Journalist Kidnapped: US Confirms Release of Journalist Shelly Kittleson from Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq | World News

American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released after being kidnapped in Iraq by the Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, US and Iraqi officials confirmed Tuesday. Her release follows coordinated efforts involving Iraqi authorities and US agencies, including the State Department and FBI.Kittleson, who was abducted in Baghdad in late March, was freed after approximately a week […]

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‘Militia that kills’: Italy unhappy over US sending ICE agents to Winter Olympics, Embassy says ‘obviously they won’t…’

Days after two of its reporters were stopped and threatened by ICE in Minneapolis, Italy expressed its anger over the US now sending ICE agents to the Winter Olympic Games in Milan, set to begin on February 6. But the US embassy clarified that ICE agents who will go to Milan obviously won’t carry out […]

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Who was Yasser Abu Shabab? Israel-backed anti-Hamas militia leader killed in Gaza

Anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed on Thursday in an “internal clash” in the southern Gaza Strip, Times of Israel reported, citing Israeli defence sources. According to the sources, Abu Shabab was taken to a hospital in Israel, where he died of his wounds.Abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in Israeli-held Rafah, […]

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US warships off Venezuela: Navy vessels head to Caribbean in Donald Trump’s push against drug cartels; Maduro deploys 4.5 million militia

The United States is sending an amphibious squadron to the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to tackle drug cartels in Latin America, with three warships expected to reach waters off Venezuela by the weekend.According to news agency Reuters, the deployment includes the USS San Antonio, USS Iwo Jima and USS Fort […]

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