Officers arrived at the St. Cloud Wells Fargo around 2pm local time on Thursday, responding to a call about a bank robbery in progress, police Lieutenant Lori Ellering said in a statement. “Negotiations are ongoing,” she said. “The situation remains an active incident. There are an undisclosed number of bank …
Read More »Syrian air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression,’ intercept ‘multiple missiles’ over Damascus – state TV
The attacks came around 10:30pm local time on Tuesday near the capital, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency, citing a military source, who said the strikes came “from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan.” Video footage purporting to show air defense systems intercepting some of the missiles has circulated …
Read More »New York activists respond to brutal attack on Asian man by rallying against WHITE NATIONALISM, even though the culprit was BLACK
Hundreds of protesters gathered at New York’s Washington Square Park on Saturday afternoon and marched through parts of Manhattan, chanting, “Whose streets? Our streets.” The marchers congregated in front of the iconic Macy’s store on 34th Street. One carried a sign declaring, “White nationalism is the virus.” Organizers billed the …
Read More »China ready to ‘respond to all threats and provocations at any time’ as US warship crosses Taiwan Strait
Speaking on Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters that Beijing had carefully followed the passing of a US warship through the Taiwan Strait earlier that same day. “China will continue to maintain a high level of alert at all times, ready to respond to all threats and …
Read More »Syrian air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression’ near Golan Heights – state media
The missile strikes were launched late on Wednesday night around al-Quneitra, a city south of Damascus and just outside the Israel-occupied Golan Heights, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. Footage circulating online purported to show the attack in progress. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Read More »Syrian air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression’ around Damascus (VIDEOS)
The strikes came early on Thursday morning in the area around the Syrian capital, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency, reportedly targeting military sites near the town of al-Kisweh, located some 18 miles (30km) south of Damascus. “At exactly 11:10pm, the Israeli enemy carried out an air aggression through …
Read More »China says it’s ‘ready to respond to all threats’ after US sends 2 warships through Taiwan Strait
The USS John S. McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a “routine Taiwan Strait transit” on December 31, the US Navy said in a statement, claiming the exercise complied with international law. But the drill was met with fury from Beijing, with Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin saying during …
Read More »Syrian air defenses respond to ‘Israeli aggression’, explosions heard over Hama countryside – state media
The alleged strikes came on Friday morning, in the early hours of Christmas Day, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency. The attack reportedly targeted military sites near the city of Masyaf, located some 23 miles (37km) west of Hama. Unconfirmed footage of Syria’s defenses in action has circulated online. …
Read More »Americans respond to riots, crime fears by buying more guns as Smith & Wesson reports ‘UNPARALLELED’ demand
Gun sales in the company’s first fiscal quarter, ended July 31, jumped 141 percent from a year earlier to a record $230 million, Smith & Wesson said late Thursday. The firm also set an all-time quarterly high for guns shipped out, more than doubling to 584,000 units, as production was …
Read More »‘Cold War mentality’: China will respond with ‘necessary countermeasures’ to deployment of US missiles in Asia Pacific
“The US attempt to deploy land-based, medium-range missiles is consistent with its increasing military presence in the Asia Pacific and so-called ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’ over the past years, a typical demonstration of its Cold War mentality,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday. Washington’s “words and deeds” over recent …
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