The diving tragedy in the Maldives " which claimed the lives of four Italian divers inside an underwater cave, followed by the death of a Maldivian navy diver " has renewed warnings from experts about the risks of cave diving without proper training, planning and specialised equipment. On Thursday, the Divers Alert Network (DAN), which coordinated the complex search and recovery operation at the Dhekunu Kandu dive site in Vaavu atoll, announced all the divers' dead bodies had been recovered. The victims were identified as Monica Montefalcone, an ecology professor; her daughter Giorgia Sommacal; marine biologist Federico Gualtieri; researcher Muriel Oddenino; and diving instructor Gianluca Benedetti. The body of Bendetti was recovered earlier outside the cave. Mohamed Mahudhee, a member of the Maldivian national defence force, also died in the tragedy, as a result of decompression sickness after taking part in a recovery mission. Read more
US authorities have charged Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi (32) for allegedly plotting to assassinate Ivanka Trump in order to avenge IRGC-QF General Qasem Soleimani, a beloved Iranian military leader who Donald Trump recklessly ordered murdered by a drone strike in Baghdad Iraq on 3 Jan 2020.
In Mafia parlance, Dummkopf Trumpf "crossed a line" and the unforgiving IRGC-QF and MOIS will maintain a KGB-like personal vendetta against him and members of the Trumpf Crime Family (TCF) for some time to come.
DJT: "Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA!"
Former Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer on UFOs and alien lifeThe diabolical Trumpf junta has not released any new FBI files on Jeffrey Epstein since 30 Jan 2026
Some in NATO, shocked by Mr Trump's threat in January to seize Greenland from Denmark, worry not only that America might sit out a war with Russia, but that it could actively thwart other members' responses. The possibility is seen as remote. But interviews with senior officers and defence officials from several NATO countries reveal for the first time how seriously they take the risk. Some European armed forces are making secret plans to fight not just without America's help, but without much of NATO's command-and-control infrastructure. "The Greenland crisis was a wake-up call," says a Swedish defence official. "We realised we need a Plan B." Read more
IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon continue in widespread looting and pillaging. An IDF reservist admitted: "There was another mission [in Lebanon] -- an unofficial one: Taking out all the loot." The "spoils" would be unloaded at an outpost so they'd be waiting for the soldiers when they went home. The reservist said his unit operated in a wealthy Lebanese village, where soldiers would first fire at houses to ensure there were no Hezbollah fighters inside before ransacking the homes for valuables.
IDF looting of Lebanese homes has been non-stop since Israel invaded
The article digs into the tension between Christianity and white supremacy in America... The writer reflects on an old church photo showing Ku Klux Klan members sitting openly inside a worship service beneath a "Jesus Saves" sign, using it as proof that some people claimed Christianity while ignoring the actual teachings of Jesus about love, mercy, and equality...
Songs that make you drive fast. Song at link: Modern Lovers, "Roadrunner."
The Trump administration will never admit this, but the biggest reason that Trump is a fan of AI is because of how easily AI can conjure up images that make Donald Trump look great.
The image you're looking at now of Trump as Superman was posted by him last summer, but it's been just one of many, many AI images in which Trump looks better than anyone else.
Just a few weeks back, we had of course Donald Trump as Jesus, excuse me, I mean Donald Trump as a doctor healing a patient while people around him pray and there is a strange creature in the background at the top.
But again, it makes Donald Trump look better than others.
The Trump administration is moving to close what it describes as a loophole that allows migrants to remain in the United States while awaiting permanent residency. On Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new guidance directing immigration officers to treat the transition from temporary nonimmigrant status to permanent immigrant status under Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as a process that should generally take place outside the United States, according to a document obtained by the Daily Caller. (RELATED: An Incredible Share Of Migrant Households Use Welfare, Study Finds) Under the guidance, individuals seeking lawful permanent residency would typically be required to return to their home country, complete screening procedures and obtain an immigrant visa through the U.S. Department of State before reentering the U.S. as immigrants.
Attorneys heard a stunning mea culpa from the U.S. Attorney's Office of Northern Illinois after prosecutors dropped all charges against the so-called "Broadview Six" immigration protesters. The reason? Prosecutors admit they made significant mistakes. However, attorneys for the defendants in the case claim these 'errors' were not mistakes at all, but rather intentional misconduct on the part of prosecutors in order to tip the scales to get an indictment. The even say the alleged cover up might be even worse, and now a judge says prosecutors might even face sanctions. "Today, we have won in court, and we will continue to stand up against injustice," said Oak Park village trustee Brian straw, who was charged as part of the case along with five others. Straw, former Congressional candidate Kat Abugazalah and four others were indicted after allegedly blocking federal vehicles outside the Broadview ICE facility in September 2025.
The unconstitutional US war against the people of Iran on behalf of Israel has not only killed at least 3,636 people, but has become an environmental disaster in the Middle East, as well as an economic catastrophe for the West. The unlawful aggression has produced emissions equivalent to a year of Iceland's carbon output-- more than 5m tons of CO2 generated in just the first two weeks of the war-- and the IMF warns that a recession will soon engulf Europe if US and Israeli hostilities against Iran continues.
The War Against Iran is Costing the Israeli Taxpayer Far Less than the American Taxpayer
The House passed a bill to force public school teachers to out transgender students to their parents and eight Democrats voted for it: Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX), Donald Davis (NC), Cleo Fields (LA.), Laura Gillen (NY), Vicente Gonzalez (TX), Marcy Kaptur (OH), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA.) and Eugene Vindman (VA) all voted for this bill. Three of those Democrats -- Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez, and Vindman -- are members of the Congressional Equality Caucus, which advocates for LGBTQ+ rights.
Eight Democrats Inexplicably Voted Against LGBTQ+ Rights for Teens
During the first fiscal year after New Britain started a program allowing certain employees to use city-issued credit cards to buy goods and services, a total of about $7,500 was charged to then-Mayor Erin Stewart's card, according to expense reports. Flash forward to her final full fiscal year in office, and about $40,000 was charged to her card, according to the expense reports released through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin on Thursday released the party's autopsy report on the 2024 election after facing intense pressure to do so.
More than 10,000 times, judges have said those detentions, typically carried out with no opportunity for detainees to plead their case, were illegal. That's roughly 90 percent of all cases " a staggering rejection of a core piece of Trump's immigration agenda. Read more
Eighteen Americans exposed to hantavirus are quarantining in Nebraska. An American medical missionary who tested positive for Ebola as part of an ongoing outbreak of over 600 suspected cases in Central Africa was flown to Germany for treatment. And some Americans don't trust what they're hearing about either virus.
