Human Events

A French man who opened his renovated home to a Mauritian immigrant family facing difficult circumstances says he has now been forced out of his own property after the arrangement broke down and an eviction case became stuck in the courts. A man identified solely as Hervé, 56, owns a former inn in Saint-Juvat, located in Brittany’s Côtes-d’Armor region, which he spent five years renovating after purchasing it in 2019.

Counter Terrorism Policing South East has taken over the investigation into the killing of former Conservative MP and Reform UK spokesperson Ann Widdecombe after authorities said new evidence emerged during the case. Devon and Cornwall Police had previously said counter-terrorism officers reviewed the circumstances and found no indication the killing was linked to terrorism.

Greek counterterrorism police have arrested three people believed to be linked to bomb attacks targeting politicians from the country’s ruling party earlier this month, including an explosion that killed one mother and injured four others. The arrests took place on Friday in Thessaloniki and on the island of Crete as part of an investigation into the July 1 attack. The attacks targeted the homes and vehicles of three politicians from the ruling New Democracy party in Thessaloniki.

An Irish man was convicted of murdering an American nurse in Budapest this week, with investigators describing his life of “perversion” that included keeping secret records of women and detailed journal entries documenting his encounters. Lorcan Murphy was convicted Thursday in the 2024 killing of American nurse Mackenzie Michalski inside his Budapest apartment.

The US has fired a third round of strikes against Iran this week after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired on a cargo ship on Saturday. CENTCOM said in a post to X, "At 7:15 p.m. ET today, U.S. Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Police in southwest England have released a man who was initially arrested in connection with the death of former British lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, saying he is no longer considered part of the investigation. “Our priority remains identifying those responsible and ensuring that all available evidence is thoroughly examined,” Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman of the Devon and Cornwall Police said in a press statement.

A star soccer player in South Africa has suddenly died at the age of 25. Jayden Adams, who represented South Africa as a midfielder in the country’s first two World Cup matches against Mexico and Czechia, was found dead in Cape Town. His death came less than 24 hours after posting a photo of himself and his girlfriend on social media.

Former MEP of the European Parliament Ann Widdecombe was found with serious injuries in her home on July 9. She later died from those injuries and a man, 26, is in custody on suspicion of murder. She was a former Conservative party minister who became the Reform UK spokeswoman. She was 78 years old. Police for Devon and Cornwall were quick to state the race and sex of the suspect, saying that he was a white, British male.

Five Lawyers, One Ruling, Zero Votes On June 30, 2026, five unelected lawyers rewrote who belongs to America. In Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship and wrote into the Constitution a rule the American people never voted for: the child of every illegal alien present in violation of our laws, and every tourist who gives birth on our soil, becomes a citizen at the moment of their birth.

Hollywood keeps insisting Americans are tired of their own history. Young Washington proves exactly the opposite. I found myself forgetting I already knew how the story ended and began rooting for Washington to end up with Miss Fairfax — even though her name was definitely not Martha, so she would most certainly not end up being the first lady. Like most Americans, I grew up knowing George Washington as our nation's first president and the subject of the famous cherry tree story — and little else.