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28+ min ago (671+ words) Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's resignation comes amid an investigation into her role in luring South Africans to fight for Russia in war on Ukraine. By Kevin Doyle and News Agencies A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament amid allegations that she lured 17 men to fight as mercenaries in Russia's war against Ukraine. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's resignation on Friday comes after police said she was under investigation for her alleged role in luring South Africans to Russia. The police announcement came after a group of men aged 20 to 39 ended up on the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine. Zuma-Sambudla had served as a member of parliament since June 2024 for uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), an opposition party created by her father in 2023 following his expulsion from South Africa's then-governing African National Congress. "The national officials have accepted comrade Duduzile…...

34+ min ago (211+ words) Donald Trump Jr. is not happy with the Wall Street Journal after its editorial board published an urgent plea for Americans not to resort to "collective punishment" against Afghan immigrants. All those Afghans who helped U.S. soldiers, the board concluded, "shouldn't be blamed for the violent act of one man. Collective punishment of all Afghans in the U.S. won't make America safer and it might embitter more against the United States." But this plea for levelheadedness enraged the president's eldest son. "Give me a f------ break," Trump Jr. wrote on X. "The RINOs [Republicans In Name Only] at the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board want us to be flooded with millions of America hating migrants who don't share our values. This is a good reminder that it's not just Democrats responsible for this - It's the globalist RINOs too." This comes at a moment when…...

36+ min ago (465+ words) Authorities also designate Anti-Corruption Foundation as "terrorist" group and consider total ban on WhatsApp. Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an "undesirable organisation, a label that, under a 2015 law, makes involvement with it a criminal offence. Friday"s designation means the international human rights group must stop all work in Russia, and opens those who cooperate with or support the organisation to prosecution. HRW has repeatedly accused Russia of suppressing dissenters and committing war crimes during its ongoing war against Ukraine. "For over three decades, Human Rights Watch"s work on post-Soviet Russia has pressed the government to uphold human rights and freedoms, the executive director at Human Rights Watch, Philippe Bolopion, said in a statement. "Our work hasn"t changed, but what"s changed, dramatically, is the government"s full-throttled embrace of dictatorial policies, its staggering rise…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (169+ words) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refused to back down or apologize amid explosive new reporting that on his orders, military officials went out of their way to fire on survivors of suspected drug trafficking ships that were already taken out, which legal experts have said would be an open-and-shut war crime if true. Hegseth, who calls himself the "Secretary of War" under an unofficial department name change instituted by an executive order from President Donald Trump, issued a statement attacking the media, but also not denying anything that was reported. "Our warriors in SOUTHCOM put their lives on the line every day to protect the Homeland from narco-terrorists " and I will ALWAYS have their back," Hegseth concluded. All of this is occurring as Trump supporters push outrage against half a dozen Democratic members of Congress with military backgrounds, for publishing…...

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1+ hour, 33+ min ago (1806+ words) A professional-looking manicure from your own home is the matter of a few minutes with this jelly nail polish. It creates a bubbly glass effect and only requires a little nail buffing and 60 seconds to cure under a gel UV lamp. You can use the included magnet to create any artistic effects before curing. If you're looking to amp up hair height, these volume clips might just be the answer. Compatible with all types and thicknesses of hair, the interlocking teeth raise your roots or your bangs so you can lock the lift in place with a blow dryer. You can also comfortably sleep with them in thanks to their curved design. Shorts, split skirts, and gowns look so much spicier with this thigh chain. The design features sparkly rhinestones on five cascading alloy chains, available in your choice of…...

2+ hour ago (695+ words) As 800 nurses at Henry Ford Health Genesys hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan, near completion or their third month on the picket line fighting for enforceable, safe staffing standards, they are facing ramped up strikebreaking by the multibillion-dollar health conglomerate. Teamster Local 332 has filed unfair labor practice charges over management's attempt to unilaterally impose its supposed contract offer using the bogus pretense of an impasse. Henry Ford Health acquired the operations of what was Grand Blanc Genesys Hospital in the fall of 2024 through a joint venture with Ascension Michigan. Since that time, conditions at Genesys have deteriorated as management has sought to recoup the costs of the acquisition off the backs of staff and at the expense of patient care. The great danger is that the strike continues to remain isolated under conditions where Henry Ford Health is continuing normal operations…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago (380+ words) The Trump administration calls out the outlet alongside The Boston Globe and The Independent The White House put the David Ellison-owned, Bari Weiss-run CBS News on a "Media Offender of the Week" list for their coverage of President Donald Trump's accusations of "sedition" against the "Democrat Six." The list was unveiled by the White House on Friday, which accused CBS News, along with The Boston Globe and The Independent, of misrepresenting the president's reaction to Sen. Mark Kelly and company's social media video telling members of the military that they could refuse illegal orders. "The media misrepresented President Trump's call for Members of Congress to be held accountable for inciting sedition by saying that he called for their "execution," the site stated. The White House continued: "The Democrats and Fake News Media subversively implied that President Trump had issued illegal…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago (170+ words) A former Republican strategist suggested Friday that a top advisor for President Donald Trump ought to face prosecution for spying and treason. Steve Witkoff serves as a peace envoy for negotiations related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Recently, he has worked closely with the White House on a controversial 28-point peace plan for Ukraine and engaged in friendly dialogue with Russia. In a leaked call of an October conversation, Witkoff floated to a senior foreign'policy adviser to Vladimir Putin a peace framework that included territorial concessions such as parts of Donetsk, and coached Russia on how to present a proposal that would appeal to Trump. Witkoff has faced fierce criticism from both sides of the aisle in recent days, and on Friday, Rick Wilson of the anti-Trump group the Lincoln Project uncorked an eye-popping take. "In a just world, Steve Witkoff…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago (985+ words) Since Thursday, Kandy, the capital of the hill country, has been completely cut off, with still no access as of Saturday morning. On Friday, the cyclone hit the war-ravaged northern province. Areas such as Hettipola, Mahadowa, Kandaketiya, Habarana, Wewessa and Lelkadura have each received over 200 millimeters of rain. The highest rainfall, 300 millimeters, was recorded in Mahakalawewa, Batticaloa. Torrential rains have saturated the highlands, destabilizing slopes and triggering landslides, while major reservoirs are nearing or exceeding capacity. Numerous rivers and reservoirs are either already overflowing or dangerously close to doing so, displacing thousands in surrounding low-lying regions. The highest number of deaths'over 35'has been reported in Badulla district in the Central Province, which is experiencing landslides, hillside collapses and flooding. Fatalities have occurred in the divisional secretariat areas of Badulla, Welimada, Lunugala, Passara, Kandaketiya, Uva Paranagama, Soranathota and Ella. Many residents…...