Author: Darren Smith

A Korean pastor’s emotional speech at Israel’s Knesset, in which she begged God to forgive South Korea for not fully supporting Israel and declared that the God of Israel was also the God of both Koreas, has gone viral and ignited fierce debate about Christian Zionism, performative political religion and the influence of pro-Israel advocacy on international evangelical Christianity. The clip, shared widely on X by account @infolibnews, shows Pastor Rebecca Kim standing at a wooden podium bearing Israel’s official emblem inside the Knesset, visibly emotional and with tears in her eyes, as she delivers her prayer. “God forgive, forgive…

A British Army soldier has died following a training accident in northern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed, with the service person’s family requesting privacy before further details are released. The MoD announced the death on Monday after the incident occurred on Sunday 31 May in northern Iraq. In a statement, a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “It is with deep regret that we can confirm that a training accident occurred in northern Iraq on Sunday 31 May, 2026, in which a service person from the British Army died.” “The service person’s family have been informed and have requested…

Two of America’s most prominent online commentators have been barred from entering the United Kingdom after their travel authorisations were revoked as they attempted to board flights to London — sparking an immediate free speech row that has drawn criticism from voices across the political spectrum. Cenk Uygur, founder of The Young Turks, had his Electronic Travel Authorisation cancelled at the gate as he attempted to fly to London to attend SXSW London and deliver a speech at the Oxford Union. His nephew, Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, had his visitor visa separately revoked, blocking him from an interview with economist…

A GB News correspondent remained composed under direct personal threats during live coverage outside a New Jersey immigration detention facility, after an anti-ICE protester got in his face, invoked British colonialism and told him he was “holding everything back to break your jaw.” Ben Leo was reporting live from outside Delaney Hall ICE detention centre in Newark on Saturday — the ninth consecutive day of protests at the site — when he was confronted by an aggressive demonstrator who escalated rapidly from political argument to personal threats. The protester accused Leo of hypocrisy for covering US immigration policy as a…

Israeli forces have seized Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon and raised the Israeli flag above its medieval ramparts in their deepest ground incursion into the country since 2000 — with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring it a “decisive shift” in the war against Hezbollah as international alarm over the rapidly expanding offensive intensifies. The 900-year-old Crusader fortress, built on a commanding hilltop overlooking the Litani River valley just nine miles from the Israeli border, was taken by troops of the Golani Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit in an operation that began several days ago and crossed beyond the Litani River’s 90-degree bend…

Detectives investigating the broad daylight murder of a 20-year-old man in north-west London have released CCTV footage showing at least 20 bystanders fleeing the scene — as two men have been arrested in connection with the killing. Malakai Ferguson-Ramson was fatally stabbed in Kilburn on 26 May, dying from his injuries in what the Metropolitan Police are treating as murder. The footage, released by the Met, captures the moment witnesses scattered across the residential area in the immediate aftermath of the attack, with bystanders fleeing in apparent terror in scenes filmed in broad daylight. Officers believe those shown in the…

Five people have been killed and three others remain missing after a World War Two bomb detonated in a densely populated residential area of Papua, Indonesia, destroying several buildings and sending a fireball more than 20 feet into the air as thick black smoke engulfed the surrounding streets. The explosion struck Biak Kota District in Biak Numfor, Papua, with CCTV cameras at the nearby Biak Port capturing the moment of detonation — a massive fireball erupting before a mushroom cloud of smoke bloomed into the sky as shockwaves tore through the neighbourhood and debris from collapsed buildings was thrown into…

A half-naked Australian tourist has been arrested after allegedly going on a violent 30-minute rampage through a café in Vietnam, smashing ceramics, hurling furniture through windows, snapping a MacBook in two and placing a customer in a chokehold — causing more than £20,000 worth of damage in scenes captured on video that have spread widely online. The incident unfolded at Ge Cafe in the coastal city of Da Nang just after midnight on Saturday, reportedly triggered when the man allegedly took another customer’s phone following a brief exchange at a nearby table. When staff intervened and asked him to return…

Transgender track and field athlete AB Hernandez has closed her high school career by claiming two California state championships in the high jump and triple jump — adding to a collection of seven state medals accumulated across her time competing in the girls’ division, as the national debate over transgender participation in sport continues to intensify around her. Hernandez, who has been at the centre of one of America’s most contentious sporting controversies, cleared 5 feet 10 inches to win the high jump and jumped 42 feet 8.75 inches to take the triple jump title at the California Interscholastic Federation…

Darren Moore has emerged as a leading contender to take charge at Stockport County should Dave Challinor depart for Blackburn Rovers, with the promotion specialist seen as an ideal fit for a club reeling from the agony of a Wembley play-off final defeat. Challinor, 50, is understood to be the frontrunner to replace Michael O’Neill at Ewood Park following Blackburn’s managerial vacancy, leaving Stockport needing to plan for life without the man who transformed the club from National League obscurity to the cusp of the Championship. His potential exit comes at a painful moment — just days after Stockport were…