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| 1. At Least 43 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson's Chicago | |||||
| 2. Joe Biden's Parole Pipeline Imports Over 950,000 Foreign Nationals to U.S., Exceeding Population of South Dakota | |||||
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| 3. California moves to create genealogy office for reparations eligibility | |||||
| 4. WATCH: Texas Military Border Base Construction in Full Swing | |||||
| 5. Sinaloa Cartel Moving Fentanyl Labs Closer to Texas Border | |||||
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| 6. House planning to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate on | |||||
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| 7. Chinese pharma firm WuXi that makes life-saving cancer drugs accused of STEALING American's genetic information | |||||
| Home Front: Politix | |||||
| 8. New RNC chief counsel Spies worked for Romney, Bush, DeSantis, downplayed 2020 election issues | |||||
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| 9. Brian Mast Torches Nancy Pelosi, Democrats for Pre-Iran Attack Demand of Biden to Stop Transfers of Same Weapons Israel Used to Defend Itself | |||||
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| 10. In a decisive moment like this, Israel has to reaffirm its strength by striking back | |||||
| 11. Biden Let U.N. Sanctions on Iran Missiles Expire Before Unprecedented Israel Attack | |||||
| 12. Russia's arms pact with Iran: Moscow pledges fighter jets and air defenses to Tehran including advanced missiles capable of shooting down US and Israeli stealth planes | |||||
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| Armed Robbery, Kidnap Kingpin Arrested In Imo, Police Recover Stolen Car | |||||
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| Soldiers Accuse Army Commander In Borno, Lt Col Ajiya Of Sending Them On 'Death Errands,' Refusing To Repair Unit Vehicles | |||||
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[SAHARAREPORTERS] Some soldiers of the Nigerian Army have decried the activities of the Commanding Officer of 81 Division Task Force Battalion at Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State, Lt Col SJ Ajiya, which have caused several deaths of their colleagues.
Some of the soldiers who spoke to SaharaReporters on the condition of anonymity, stated that since Ajiya became their Commander, they have recorded several unwarranted deaths of soldiers because of his negligence. According to the sources, few weeks ago, seven soldiers were killed in one day because of Ajiya"s negligence and refusal to carry the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle for patrol. "Two are still at death"s door as we speak," one of the soldiers revealed. Recounting some alleged unprofessional conducts of the commander, the soldiers alleged that "he sends soldiers on useless errands to Koibe" a development that led to one soldier "Pte Salako entering the mines and he died". "In fact, for him to burry that soldier becomes a problem," the aggrieved soldier narrated, adding that "the commander did not want to burry him," despite the fact that he was the one who sent him to his death. Narrating further, the soldiers lamented the death of Warrant Officer Charles Nwogu 93NA, the unit Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) that has few years to go on retirement and Pte Ugwu Daniel with so many others seriously injured because, Lt Col SJ Ajiya refused to fix the unit vehicles, which led to a fatal accident when they went to buy fuel. "The CO has refused to fix the unit vehicles to the extent that our two trucks are down. As a result, he started to use Hilux to carry fuel from town and some soldiers had an accident. Unfortunately, we lost WO Charles Nwogu 93NA the unit RSM that has few years to go on retirement and Pte Ugwu Daniel. Some others with injuries were rushed to the teaching hospital in Maiduguri. "Since he became our Commander, bad things have been happening in our unit. "This CO (Commanding officer) has no value for soldiers" lives. He is always risking our lives and he talks to everybody anyhow. Even the officers he insults them in front of soldiers," the soldiers lamented, while calling for help. SaharaReporters" efforts to get the reaction of the Nigerian Army authorities were unsuccessful as the front man, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu could not be reached on telephone as of the time of filing this report. |
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| Iran attacks: the aftermath— a collection of today’s liveblogs | |||||
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Times of Israel: Biden said to tell PM that US won’t support Iran counterattack as Israel weighs response
99% of the 300 or so projectiles fired by Iran at Israel overnight were intercepted * US, UK, Jordan help stop drones * Israel reopens airspace * Mossad: Hamas rejected hostage deal proposal 14min ago Jordan reopens airspace after closing it when Iran launched drone, missile attack on Israel 31min ago China "expresses deep concern" over "current escalation" between Iran, Israel 41min ago Israel reopens airspace, 7 hours after it was shut amid Iran attack 45min ago US trip by Israeli officials to discuss Rafah operation "on the back burner now" Jerusalem Post: Israel shoots down nearly all Iranian projectiles, Hamas rejects hostage deal Bedouin girl seriously wounded in Iranian attack • Minor damage at army base |
