Day: June 26, 2024

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

4:10 am June 26, 2024

The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. A couple hundred police officers from Kenya landed in the capital of Port-au-Prince, whose main international airport reopened in late May after gang violence forced […]

Israeli defense minister urges US cooperation against ‘Iran and its proxies’ as war with Hezbollah on horizon

3:28 am June 26, 2024

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, during a visit to the Pentagon on Tuesday, urged the U.S. to continue cooperating against “Iran and its proxies” after the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff indicated assistance with Hezbollah remained unlikely in the event of a full-blown war with Israel. “The President, the Administration, and you, Mr. Secretary, have […]

Brazil-backed G20 report calls for global, wealth-based income tax

3:22 am June 26, 2024

A global tax on the super-rich is proposed in a new report that Brazil commissioned for its current presidency of the leading 20 rich and developing nations. Individuals with more than $1 billion in total assets would be required to pay the equivalent of 2% of their wealth in income tax, according to the proposal […]

Kendrick Perkins calls Brian Scalabrine ‘coward’ after former teammate claims he’s banned from Celtics parade

3:12 am June 26, 2024

Two former Boston Celtics teammates, who were a part of the last team to win an NBA title prior to this year’s champions, are in an ugly feud that’s unfolding in front of all fans. Brian Scalabrine and Kendrick Perkins were both part of the 2008 Celtics team that hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy. However, […]

Officials stumped by hundreds of dead fish found in pond: ‘Still being investigated’

3:08 am June 26, 2024

Utah state officials are currently investigating a local pond after hundreds of dead fish were found floating on top of the water. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital. A spokesperson explained that officials were alerted to the incident at Cove Pond in Salt Lake County on Monday morning. […]