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1 hour ago
Crime
Immigration

‘Allahu Akbar’ Knifeman Stabs Three.

A knife attack at a railway station in Winterthur, Switzerland, left three people injured, with the Turkish suspect reportedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” while fleeing the scene.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Three people were injured in a stabbing spree at a railway station in Winterthur, near Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday morning, with one victim suffering serious injuries, police said. Authorities arrested a 31-year-old man after he allegedly attempted to flee the scene following the attack. He is reportedly a naturalized Turkish immigrant.
📍 WHEN & WHERE: The incident happened at approximately 8:30 AM local time on Thursday, at the Winterthur railway station in Switzerland.
📺 DETAIL: Swiss media reported that video footage appears to show a man running through the station area shouting “Allahu Akbar” while bystanders flee in panic. Witnesses told the newspaper the suspect was carrying a knife as police launched a major operation around the station. The injured victims, all Swiss citizens aged 28, 43, and 52, were taken to hospital for treatment. Images from the scene showed a heavy police presence and a security cordon around the station, which was temporarily closed for rescue operations. Zurich cantonal police said the motive for the attack remains under investigation.
🎯 IMPACT: The incident has raised concerns about public safety, ahead of a national vote on limiting Switzerland’s population to less than ten million in what is being seen as a de facto referendum on mass migration. The authorities have described the stabbings as an “act of terror” and confirmed the suspect was previously arrested for distributing Islamic State propaganda in 2015. Notably, Switzerland has been officially neutral and avoided any foreign conflicts since 1815, suggesting that a non-interventionist foreign policy is not sufficient for Western countries to avoid radical Islamic terror attacks.

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30 minutes ago
News
World

Sweden Bans Cousin Marriage.

Sweden’s parliament has unanimously voted to ban marriages between first cousins and other close relatives, sparking calls for similar laws in other Western countries.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Sweden’s parliament has unanimously voted to ban first cousin marriage and marriage between other close relatives.
📰 DETAIL: The new law will come into effect on July 1, 2026. The law aims to combat honor culture and honor-based violence, oppression, and social pressure, centered mainly in migration-background communities. The law not only includes an unconditional ban on cousin marriage, but also outlaws marriage to a direct descendant of a sibling, as well as half-siblings and siblings by adoption. Cousin marriages conducted abroad will generally not be recognized in Sweden, although marriages conducted before the law’s implementation will continue to be recognized. Sweden joins a growing minority of countries that have implemented some type of ban or strict restriction on marriage between first cousins. The new law was passed on Tuesday and follows an investigation into the health risks and cultural problems arising from cousin marriage.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Sweden has just banned cousin marriage. It causes serious health problems in certain communities, and it’s inherently un-British. We must have a serious conversation about a ban in Britain, too.” – Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage
🎯 IMPACT: Sweden’s ban on cousin marriage has sparked calls for similar laws to be implemented in other Western countries. Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, has called for a similar ban to be considered in Britain, citing the cultural and health problems created by the practice. The issue of cousin marriage has become a point of contention in Britain in recent years, partially due to the size, influence, and visibility of the country’s rapidly growing Muslim population. However, in late 2024, Iqbal Mohamed, a Muslim Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom, described cousin marriage as a positive form of family bonding and “extremely common” in South Asian and Muslim communities. “Ordinary people see family intermarriage as something that is very positive overall; as something that helps to build family bonds and puts families on a more secure financial foothold,” said Mohamed. Around the same time, it was revealed that the National Health Service (NHS), Britain’s socialized healthcare system, published material defending cousin marriage, despite its proven association with birth defects, psychosis, and decreased IQ. Last year, the British government, led by Labour Party Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, blocked a law banning cousin marriage.

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2 hours ago
Economy
News

Inflation Rises as Higher Gas Prices Hit Households Hard.

