Biden says U.S. 'shall respond' after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 U.S. troops in Jordan. Mona Lisa: Protesters throw soup at Da Vinci painting. Ukraine says it uncovers mass fraud in ...
Biden, during an appearance at a South Carolina church’s banquet halls, asked for a moment of silence. He said on Sunday that the U.S. ‘shall respond’ after three people were killed and at least 34 injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan, a staunch western ally, near the Syrian border. It is believed the attack was carried out by one of the several Iran-backed militants. The U.S. has taken retaliatory actions against Iran-affiliated groups in Iraq and Syria, which is still amidst a civil war and long used as a launchpad for Iran-backed forces. This attack is a significant escalation in an already tense Middle East situation. (CTV News)
Caught on camera, two climate activists threw pumpkin soup over a glass-covered Mona Lisa painting in the Louvre. They stood in front of the painting, asking, ‘What is more important? Art or the right to healthy and sustainable food?’ Furthermore, French farmers protested against low wages and sickness in the agriculture industry. A group called ‘Riposte Alimentaire’ claimed responsibility for this. In a statement on X, it said the protest was part of efforts to ‘integrate food into the general social security system.’ Newly appointed French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal promised to address these concerns with additional measures. (BBC)
Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Saturday that it had exposed officials from the Ministry of Defense and manager of arms supplier Lviv Arsenal in a corruption scheme. They conspired to embezzle $40 million earmarked for 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia. Company employees with supposed to transfer the money to a business registered abroad to deliver ammunition, but was instead delivered to foreign accounts. The investigation led to five suspicious people charged, with one detained; the stolen fund with be returned to the defense budget. (Reuters)