A damning report by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has revealed that a US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent used photographs of female support staff employees to pose as underage females in a sex trafficking investigation, enticing would-be predators via social media. Shockingly, …
Read More »FBI agents used photos of female staffers in sting operations without authority, DOJ inspector general says
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz has expressed concern over the strategy employed by FBI agents which uses support staff employees to pose as minors or sex workers in online stings. While the women are clothed and their faces are blurred, they are not undercover employees. The discovery by Horowitz began …
Read More »10 killed, 44 injured as bus swerves off highway and crashes in Croatia (PHOTOS)
The incident took place early on Sunday morning. The bus was traveling along a highway linking the Croatian capital of Zagreb to the Serbian border when it suddenly swerved off the road and overturned. Photos published on social media show the bus lying on its side on a roadside. Police …
Read More »Photos of senior Russian traffic policeman’s large luxurious palace go viral after local cop ‘mafia’ arrested over bribery charges
Alexey Safonov, the head of the southern Stavropol region’s traffic police, was detained on Tuesday. The authorities believe he was the head of a criminal organization. The news was announced by State Duma MP Alexander Khinshtein, who revealed on Telegram that the police and national guard conducted a huge operation …
Read More »‘Hundreds’ of photos show Aussie troops chugging beer from dead Afghan’s prosthetic leg, court is told
Several photographs of Aussie soldiers guzzling alcohol from the artificial limb were published in December, and became graphic displays of alleged gross misconduct by Australian troops stationed in Afghanistan. However, it now appears that the macabre drinking ritual, which purportedly took place at an underground bar located at an Australian …
Read More »Iranian Navy’s largest vessel catches fire & sinks in Gulf of Oman (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The ship, which was the largest in terms of tonnage operated by the Navy, sank early Wednesday, Iranian media reported, citing the Navy’s second maritime zone in Jask. “All efforts to save the vessel were unsuccessful and it sank,” Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency said. The Kharg caught fire on …
Read More »China releases first photos from Mars rover Zhurong as it successfully lands on red planet (PHOTOS)
On Wednesday, the CNSA published two images taken by Zhurong, showing a successful landing on the red planet. The images show the deployment of the landing platform, the rover’s departure ramp, solar wing, antenna and other mechanisms. The rover is carrying out preparations before leaving the landing platform and beginning …
Read More »French PM bombarded with lingerie, and it’s not a sex scandal; it’s a lockdown protest (PHOTOS)
The lingerie missives are coming from owners of small clothing shops across France, who were required by the government to stay closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The lockdown has exceptions for essential businesses, and the underwear sellers say they definitely should be on the list. Those taking part belong …
Read More »15 dead and 400 missing after ‘devastating’ fire at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The “massive” blaze at the Balukhali camp, in Bangladesh’s southeastern town of Cox’s Bazar, saw thousands of shelters reduced to rubble and possessions destroyed. With 550 people having been injured and more than 400 so far unaccounted for, UNHCR’s representative in Bangladesh, Johannes Van Der Klaauw, described the scenes as …
Read More »‘Terrible conditions for the children’: New photos show life in Biden’s border detention facilities
More than 15,000 unaccompanied migrant children are currently in custody at the US’ southern border with Mexico, with more than 5,000 held in temporary Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities deemed“unacceptable and inhumane,” in the words of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Border crossings almost tripled in February compared to one …
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