Rising inflation, driven by gas and food prices, continues to strain American finances, potentially influencing Federal Reserve policy.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: A key measure of inflation rose in April to 3.8 percent, up from 3.5 percent in March and the highest level since May 2023, as surging gas and food prices continued to put pressure on American households. The Commerce Department reported that prices rose 0.4 percent on a monthly basis in April after a 0.7 percent increase in March, while core inflation, which excludes food and energy, climbed to 3.3 percent from 3.2 percent. Monthly core prices increased by 0.2 percent
📺 DETAIL: The report suggests inflationary pressures are broadening beyond energy, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve could delay interest rate cuts or even consider additional hikes as inflation remains well above the central bank’s two percent target. Wholesale inflation has also intensified, with producer prices rising six percent annually in April and energy prices surging 22.7 percent from a year earlier, increasing pressure on companies to pass higher costs on to consumers. Notably, former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh was recently confirmed as the new Fed chairman amid mounting concerns over persistent inflation and rising fuel costs, with analysts expecting a more hawkish approach to monetary policy as policymakers debate whether further rate increases may be necessary.
🎯 IMPACT: Rising costs are putting pressure on American households, particularly those with tight budgets, which could become a significant factor in the upcoming midterm elections. The Federal Reserve, in particular, may face political and economic challenges in balancing inflation control with economic growth.

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3 hours ago
News

DOJ Launches Perjury Investigation Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether E. Jean Carroll, who accuses President Donald J. Trump of rape, sexual abuse, and defamation, committed perjury regarding outside funding for her lawsuits.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, examining whether she committed perjury during a deposition in which she denied receiving outside funding for her lawsuits against President Donald J. Trump. The investigation focuses on her 2022 deposition, where she stated she had not received external financial support for her legal battles.
📺 DETAIL: Concerns about Carroll’s truthfulness after it was revealed in 2023 court filings by Trump’s legal team that LinkedIn co-founder and Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman had contributed to Carroll’s legal expenses. Carroll claims that she was unaware of the external funding from the Epstein Island visitor, and that her legal team handled those matters independently. Hoffman has funded a huge variety of anti-Trump efforts, including Nikki Haley’s primary campaign against him and lawsuits against news organizations covering alleged voting irregularities in 2020.
🎯 IMPACT: The investigation could have significant implications for Carroll, who won judgments totaling over $80 million in damages against Trump after civil juries found him not liable for rape but liable for sexual assault and defamation, despite a lack of physical evidence. Trump has consistently denied Carroll’s allegations that he attacked her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s, and has appealed both cases to the U.S. Supreme Court.
📺 FLASHBACK: Carroll has accused a litany of men and boys of assaulting her over the years, including a childhood playmate, a babysitter’s boyfriend, a dentist, a camp counselor, an unnamed college date, an unnamed former boss, and former CBS chief executive Les Moonves. She claims Trump forced himself on her on a usually busy floor of the Bergdorf Goodman department store, in changing rooms that she acknowledges are usually locked and attended by staff, but were inexplicably open and deserted at the time of the supposed attack. No surveillance footage of the two in the store was ever produced. Carroll produced the allegation in 2019, initially claiming the attack took place in either late 1995 or early 1996, later revised to the spring of 1996.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether E. Jean Carroll, who accuses President Donald J. Trump of rape, sexual abuse, and defamation, committed perjury regarding outside funding for her lawsuits.

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4 hours ago
Crime
UK

Sikh Who Lied About ‘Racist Attack’ Convicted of Murdering White Teen Henry Nowak.

Vickrum Digwa has been found guilty of murdering 18-year-old white student Henry Nowak using a Sikh religious dagger, falsely accusing him of racism when the police arrived.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Vickrum Digwa was convicted at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday of murdering 18-year-old finance student Henry Nowak with a Sikh kirpan ceremonial knife in Southampton in December 2025. Digwa claimed self-defense, alleging Nowak had racially abused and attacked him, causing the responding police officers to arrest the fatally injured Nowak at the scene while he protested that he had been stabbed and pleaded for help.
📰 DETAIL: Digwa stabbed Nowak five times with a Sikh religious dagger. While most people in Britain are forbidden from carrying even pepper spray for self-defense, Sikhs have a special religious exemption—although Digwa was prosecuted for weapons offenses regardless, on grounds that he was carrying two weapons when one would have satisfied his religious obligations. Digwa’s mother, Kiran Kaur, was also found guilty of assisting an offender by removing the murder weapon from the scene. The prosecution successfully argued that Digwa’s claim that Nowak had subjected him to a racist attack—which police believed, putting Nowak in handcuffs instead of attempting to confirm he had been stabbed—was a “wicked lie,” as were his denials that he had stabbed Nowak, which delayed his medical treatment.
🎯 IMPACT: The case has prompted an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog, after intense public backlash over the police’s handling of the incident. Digwa will be sentenced on June 1, and his mother will be sentenced on July 17.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Please, brother, I can’t breathe.” – Henry Nowak’s last words

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16 hours ago
Bonkers Britain
Religion

Christian Preacher Faces Investigation for Alleged Anti-Muslim Remarks.

