Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that the State Department is reviewing the visa status of foreign nationals involved in the anti-Israel protest that overtook Columbia University’s Butler Library. The chaotic demonstration resulted in vandalism, arrests, and injuries, sparking federal scrutiny and renewed calls for visa revocations.
An MS-13 gang member known as “Anticristo” has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for orchestrating and participating in the 2017 slayings of four young men in a New York park. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced Wednesday that Omar Antonio Villalta pleaded guilty to his role in the premeditated killings carried out by more than a dozen MS-13 members and associates.
Authorities arrested more than 30 individuals Monday night after left-wing extremists, including Antifa members and a public defender, seized the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building at the University of Washington to protest Israel and its military campaign against Hamas. Protesters, many masked and dressed in black, stormed the building, barricaded entrances, and set fires, prompting a multi-agency police operation to restore order.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum refused to address former President Donald J. Trump's claim that she is afraid of drug cartels, sidestepping the issue during a national press briefing. Trump had stated Sheinbaum was “so afraid of the cartels she can’t think straight,” following a phone call in which he offered to deploy U.S. troops to help dismantle cartel operations. Sheinbaum declined the offer and has since refrained from directly confronting Trump’s comments.
A massive gathering of teenagers in downtown Chicago on Friday night led to violence, with two teens injured and a dozen people arrested, according to police.
A violent protest erupted in Buenos Aires on Wednesday as leftist political organizations and soccer fan gangs, known as Barras Bravas, clashed with law enforcement outside Argentina’s Congress. The unrest led to over 120 arrests, multiple injuries, and significant damage to public infrastructure.
Six people were shot, including one fatally, in separate incidents across Chicago between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to police.
Pope Francis, known for his advocacy of open borders, criticized former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, calling plans to deport individuals unlawfully in the United States “a disgrace.” The Pope’s remarks reflect his broader stance urging Western nations to welcome migrants, a position that has often clashed with conservative immigration policies.
South Africa’s Chief Rabbi, Dr. Warren Goldstein, has launched a Counter-Terror Task Force to enhance the security of Jewish communities in the region.
