A former Federal Bureau of Information (FBI) informant on Monday admitted to making up a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter taking $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian energy firm.Alexander Smirnov, 44, pleaded guilty to creating a false record in a federal investigation, as well as three counts of tax evasion for failing to pay taxes and penalties on $2.1 million in income for 2020 through…

Two people were killed and a suspect was found dead in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, on Monday morning. Just before 11 a.m. Madison police responded to a shooting at the private school located at 4901 East Buckeye Road. There was a large police presence at the school with multiple emergency vehicles in the parking lot. Police said two people died in the…

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, has tendered her resignation due to policy disagreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the response to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. Freeland submitted her resignation in a letter to Trudeau on Monday, citing fundamental differences in their approach to addressing Trump’s “aggressive economic nationalism,” which she described as a “grave challenge.” The resignation follows Trudeau’s recent decision to relieve her of her duties…

A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona. Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies including murder, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, weapon charges and being a felon illegally in possession of a…

A woman who was killed in a triple shooting in northwest London has been named as 46-year-old Michelle Sadio.Two men, both in their 30s, also suffered injuries in the attack on Gifford Road in Harlesden, Brent, on Saturday night.The victims had been among mourners attending a wake inside the River of Life Elim Pentecostal Church, according to Pastor Lawrence Larbie.He told the MyLondon website people started running into the building…

The United Kingdom government on Monday approved a takeover of Royal Mail’s owner by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP group in a deal worth £3.6 billion ($4.5 billion).The “deal protects workers and key services whilst seeing Royal Mail continue to be headquartered in Britain, securing jobs and tax receipts in the UK”, the government said in a statement.The 48-year-old made his fortune in the energy industry, where he controls one…

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Belen city, New Mexico, United States (US) for killing his father, mother and two brothers. The teenager was arrested on Sunday after he called the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office himself to announce the quadruple murder of his family members, police and State officials said. The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office Received a 911 emergency call before dawn on Saturday from a male minor “who…

At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, uprooting trees, tearing houses apart, and pounding the impoverished archipelago’s already weak infrastructure. Rescuers have been dispatched to the islands, which lie between the coast of Mozambique and Madagascar, but their efforts are likely to be hindered by damage to…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly rejected Donald Trump’s invitation for a history-making guest appearance at next month’s presidential inauguration. The snub, reported by CBS News, will come as a blow to the president-elect and his plans for a spectacular swearing-in event on January 20 to mark his return to the White House. A foreign head of state has never attended a U.S. inauguration, according to State Department records, but…

Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was discharged from the hospital on Sunday following a successful surgery to stop a bleeding in his brain. The 79-year-old leader underwent a second medical procedure to address bleeding on the surface of his brain, earlier this week, following a fall at home. The procedure, called a middle meningeal artery embolisation, allowed medical professionals to insert a small blockage in his blood vessel…

Victims of major public corruption cases in Pennsylvania and Illinois are angry that President Joe Biden granted clemency last week to two convicted officials. The commutations were announced Thursday as part of a historic clemency package for 1,500 convicted criminals who, the White House said, “deserve a second chance.” The two convicted officials whose cases sparked outrage – a crooked Pennsylvania judge and a notorious Illinois fraudster – both had…

Israeli Foreign Ministry has announced the immediate closure of Israel’s embassy in Ireland, accusing the country of propagating anti-Israel policies. In a statement on Sunday, Israel’s foreign minister, Gideon Saar, accused Ireland of “double standards” in its dealings with Israel. Saar said the decision was reached “in light of the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government.” According to him, “the actions and anti-Semitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel…