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Togo cracking down on media, opposition ahead of parliamentary elections: report

Authorities in Togo have repressed the media and prevented civilians from gathering to protest peacefully, Amnesty International said in a report published Wednesday, ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled to take place at the end of this month.Amnesty International said in its annual report on human rights around the world that…

Saudi King Salman enters hospital for ‘routine examinations,’ state media says

Saudi Arabia’s 88-year-old King Salman entered the hospital Wednesday for what state media described as “routine examinations.”WHAT MY INTERVIEW WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN REVEALS ABOUT THE POWER OF DEMOCRACY The state-run Saudi Press Agency did not elaborate other than to say that he would be at King…

Russia sinks space nuke ban at UN amid rumors of Putin’s orbital weapon

A U.S.-led resolution that would prevent using nuclear weapons in outer space received dozens of co-sponsors, but Russia vetoed the measure amid reports it has deployed a weapon that can destroy satellites. “The detonation of a nuclear weapon in space would destroy satellites that are vital to communications, agriculture, national security,…

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘antisemitic mobs’ have taken over America’s ‘leading universities’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video message Wednesday saying “what’s happening in America’s college campuses is horrific.” “Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading universities. They call for the annihilation of Israel. They attack Jewish students. They attack Jewish faculty,” he said. “This is reminiscent of what happened in German…

D-Day veteran, 100, dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time

British army veteran Bill Gladden desired to return to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day to honor fallen comrades.Gladden, part of the diminishing group of WWII veterans, has died at the age of 100.Despite battling cancer, Gladden remained determined to attend this year’s D-Day commemorations in Normandy.British army veteran…