In an encouraging update on the troubling situation involving the group of kidnapped Christian missionaries in Haiti, three more missionaries have been released, according to a statement from Christian Aid Ministries on Monday. The three missionaries were released sometime on Sunday night.
Following an investigation that has spanned a decade, BuzzFeed News reporters found credible evidence that at least 10 employees and contractors of the Central Intelligence Agency committed sex crimes against children over the past 14 years; crime the agency has attempted to cover it up in order to protect state secrets.
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China is eyeing Equatorial Guinea as the site of its first military base on the Atlantic Ocean, in a move that has US officials concerned.
A court in military-ruled Myanmar found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of charges of incitement and breaching coronavirus restrictions on Monday, drawing international condemnation of what critics described as a “sham trial.”
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The phones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown person using sophisticated Israeli spyware. Four sources “familiar with the matter” reported that the unknown attacker, using Israeli NSO Group spyware, targeted the iPhones of state officials either working in Uganda or involved, in some official capacity, with the East African country, according to Reuters.
James and Jennifer Crumbley were charged on Friday with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter by Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald.
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Over the weekend, sources reported that the upcoming Christmas special for series, titled “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers,” has set a new record with over $8 million in ticket sales, the largest in the history of movies coordinated by Fathom Events.
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Bob Dole, who overcame grievous World War Two combat wounds to become a pre-eminent figure in U.S. politics as a longtime Republican senator from Kansas and his party’s unsuccessful 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday. He was 98.
Russia and the U.S. have announced a video call on Tuesday to discuss diplomatic concerns, especially regarding the tension between Russia and Ukraine.
An underperforming November job report was labeled “a disappointment” by economists.