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by Admin Sep 27, 2024 Hurricane Helene which swept into the United States two days ago has claimed the lives of twenty three people in four states across the country. Authorities disclosed that the storm has killed eight people in Florida, eleven in Georgia, two each in North and South Carolina including a four year old girl who died in a car accident Claremont, north of the capital city of Charlotte and also a first responder.  Officials from the National Weather Service, US Coast Guard, the Department of Energy, Urban Search and Rescue, US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response have been working overtime across the affected areas of the country. Jennifer Pipa, who is the vice president for disaster operations for Red Cross, said that over nine thousand people have been rescued and evacuated overnight across the country and placed in 143 shelters across the country. Ken Buell, the deputy director for response and restoration at the US Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, disclosed that a record number of 4.4 million have been affected by power outages due to the storm that swept through the affected states. FEMA Deputy Administrator, Erik Hooks, issued a stern warning to residents who are yet to evacuate from the affected areas, saying “Just because the storm has passed where you are doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re safe to leave your home,”. Helene is now a tropical storm after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.  Authorities disclosed that the intensity of the storm caused by Hurricane Helene was fueled by warm waters due to high temperatures caused by the use of fissile fuel. However, the storm has been described as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region.

by Admin Sep 27, 2024 Belgium welcomed Pope Francis’ visit to the country after thirty years of the last papal visit to Belgium. The visit which is marked by the assembly of aggrieved victims of sexual abuse by clergymen in Belgium. Alexander De Croo, the prime minister of Belgium who stood up for the victims of sexual abuse by priests, didn’t hide his disgust nor his anger towards the Pope, who he accused of being an accomplice in the cover ups of numerous sexual abuse cases against the victims in Belgium. In his speech, the prime minister said, “Victims need to be heard. They need to be at the center. They have a right to truth. Misdeeds need to be recognised,” He further said that “When something goes wrong we cannot accept cover-ups,” he said. “To be able to look into the future, the Church needs to come clean on its past.” He expressed his concern without hesitation in the presence of an audience of royals, church officials, diplomats and politicians at Laeken Castle, the residence of Belgium’s royal family. The royal palace wasn’t exempted from voicing their concerns and support for the victims of the sexual abuses scandal, the King Philippe of Belgium had tougher words for the pope when he addressed the issue of sexual abuse by priests, the king demanded the church work “incessantly” to atone for the crimes and help victims heal. He further accused the church of failing to live up to its obligations and commitment as a safe sanctuary for the people of Belgium and beyond.  Belgium has experienced two decades of revelations of abuse and systematic cover-ups have devastated the hierarchy’s credibility and contributed to an overall decline in Catholicism and the influence of the once-powerful Catholic Church. Belgium was rocked by a bombshell in 2010, when the country’s longest-serving bishop, Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe, was allowed to resign without punishment after admitting he had sexually abused his nephew for 13 years.

by Admin  Sep 25, 2024 The United States of America has announced that they are sending additional troops into the Middle East in the wake of Israel’s increase in conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon. The announcement was made by Major General, Patrick Ryder, the spokesman for the Pentagon, who said, “In light of increased tension in the Middle East and out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” Ryder told reporters, according to multiple media reports. “I’m not going to comment on or provide specifics.” Israel increased their military action against Hezbollah with several airstrikes throughout Lebanon leaving hundreds dead in the space of twenty-four hours.   Israel claimed that they hit over a thousand targets on Monday and killed top Hezbollah lieutenants. Hezbollah confirmed that at least 16 of its members, including senior leader, Ibrahim Aqil, and top Commander, Ahmed Wahbi, were killed in the Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah has also carried out retaliatory strikes against Israel claiming that it fired dozens of rockets at Israel’s Rafael Electronics Company, located in the north of Haifa, and also the reserve headquarters of the Northern Corps and logistics base of the Galilee Formation in the Amiad camp. Tension Increased between Israel and Hezbollah last week when communication gadgets belonging to Hezbollah militants blew up simultaneously killing several operatives and wounding Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah have been at loggerheads with cross-border fighting since the beginning of the war in Gaza. Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s interim Prime Minister, disclosed that 356 people, including 21 children, had been killed and 1,246 others were injured in the attacks. He further said, “The Israeli aggression is a scheme aimed at destroying Lebanese villages, and towns and eradicating all green spaces”. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), explained that the Israeli forces are likely to increase their airstrikes and may target numerous Lebanese villages located up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the border.

by Admin Sep 23, 2024 Tamir Pardo, a former head of Israel’s Mossad spy organization, has publicly accused the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu of prioritizing seeking revenge on Hamas for the October 7 attack rather than rescuing the abducted Israelites from Hamas lair. Tamir, who served as the director of Mossad for five years (2011-2016), should have agreed to the prisoner swap a day after the October 7 attack rather than seeking to wipe out the Hamas organization. He disclosed this in an interview with Israeli news outlet Srugim on Sunday, he said “Israel, however, chose revenge. It knew that the hostages could not all be freed through a military offensive,” He further said “However, the government was not bothered. It rather launched a campaign to convince the public of a false narrative as an absolute victory,”. The former Mossad director said that the Israeli government knew that an all-out assault against Hamas in the Gaza Strip would be the end of some of the kidnapped Israeli victims in the ongoing airstrikes. He added, “Instead of pursuing revenge, the government should have reached a deal to secure the hostages’ release first and then pursued military objectives”. Israel currently holds a total number of 9500 Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli prime minister has made it clear that he won’t accept a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas but will continue his campaign against them in Gaza and West Bank.  Hamas holds 101 Israeli prisoners and the leadership has declined to attend any ceasefire negotiations with Israel and the United States government, Hamas insists that Israel must withdraw totally from Gaza and West Bank if there is to be any form of ceasefire agreement. Nearly 41,400 people, mostly women and children, have since been killed and more than 95,700 injured, according to local health authorities.

