The FBI on Tuesday warned residents of a Texas city that a week-long nuclear incident training exercise it taking place this week. In a bulletin issued to the public, the FBI’s Houston office told Houston residents that the exercise will last starting Monday until Friday. The training exercise will occur around NRG Park/SH 288 to SH 146 to…
FBI Alert: Week-Long Nuclear ‘Training Exercise’ Being Held in Major US City
Alleged People Trafficker Facing Extradition to France Over 27 Deaths Will Challenge Evidence
LONDON—An alleged people trafficker who was arrested by British police in connection with the deaths of 27 illegal immigrants who died when their small boat sank in the English Channel in November 2021, will face a crucial extradition hearing in August this year. Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 32, was arrested in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in November 2022…
New Dig Likely Buries Hopes of Unearthing Dutch WWII Loot
OMMEREN, Netherlands—An officially sanctioned hunt for a stash of precious jewelry looted by the Nazis during World War II and purportedly buried in a sleepy Dutch village has—like many previous searches—failed to unearth any treasure. Archeologists and historians called into the village of Ommeren, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Amsterdam, pushed a detection…
Russia Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills 2, Damages Homes
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings, killing two people and wounding 40 in the eastern city of Pavlohrad but failing to hit Kyiv, officials said. Air raid sirens began blaring across the capital about 3:45 a.m., followed by explosions as Ukrainian defense systems…
Shen Yun Brings ‘Absolute Beauty’ and Goodness Into World, Says Pianist
PARIS—As a classical pianist, Sofiya Tyschuk travels internationally to perform, but her recent trip to Paris was for less happy reasons: the war in her home country of Ukraine. Fortunately for the artist, the city was full of amazing art and performances, one of them Shen Yun Performing Arts, which was finishing its second tour…
Shen Yun Artists Are ‘Committed, Courageous People’ Says Lawyer
PARIS—On Wednesday April 26, Mrs. Arboux, a lawyer, attended Shen Yun Performing Arts with her family at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. Accompanied by two of her daughters and her granddaughter, the lawyer was touched by Shen Yun’s artists: “Committed, courageous people! They communicate a message through their art, I’m won over! It’s a…
Ireland Government’s Hate Speech Bill Promotes ‘Thought Crime Legislation’
Irish authorities are pushing forward a bill that will make it a crime to disseminate and possess content deemed to be hateful—a development Elon Musk warns is a threat to free speech in the country. The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 (pdf) seeks to “amend the law relating…
Italy, UK Affirm Importance of Maintaining Peace Over Taiwan
The leaders of Britain and Italy have affirmed the need for peace over the Taiwan Strait in a memorandum of understanding as Beijing continues to exert military pressure against the self-ruled island. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed a memorandum of understanding (pdf) on bilateral cooperation during a meeting…
Key Radar Antenna Stuck on Europe’s Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A critical antenna is jammed on a Jupiter-bound spacecraft launched two weeks ago, the European Space Agency reported Friday. The 52-foot (16-meter) radar antenna on Juice unfolded only one-third of the way following liftoff, according to the space agency. Engineers suspect a tiny pin may be protruding. Flight controllers in Germany plan to…
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Shen Yun, ‘It’s a Show That Has a Soul,’ Says Catherine Taittinger
PARIS—Catherine Taittinger, née de Suarez d’Aulan, is considered champagne royalty: her family owned the champagne house Piper-Heidsieck for decades, and her late husband Claude Taittinger was the president of the famous champagne house of the same name. Mrs. Taittinger, who used to be in charge of structures for young children in Reims, attended Shen Yun…