The message “Irish Lives Matter” scrawled in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as well as a sign posted saying one neighborhood would “no longer accept the rehousing of illegal immigrants” are reportedly being investigated by local police as hate-related incidents. The BBC, which also shared photos of the messaging, first reported about…

Mexico’s president said Wednesday that two of four news photographers who were shot Tuesday are in serious condition, as prosecutors confirmed that a fifth journalist was shot and wounded the same day.The four photojournalists were shot near a military barracks in the southern Guerrero state after they returned from a…

A woman swimming in a mermaid costume had a narrow escape from drowning after her tail became stuck at the bottom of a massive aquarium tank in a shopping mall, with the terrifying moment captured on video.The woman, a professional mermaid from South Africa, had seconds to react with her…

An electrician who had sex with more than 100 corpses over a 15-year period was able to do so without being detected due to serious failures of “management, governance, regulation and processes, and a persistent lack of curiosity,” a new 300-plus page inquiry report found.David Fuller, who was later convicted…

JERUSALEM – As more of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terror attack in southern Israel are freed as part of a U.S.-Qatari-Egyptian brokered cease-fire deal, stories of the horrors endured during their 50-plus days in captivity are slowly coming to light.Instead of the usual chatter,…

The Russian government is floating the idea of demanding a “loyalty agreement” from foreigners.A proposed law would restrict non-Russian residents from openly opposing the government, criticizing Russia’s communist history or subverting traditional values.Foreign nationals would be required to sign an agreement prohibiting “hindering the activities of public authorities of the…

New details have emerged after imprisoned U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan was allegedly assaulted by another inmate in a Russian prison.Whelan, whose family insists he is being held on false charges, suffered an eye injury in a quarrel with another convict, the Mordovian Federal Penitentiary Service told Russian news agency…

North Korea is closing more embassies in Africa and South Asia — the latest in a string of diplomatic missions to be recently shuttered.The dictatorship’s embassies in Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expected to cease operations, according to reports.These follow last week’s close of the diplomatic…

Pope Francis made a public appearance at the Vatican on Wednesday, his first since staff announced the pope would not be attending a three-day overseas trip to a U.N. climate conference, known as COP28, in Dubai.Francis, who has lung inflammation causing breathing problems, presided with the public but said he…

China has expanded the crackdown on its Muslim minority outside the Xinjing region, making its first such effort following international attention on the country’s Uyghur population. “While the world is fixated on Gaza, a real crime against Muslims is occurring in China, executed by the Communist Party,” Alan Mendoza, co-founder and…