lead an effort to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if he refuses to share an informant file accusing President Biden of being part of a $5 million bribery scheme while he was vice president. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)…
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake gives SF Bay Area a big shake
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was felt widely across California’s greater San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, rattling homes and shaking windows. The quake hit at 11:42 a.m. with a depth of 4 miles, just south of Mount Hamilton in the hills about 12 miles east of downtown San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey….
Swiss police say knife attack at train station was act of terrorism after three wounded
The suspected perpetrator, a 31-year-old Swiss national, was arrested. The three victims of the attack were receiving hospital care, according to local police. A knife attack at a Swiss train station that left three people injured was an act of terrorism, police said on Thursday, after arresting a suspect who had previously been reported for…
‘Megalomaniac Ambition for Total Control’: Governments Eye New Gates-Funded Biometric Digital ID System
The Modular Open Source Identity Platform, modeled after India’s biometric database, is expanding globally despite controversy over consent and data protections, but privacy advocates warn the Gates Foundation-funded digital ID initiative could enable tracking citizens “from cradle to grave.” Spurred in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and the push for digital vaccine “passports,” a growing…


