The Manhattan District Attorney's Office in New York has announced an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against US Congressman and California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell. Four women have accused him of misconduct ranging from sexual harassment to rape, including an alleged incident in New York. Swalwell denies the claims, vowing to defend himself with "facts".
Israeli strikes have killed at least 18 people across southern Lebanon, with Lebanese authorities reporting that the overall death toll from the war that began last month has surpassed 2,000. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that strikes on a village near Sidon killed at least eight people and wounded nine others.
Hansjürgen Köhler has been a volunteer for the Central Research Network for Anomalous Phenomena (CENAP) for more than 50 years, based in Germany's southwestern Odenwald region. He sees his work as scientific investigation but also as caring for others. Köhler is a friendly and chatty man in his late 60s who became a salesman early in life because he was not allowed to become an astronomer. His father advised him to "do something respectable," so Köhler's love of space remained a hobby, albeit one he takes very seriously. In 2023, NASA appointed its first director of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), while in Germany, Hansjürgen Köhler has been investigating UFO reports for over five decades.
US President Donald Trump has endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of national elections. Trump wrote in all caps on his Truth Social platform, “Get out and vote for Viktor Orban,” as campaigning in Hungary entered its final stretch. This Sunday, voters will decide Orban’s fate at the ballot box. Orban has blocked EU aid to Ukraine, openly criticized the European Union (EU), and cultivated close ties with Trump, presenting himself as MAGA’s man in Europe.
A court in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Friday convicted nearly 400 terrorism suspects in a mass trial that spanned four days. The proceedings involved a panel of 10 judges, with many of those convicted receiving prison terms of up to 20 years.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed that two of its destroyers, the USS Frank E Peterson and USS Michael Murphy, transited the Strait of Hormuz to clear sea mines allegedly laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Admiral Brad Cooper hailed this as a turning point in the US and Israeli war against Iran, stating, “Today, we began the process of establishing a new passage.” This move purportedly aims to secure the vital waterway for global commerce.
A man wielding a machete was fatally shot by police at New York City's Grand Central station after allegedly wounding three elderly individuals. According to the local police department, the incident occurred on Saturday at 9:40am Eastern Time (13:40 GMT).
Police in central London have started arresting individuals during a mass vigil in Trafalgar Square opposing the ban on the campaign group Palestine Action. Hundreds gathered for the demonstration on Saturday, with many holding signs stating, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” Several people, including an elderly woman using walking sticks, were escorted away by officers from the protest site.
Russia has been detaining thousands of Ukrainian civilians in prisons for years, in clear breach of international humanitarian law. Families have been fighting for the release of their loved ones, with some cases dragging on for over a decade. Larisa Shevandin has not seen her husband Oleh for 11 years, since he was abducted in May 2015 in Debaltseve, a city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Kremlin-backed separatists. Shevandin conducted her own investigation and founded the advocacy group Return Home, but despite discussions at the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, he remains imprisoned without formal charges or legal representation.
In-person talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending their six-week-old war have commenced in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, days after a fragile ceasefire was agreed. Discussions between the two sides began on Saturday afternoon, following earlier bilateral meetings each side held separately with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Libya's rival legislative bodies have approved a unified state budget for the first time in more than a decade, marking a rare moment of cooperation in a country fractured by years of conflict. The Central Bank of Libya confirmed on Saturday that both chambers had endorsed the budget, describing the move as a step towards restoring financial stability after prolonged division.
The UK regime's National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Saturday the arrest of a 27-year-old Sudanese man in connection with the drowning deaths of four migrants in the English Channel on Thursday. The man was detained for endangering the lives of others during a sea journey to the UK—a crime defined under new border security legislation enacted earlier this year as part of the regime's controversial migration crackdown.