Tortured, raped opponents of Bashar Assad: Syrian man sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court

A district court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Syrian national to 26 years in prison for crimes against humanity, including the torture and rape of detainees held by forces loyal to former country’s president Bashar al-Assad during the country’s civil war.The man, identified only as Rafiq al Q under Dutch privacy regulations, was convicted…

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Barron Trump makes rare appearance with new hairstyle at White House UFC event — A timeline of his public sightings

Barron Trump returned to the public spotlight this weekend with a noticeably different hairstyle as he attended a UFC event at the White House, marking his first major public appearance in months.The 20-year-old son of US President Donald Trump was among family members attending UFC Freedom 250, held on the White House grounds on Sunday,…

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Indian-origin philanthropist who donated $5.5 million to Texas hospital says she’s uncomfortable with publicity: ‘We don’t advertise’

Sunita Agarwal said she and her husband, Brij Agarwal, prefer to keep their philanthropic work out of the spotlight. Sunita Agarwal and her husband Brij Agarwal do not like to advertise their philanthropic works. After the Indian- American couple’s $5.5 million donation to the St Luke’s Foundation in Texas launched them into the limelight, Sunita…

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Brazilian bungee jumper who fell 130 feet without a rope was still alive when rescuers reached her, nurse says ‘I even talked to her’

A 21-year-old woman who plunged from a 130-foot bridge during an unlicensed bungee jump in Brazil was still alive when rescuers reached her, according to a nurse who rushed to help after the fall.Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died on Saturday after she was launched from the abandoned Ponte do Esqueleto, or Skeleton Bridge, near…

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‘It is with a heavy heart…’: Immigration firm of viral ‘lawyer of miracles’ shuts down in Seattle as clients face deporation

Viral immigration lawyer Alexandra Lozano shuts shop in Seattle amid fraud allegations as clients face deportations because of her fake claims in their Green Card applications. Immigration attorney Alexandra Lozano called herself the “lawyer of miracles’ as her career took off and soared, as she claimed that she fixed cases that were impossible to win….

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