Ships seeking to enter the Hormuz Strait already sanctioned by the US just got a lot more vulnerable: under Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports, they're now fair game for boarding, search, and outright seizure, per US Naval Forces Central Command.
A video game billed as a “‘vaccine’ against disinformation” is drawing criticism from those who say the game is “unconvincing” and “unethical” because it trains children to accept a narrative instead of developing critical thinking skills. “Packaging potentially harmful information in a ‘game’ format can easily be used as a form of subliminal manipulation and censorship,” said Alex Pattakos, contributing writer to Psychology Today.
Senegal is one of more than 30 African countries that ban homosexuality, and the nation’s current law increased prison sentences to up to 10 years and raised the maximum fine to more than $17,000.
A group of German, Syrian, and Russian juveniles are at the center of a deepening investigation into the sexual abuse of two minors in the heart of Fürstenwalde.