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| IDF, Border Police said to deploy more troops to West Bank amid settler attacks | |||||
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The IDF and Border Police have decided today to deploy addition troops to the West Bank amid growing settler violence, after the suspected murder of an Israeli teen, the Kan public broadcaster reports. |
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| German police shut down pro-Palestinian gathering over hate speech concerns | |||||
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Authorities cut power after banned speaker appears via video link; British-Palestinian surgeon who spoke at ceremony for terror leader says Germany denied him entry to attend event By Agencies and ToI Staff Screen grab of a video circulating on social media showing police shutting down a pro-Palestinian event over hate speech fears, April 12, 2024 (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law) German police cut the power and shut down a conference of pro-Palestinian activists on Friday after a banned speaker appeared by video link, organizers said. The three-day Palestine Congress, promoted by pro-Palestinian groups including former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis’s DIEM25 party, said it aimed to raise awareness of what it called Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. The police banned the final two days of the event, citing concern about the potential for hate speech. Among the speakers was activist Salman Abu Sitta, author of a January essay that expressed understanding for the Hamas terrorists who carried out the devastating October 7 attack on southern Israel in which some 1,200 were killed and a further 253 men, women and children taken hostage to Gaza. “A speaker was projected who was subject to a ban on political activity,” Berlin police said on social media. “There is a risk of a speaker being put on screen who in the past made antisemitic and violence-glorifying remarks. The gathering was ended and banned on Saturday and Sunday.” Get The Times of Israel"s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories By signing up, you agree to the terms Organizers of the conference said police intervened when Salman, who according to Stern magazine was banned from entering Germany, began speaking on video. “The police violence, like we were some sort of criminals, was unbearable for a democratic country,” said Karin de Rigo, a parliamentary candidate for the German offshoot of DIEM25. “They not only stormed the stage, they cut the power like we were transmitting violence.” In Germany as in other Western countries, Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza has stirred growing popular opposition as the Palestinian death toll has mounted. Shortly after October 7, the German government implemented a formal ban on activity by or in support of Hamas. Germany’s backing for Israel is rooted in a desire to atone for the genocide of Europe’s Jews in the Nazi Holocaust. The presence of a large, growing Muslim and Arab population in Germany has made the tension particularly acute. Many protesters have complained that expressions of solidarity with Palestinians are effectively criminalized by authorities on alert for antisemitism. “It is right and necessary that the Berlin police intervened firmly at the so-called Palestine Congress,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser posted on social media. She earlier had urged police to be on guard for signs of hate speech at the congress. Meanwhile, a prominent British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals during the first weeks of the Israel-Hamas war said he was denied entry to Germany on Friday to take part in the conference. Abu Sitta said he arrived at Berlin’s airport on Friday morning before being stopped at passport control, where he was held for several hours and then told he had to return to the UK. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a Palestinian-British plastic surgeon speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 9, 2023 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File) Airport police said he was refused entry due to “the safety of the people at the conference and public order,” Abu Sitta told The Associated Press by phone. There was no immediate comment from German federal police. The UK’s Jewish Chronicle reported last year that Abu Sitta spoke at a Beirut ceremony on the anniversary of the death of a founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Maher Al-Yamani. The report said Abu Sitta wept as he “hailed the late terror group founder for his success at striking fear into the hearts of Israelis.” Terrorists from the PFLP participated in the devastating October 7 attack. On October 8, Abu Sitta promoted a social media post which said Gazans should “fight back and die in dignity” as they were “going to die anyway,” the UK’s Jewish News reported. |
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| Jewish writers say the post-Oct. 7 English literary world has blacklisted them | |||||
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