An evangelical Christian preacher in Essex, England, faces investigation for sermons critical of Islam, LGBT issues, and feminism.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The National Secular Society has filed a complaint with the British Charity Commission against Stephen Clayden, pastor of the Bread of Life Community Church in Clacton, Essex, alleging that his sermons contain homophobic, misogynistic, and “Islamophobic” remarks.
📺 DETAIL: In sermons uploaded online, Mr. Clayden said Muslims were “outbreeding the white population,” compared Pride events to “Islamic jihad,” and condemned feminism as the “work of the devil.” He has defended his comments as Biblical teachings rather than expressions of hatred, insisting he loves Muslims and LGBT people while opposing Islam and same-sex relationships on religious grounds. The pastor rejected accusations of bigotry in comments to the media, saying his views reflected traditional Christian doctrine on marriage and sexuality. Andrea Williams of the Christian Legal Centre defended Mr Clayden, arguing he was simply preaching Biblical principles in a modern context. The church is also appealing against a Colchester council order restricting its street preaching after complaints of intimidating behavior.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Do we love Muslims? Yes, we do. Do we hate Islam? Yes, we do. Because God hates it,” Clayden said during one sermon.
🎯 IMPACT: The complaint raises questions about the use of government bodies to harass religious groups with viewpoints that leftists find objectionable. The church is also appealing a local council order restricting street preaching as an attack on religious freedom.
📺 FLASHBACK: Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, who represents Clacton in Parliament, recently expressed public support for Clayden and his church, suggesting they are being “demonized” for their Christian beliefs, although it is not clear whether or not he was familiar with the detailed content of his sermons.

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17 hours ago
Immigration
News

Trump Admin Targets Immigration Lawyers Responsible for Asylum Fraud.

The Trump administration has granted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expanded powers to prosecute immigration lawyers accused of filing fraudulent asylum claims, intensifying its scrutiny of the U.S. immigration system.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a directive granting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attorneys greater authority to prosecute immigration lawyers accused of filing fraudulent asylum applications. The directive follows a previous executive order alleging widespread fraud by immigration attorneys and asylum seekers.
📺 DETAIL: Homeland Security officials said the move builds on the executive order accusing immigration attorneys and large law firms of coaching migrants to lie in asylum applications to secure legal protection in the United States. DHS General Counsel James Percival claimed abuse of the asylum system is widespread in immigration courts and said ICE will now take a more active role in pursuing attorneys suspected of misconduct. The crackdown comes as the administration continues a broader overhaul of the immigration system, including suspending asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border, firing immigration judges, increasing courthouse arrests, and pushing to reduce a backlog of more than three million immigration cases. A federal appeals court last month blocked part of Trump’s asylum restrictions, ruling immigration law does not allow the President to create policies beyond congressional authority. Administration officials have also expanded efforts to deport large numbers of migrants, with ICE informing Congress it aims to deport one million migrants over 2026 and 2027 while maintaining nearly 99,000 detainees in custody daily. New policies seek to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than one million people, strip citizenship from some naturalized Americans, and require certain green card applicants to leave the country during status adjustments.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “For many years, millions of illegal aliens have committed fraud in our immigration system. No place is this more rampant than in immigration court.” – DHS General Counsel James Percival

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18 hours ago
Lawfare
News

Biden Files Lawsuit Against DOJ to Block Release of Embarrassing Interview Recordings.

Former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts collected from a past investigation.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Former President Joe Biden has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) in an attempt to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts from an investigation into his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
📺 DETAIL: The recordings and transcripts originate from the former President’s interviews with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer. The interviews took place at Biden’s home in 2016 and 2017. They were part of his work on two memoirs. The recordings and transcripts were viewed as part of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into Biden’s alleged improper retention of classified documents while serving as a U.S. senator and then as Vice President. On Tuesday, Biden filed a lawsuit in Washington’s federal court with Biden’s attorneys arguing that releasing the materials would “constitute an unwarranted invasion of President Biden’s privacy.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Every American, including a sitting or former Vice President, has a right to privacy in the personal conversations he has within his own home… And when the U.S. Department of Justice obtains that private information through a criminal investigation, the Department bears a particular responsibility to protect it from disclosure.” – Statement from Biden’s attorneys
🎯 IMPACT: The lawsuit relates to a broader debate about the tension between privacy rights and public transparency. Last month, it was revealed that Biden’s DOJ investigated Republican lawmakers over accusations that even the prosecutors internally acknowledged as lacking credibility. That same month, it was also revealed that Biden’s DOJ deliberately targeted pro-life activists in collaboration with pro-abortion organizations.

