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Iraqi intel busts Islamic State financial network in West Africa

Long War Journal · September 3, 2025

The Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) announced yesterday that it rolled up an Islamic State (IS) financial network that spanned three unspecified West African countries. According to Iraqi media reports, the operation was the first of...

It is time to prioritize children over guns

Religion News Service · September 2, 2025

(RNS) — Children are suffering and dying all over the world from hunger, disease, wars, crime and domestic violence. It’s a tragedy that cries out to heaven for a response that goes beyond verbal regrets, white papers and political posturing. Last...

White Buffalo Day Event at The Backstreet Cultural Museum

Off Beat Magazine - Louisiana · September 2, 2025

The Backstreet Cultural Museum, photo courtesy of Wikimedia The Backstreet Cultural Museum will host a special event celebrating the return to the museum of the 1994 New Orleans Proclamation declaring August 27th as White Buffalo Day as well as...

'A bullet went through my skull' - Tanzania abduction survivor

GhanaWeb · September 3, 2025

Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. In the wake of his abduction on a highway in Tanzania's main city Dar es Salaam, social media activist Edgar Mwakabela, better known as Sativa, says he came close to...

Adopted teen girl issued visa to live with suspected people-traffickers

RNZ · September 3, 2025

Photo: Unsplash / RNZ composite Immigration New Zealand helped clear the way for an adopted girl to live with a family investigated by police for people-trafficking. The case was detailed in a no-surprises briefing to Immigration Minister Erica...

New $250 'visa integrity fee' to be imposed on millions of travelers under Trump's latest immigration crackdown

Daily Mail · August 31, 2025

The Trump administration is implementing a new $250 'visa integrity fee' on travelers arriving in the United States as part of a continued immigration crackdown. The new visa fee, set to go into effect on October 1, adds an additional hurdle for...

Bust Fake News With Bangalore Mirror: Trump claims he ended Congo war, locals say conflict far from over

Bangalore Mirror ·

Claim: US President Donald Trump asserted that he ended the decadeslong war in eastern Congo after brokering a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda in June, saving millions of lives. Fact: Clashes between M23 rebels and militias continue, residents...

Former members sued the Church of Jesus Christ. This friend rallied to its defense

Deseret News - Utah · August 31, 2025

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Local documentaries at Café Congo Sept. 7

Winona Post - Minnesota ·

Well-known local filmmaker Mary Farrell returns to Café Congo (161 West Broadway, Winona) on Sunday, September 7, at 2 p.m. to present a one-hour screening of her films featuring two beloved community members, Anne Pellowski and John Latsch. “Anne...

Julia Mbongo’s Raffia Wedding Dress & Cloak Is a Love Letter to Her African Heritage

Bella Naija · September 3, 2025

Can we talk about how African brides are absolutely serving looks lately? They’re saying “thanks, but no thanks” to traditional white wedding gowns and going full-throttle with African fashion that’s got us all in our feelings. The designers...

Busch Gardens Tampa to Close 52-Year-Old Opening Day Attraction This Weekend By Colson Thayer

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has announced the permanent closure of one of its opening day attractions The 52-year-old Stanley Falls Flume will take its "final plunge" on Sunday, Sept. 7 Earlier this year, the park opened a brand-new...

LISTEN: Durban resident set for Gaza with aid flotilla: 'I can't stay silent'

East Coast Radio ·

A Durban North resident who is on her way to Gaza as part of a humanitarian aid flotilla says she's doing it for her three daughters. An activist waves the Palestinian flag as a boat carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and activists,...

Cork Jazz Festival unveils further acts for 2025 event

Irish Examiner · September 3, 2025

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has unveiled its lineup for October bank holiday event. The 2025 festival will be the 47th incarnation of an event that is still recognised as one of the jazz genres big European occasions, even if the range of...

Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment To Stronger Ties With Republic Of Congo

Biz Watch Nigeria · August 18, 2025

Nigeria has restated its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with the Republic of the Congo through deeper cooperation in trade, peace, and cultural exchange, describing the partnership as vital to regional stability and shared...

Lambers: Colleges can help starving children

The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont ·

As colleges reopen, a great service project for students would be to advocate for feeding hungry children displaced by war. Think of the children from Sudan, a country devastated by civil war and famine. Sudanese kids and their families have fled...

Massachusetts trans activist arrested in fatal shooting of father after school drop-off just one day after Minneapolis trans massacre

The Post Millenial · August 29, 2025

The shooting comes just one day after another trans person Robert "Robin" Westman killed two children attending Catholic mass in Minneapolis. Police in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts say a man was killed Thursday morning after confronting another man...

Security officers arrest 34 traffickers ...

The Guardian Post ·

The traffickers were arrested during crackdown operations carried out under the framework of the government’s collaboration with the Eco Activists for Governance and Law Enforcement, EAGLE, network that assists wildlife officials in the...

President Ruto receives credentials of nine envoys, urges stronger diplomatic partnership

TV47 · September 3, 2025

President William Ruto has formally accepted the credentials of nine newly appointed ambassadors and high commissioners, marking the start of their diplomatic assignments in Kenya. The ceremony took place on Wednesday, August 3, 2025 at State...

What is happening in September in Monaco and the French Riviera?

Monaco Life · September 3, 2025

As summer ends and autumn unfolds, Monaco’s cultural calendar doesn’t slow down. Instead, September arrives with an exceptional lineup of literary gatherings, luxury showcases, maritime traditions, and artistic celebrations, offering something for...

Riots In Switzerland After Congolese Teen Dies, Right-Wing Politician Targeted In Lynching Attack

InfoWars · August 28, 2025

Quiet and prosperous Switzerland also now has its migrant riots to contend with. In the Swiss city of Lausanne, riots have now broken out for a second night after a 17-year-old Congolese youth died during a police chase. During the first night of...