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Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial. Government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told The Associated Press on Friday that the 25-year sentence was commuted by presidential order after a request for clemency.…

Paul Rusesabagina is expected to be released from prison on Saturday after being allegedly arrested back in 2020 for criticism of Kagame over alleged human rights abuses.

'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina to be freed

The U.S. can no longer take a reactive stance toward Iran after a new Pentagon report revised the total number of troops killed by Iran-backed groups continues to rise, experts told Fox News Digital.  "Iran’s regional strategy of working through proxies and carve outs is continuing unabated," Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow and Iran expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said.…

The U.S. responded to an attack by an allegedly Iran-backed group with precision missile strikes, which then prompted a retaliatory attack on an American base in Syria on Friday.

Biden on back foot as Iran proxies hit US troops in Syria, can 'expect more, not less attacks'

A man threatened passengers Friday on a train in eastern Germany and injured a teenager with an ax-like implement, police said. The incident took place on a local train traveling from Cottbus to Frankfurt an der Oder, on the Polish border, German news agency dpa reported. The suspect, whom police identified as a 37-year-old Polish citizen, was arrested. Witnesses said the man boarded the train in…

A man threatened passengers on a German train and injured a teenager with an ax-like implement. The suspect was not believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Man threatens passengers on German train, injures teenager

A motorist drove at pedestrians and rammed parked cars on Friday in a parking garage at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany, injuring three people slightly, police said. Two police officers also were slightly hurt as they pinned down the 57-year-old man, who appeared to have mental health issues, according to a police statement. Most people apparently were able to get out of the way of the…

A man drove at pedestrians and rammed parked cars inside a German airport garage on Friday. The man injured three people and appeared to have mental health issues.

Man drives at pedestrians inside German airport garage, 3 injured

Cuba holds National Assembly elections Sunday, but there are only 470 candidates running for the 470 seats, with no opposition challengers and no campaigning. Voters essentially will do no more than endorse the nominated slate of candidates. The polling held every five years technically is nonpartisan, but falls under the indirect control of the country’s true power under the constitution, the…

Cuba's National Assembly elections are set to take place Sunday, though opposition candidates and campaigning have been a sight unseen in the communist country this year.

No opposition candidates running in Cuban elections

Cocaine use has increased across Europe, an EU-wide wastewater study showed on Wednesday, with the highest levels of residues found in Belgium, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. The study, the largest to date by the Lisbon-based European drugs monitoring agency EMCDDA, analyzed daily wastewater in the catchment areas of treatment plants serving some 54 million people in 104 European cities. It…

A study across a hundred cities and 54 million people found that cocaine use has risen across Europe. Highest levels were found in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Cocaine use has risen across Europe, according to wastewater study

Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates. Artifacts found in this town on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, likely once home to thousands of people and hundreds of homes, date as far back as the region's pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century. While older pearling towns…

The oldest pearl town of the Persian Gulf has been found on Siniyah Island of the United Arab Emirates. The town date as far back as the 6th century during the region’s pre-Islamic era.

Oldest pearl town of the Persian Gulf found on an United Arab Emirates island

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the country planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in retaliation for the U.K.’s decision to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.  Russia falsely claimed these rounds have nuclear components. Putin said the construction of the storage facilities for the weapons in the Russian-allied country, which…

Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he planned to strategically place nuclear weapons in allied Belarus as retaliation against Western support for Ukraine.

Putin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus as warning to west

Social media users were outraged by a recent clip of French President Emmanuel Macron appearing to hide a luxury wristwatch during an interview, as pension-related protests in France intensify. Macron appeared to take off his watch under a table during a TF1/France 2 interview. Twitter users speculated that the president removed his watch to appear less wealthy. The Élysée Palace made a statement…

French President Emmanuel Macron was seen removing his expensive luxury watch while discussing France's pension protests, sparking outrage from Twitter users.