US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank pred 14 urami in 27 minutami Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to interveneThe US congressman Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him during a visit to the Israel-occupied West Bank recently, describing the experience as a first-hand view of the realities faced by Palestinians living under occupation.In an interview with Reuters on Thursday from a Palestinian village, the progressive US House Democrat from California said his detention happened the previous day while his delegation visited an area of the southern West Bank that has experienced repeated attacks by Israeli settlers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Family pleads for answers in death of young Black man in Mississippi pred 15 urami in 15 minutami Body of Nolan Wells, 18, found after he traveled to Horn Island over Fourth of July weekend with three white friendsA mother on Friday pleaded for anyone to come forward with information about what happened to her son, Nolan Wells, a young Black man whose body was found on an island off the coast of Mississippi after he traveled there over the Fourth of July weekend with three white friends.“We just want to know what happened and why our baby didn’t come home,” Christine Wonsley, choking back tears, said at a news conference about her son. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father pred 15 urami in 44 minutami Errol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figuresElon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, according to the billionaire X owner’s father, who was with the British far-right activist in Moscow as he encouraged anti-migration protests in Britain.Robinson – whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – appeared last month in Moscow, from where he issued calls for supporters to take to the streets after a knife attack in Belfast. He shared video of himself in a luxury Moscow hotel with the older Musk, whose son has been a vocal supporter of Robinson. Continue reading...(The Guardian)