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18 hours ago
News

Jill Biden Feared Joe Was ‘Having a Stroke’ During Disastrous 2024 Debate.

Jill Biden has revealed she was “frightened” by husband Joe Biden’s performance against Donald J. Trump during their 2024 presidential debate, fearing he was “having a stroke.”

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Former First Lady Jill Biden has admitted she was alarmed by former President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance in his 2024 debate against President Donald J. Trump, fearing he was experiencing a stroke due to his listless and confused demeanor.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “I don’t know what happened. As I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared me to death.” – Jill Biden
🎯 IMPACT: Biden’s debate performance effectively killed his re-election campaign, with Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats moving to oust him as the Democratic Party candidate, leading to his endorsement of then-Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement.
📰 DETAIL: Jill Biden revealed her true assessment of her husband’s debate performance while pushing her upcoming book, View From the East Wing, although in its immediate aftermath she publicly claimed he did “such a great job” and “answered every question.” Speaking to CBS, she said she was “frightened” by her husband’s performance, claiming, “I had never, ever seen Joe like that, before or since. Never.”

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19 hours ago
News
War

Trump Warns Oman It Will Be ‘Blown Up’ If It Collaborates with Iran on Controlling the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald J. Trump warned Oman against cooperating with Iran in any attempt to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil passageway.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump warned Oman, a U.S. ally in the Middle East, that it must “behave” or face potential military action, amid reports that Iran is seeking its collaboration in imposing a toll on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Trump made the statement at a Cabinet at the White House on Wednesday when asked about the strait, which has been largely closed since U.S.-Israeli airstrikes against Iran began in late February.
📺 DETAIL: The Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for one-fifth of the world’s oil and much of its fertilizer, has been a focal point in ongoing peace negotiations after its closure by Iran. Oman, which lies across the strait from Iran, has historically served as a mediator in U.S.-Iran relations, but Tehran has recently been seeking its cooperation in charging tolls on passing ships. Trump stressed that the Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway and that Iran’s demands to control it are a non-starter in the negotiations.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that. They’ll be fine,” said Trump during the meeting.
🎯 IMPACT: Trump’s remarks could alarm Oman, while deterring any notion that it could accede to Iran’s requests to collaborate on the Strait of Hormuz.

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President Donald J. Trump warned Oman against cooperating with Iran in any attempt to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil passageway.

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20 hours ago
Bonkers Britain
News

England Has Hit Record Low Fertility, and Over a Third of Births Are to Migrant Mothers.

New data from Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals a sharp decline in fertility rates and live births, with women having just 1.39 children each on average, and the share of children born to foreign-born mothers standing at over a third.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: England and Wales recorded their lowest fertility rate on record in 2025, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimating women will have an average of 1.39 children over their lifetimes, down from 1.41 in 2024 and well below the 2.1 replacement level needed to maintain population stability without exponential mass migration. The number of live births also fell to 585,396, the lowest total since 1977, continuing a decade-long decline in births. Significantly, more than a third of births are now to mothers born outside Britain.
📺 DETAIL: ONS head of population health monitoring Greg Ceely said the figures reflect a long-term downward trend. The average age of mothers rose slightly to 31.1 in 2025, while fathers averaged 34.0, continuing a trend of older parenthood dating back to the 1970s. Four in 10 births last year involved at least one parent born outside the UK, with India the most common country of birth for non-UK-born mothers and fathers, followed by Pakistan and Nigeria. The London borough of Harrow had the highest share of births to non-UK-born mothers, at 78 percent, while the Isle of Anglesey had the lowest, at 4.7 percent.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “In 2025 the number of babies born fell to the lowest level in almost half a century and continues the long-term trend of falling births going back over the past decade.” – Greg Ceely, head of population health monitoring at the ONS
🎯 IMPACT: The declining fertility rate raises concerns about long-term demographic challenges, including a shrinking workforce and increased pressure on social services, while the high share of children born to parents from overseas heralds major cultural and demographic shifts in the coming decades.

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