by Admin  Sep 23, 2024 Nasser Kanaani, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has condemned the attacks on Lebanon by Israeli forces against Lebanese civilians.  Israel on Friday launched airstrikes on Beirut the capital of Lebanon which killed 31 people including women and children. The airstrike came just two days after a series of Hezbollah communication gadgets were remotely detonated throughout Lebanon which killed 43 people including women and children. In a statement issued by Nasser Kanani, he called Israeli attacks an act of international law violations and called on the international community to take a decisive action against Israel to prevent the continuous attacks against civilians in Lebanon. He pointed out that Israel’s continuous attacks in the region will escalate into a full blown war which will leave the Middle East in ruins that might not recover from. Nasser said “There is no doubt that the Zionist regime is attempting to escalate tensions in the region and expand the scope of war and conflict, contrary to the overwhelming majority of governments and nations calling for an immediate cease-fire,”  He further added that Israel’s “malicious policies” are heading towards instability of the world’s security and stability. He urged the international community to halt the Israeli “killing machine” in Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. Firas Al-Abiad, the Lebanese health minister, disclosed that the death toll from Friday’s Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburb has climbed to 31. He further confirmed that among the victims were seven women, three children aged four, six, and 10, and three Syrian nationals. While Israeli authorities have said Friday’s airstrike killed a top Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil, along with senior commanders from the group’s elite Radwan Force.

by Admin  Sep 22, 2024 In one of the most bizarre cases in Malaysia crime history, the Royal Malaysia Police Force has rescued 402 children from child trafficking and abuse which led to the arrest of prominent figures and hundreds of others involved in the case. Razarudin Husain, the Inspector-General of Police confirmed the arrest and the investigation, he said said Nasiruddin Mohd Ali, the head of Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB), and 18 other people within the age range from 25 to 65 were arrested following a police raid in the capital, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The inspector general also disclosed that five other people linked to the company were also arrested at the border with Thailand.  The Police arrested 171 adults which included religious teachers and caretakers in the coordinated raids. Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB), is an “Islamic” company which provides services in Malaysia and 20 other countries, with leading supermarkets and laundromats in these countries. Several leaders of GISB were arrested by the Malaysian police in connection with the child trafficking case; the company has been linked to the now-defunct Malaysia-based Al-Arqam religious sect. The systemic crime which also includes two of Nasiruddin’s four wives and two of his children, also includes several children of late Malaysian preacher Ashaari Mohamed, founder of Al-Arqam, a religious group that has been banned by the Malaysia government since 1994 after being suspected of heretical practices. The rescue operation which took place at twenty different locations around two different states in Malaysia, showed that the rescued children showed signs of physical abuse and sexual violence.  The children were denied medical treatment and burned with hot metal spoons as punishment on the basis for being disobedient. Some of the children, aged from 1 to 17, were believed to have been sodomized by their guardians and taught to sexually abuse each other. Medical screening revealed that a total number of 13 teens were sodomized and 172 children suffered a series of physical and emotional long term injuries. The Malaysia government have frozen 96 bank accounts linked to GISB, with a value of 581,000 ringgit ($137,000), as part of the ongoing investigation into sexual abuse, child neglect, human trafficking and money laundering.

by Admin Sep 21, 2024 Saudi Arabia crown prince has announced that his country will not be in any form of relationship with Israel amidst the ongoing war in Gaza Strip and West Bank. The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salma disclosed that the kingdom will not also cease to support the creation of a free Palestinian state which is devoid of any form of colonialism or orchestratization by Israel or the western powers. He made this statement at the opening session of its advisory Shura Council, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salma said “ “We renew the kingdom’s rejection and strong condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation authority against the Palestinian people”. The Saudi Arabia crown prince further added that “The kingdom will not cease its tireless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without one.” . In 2020 former United States president, Donald Trump, brokered a normalization deal between Israel and Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, which ended their stance of “no form of relationship with Israel until a free Palestinian state has been established”.  This decision by the other three Arab countries has led to Saudi Arabia becoming the most important resistance against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian sovereignty.  Antony Blinken, the United States Secretary of State earlier this month has had a series of meetings with the Saudi Arabia government in a bid to sway them into normalizing relations with Israel as a key possible factor in a ceasefire agreement between Israel in Gaza Strip and the West Bank. In his visit to Haiti on September 6, the United States Secretary of State said that  “I think if we can get a ceasefire in Gaza, there remains an opportunity through the balance of this administration to move forward on normalization,” . While in Riyadh on April 29 at the meeting of the World Economic Forum, Blinken said “In order to move forward with normalization, two things will be required — calm in Gaza and a credible pathway to a Palestinian state,”.  The United States has offered a new security package to Saudi Arabia in exchange for its normalization of relations between the Oil Rich kingdom and Israel, but Saudi leaders keep insisting on a plus for the recognition of a free Palestinian state with security guarantees for Palestine against any future aggression by Israel.  This request has been met with hard resistance by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who keeps insisting that there would be no free Palestinian state.