Graham Linehan, co-creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, says he was arrested at Heathrow Airport over posts about transgender people that police allege incited violence. Linehan, 57, has a history of controversial comments about trans women, including calling them violent criminals in women-only spaces. He was released on bail with a ban on posting to X after being hospitalized for high blood pressure during questioning. His … Continue reading TV writer Graham Linehan’s arrest over social media posts sparks free speech outcry in the UK

Burkina Faso’s transitional military government has passed a law criminalizing homosexuality, imposing prison sentences of two to five years, fines, and deportation for foreigners. Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announced the measure, which takes immediate effect as part of broader family and citizenship reforms. The law was unanimously approved by 71 unelected members of the transitional assembly. Rights groups are expected to condemn the move, … Continue reading Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable with prison, fines

Israel has launched a ground operation in Gaza City, IDF Chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir confirmed, calling it a decisive stage in the war against Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised soldiers and reiterated demands for Hamas to release all hostages, disarm, and relinquish control of Gaza. Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Gaza City could face destruction similar to Rafah and Beit Hanoun if Hamas … Continue reading Israel begins ground operation in Gaza City, IDF says

Mexican authorities say influencer Esmeralda Ferrer Garibay, her husband, and their two children were found executed and wrapped in plastic inside their pickup truck in Guadalajara, likely in a cartel-related attack. Investigators believe the family was killed at a nearby auto repair shop before their bodies were moved. Two suspects were briefly detained but later released, and armed men later kidnapped them outside the prosecutor’s … Continue reading TikTok influencer and her family found dead after cartel-style execution

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military struck a drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela in the southern Caribbean, killing 11 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang. He called it a warning against trafficking drugs into the U.S. and shared a video of the vessel exploding, though its authenticity was questioned by Venezuelan officials, who suggested it may have been AI-generated. Venezuela’s President Nicolás … Continue reading US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11

An 85-year-old man was killed and his 82-year-old wife injured when a herd of cows trampled them while hiking with their dog in Austria’s Ramsau am Dachstein. The couple was taken to a Salzburg hospital, where the man died before surgery. Local authorities are investigating, pending an autopsy, CBS News has reported. Fatal cow attacks are rare in Austria, which has issued hiking safety guidelines … Continue reading Hiker dies after getting trampled by cows in Austrian Alps