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- US citizen imprisoned in Russia given new 15-year sentence in wake of espionage conviction
A Russian-born U.S. citizen who was already behind bars in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second sentence for espionage.Eugene Spector was sentenced to a new 15-year term for his espionage conviction, according to Russian news agencies. Spector was born and raised in Leningrad, Russia, but later moved to the U.S. and became a citizen.A Moscow court brought espionage charges against Spector in August of last year, although details surrounding the case were not made publicly available.RUSSIA ARRESTS US CITIZEN ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES: REPORTThe U.S. State Department said it was aware of reports of a U.S. citizen in Russia being sentenced and that it was monitoring the situation.Spector, a former executive at a medical equipment company in Russia, was sentenced in September 2022 to three and a half years in prison for enabling bribes to an aide of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.WALL STREET JOURNAL'S… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.8 hours ago - Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu wishes a merry Christmas to Christians around the worldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Christians worldwide a merry Christmas and thanked the Christian community for its support amid the Jewish state's ongoing conflicts with terror groups.Netanyahu published a video message on Christmas Eve on his account on the social media platform X."My dear Christian friends, as you gather with your family and friends this Christmas, I wish the Christian community in Israel and around the world blessings for a Merry Christmas from the Holy Land," he said.NETANYAHU WARNS HOUTHIS AMID CALLS FOR ISRAEL TO WIPE OUT TERROR LEADERSHIP AS IT DID WITH NASRALLAH, SINWARThis comes as Israeli forces have been involved in ongoing conflicts against terror groups including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon following Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 surprise attack, which led to military retaliation from Israel."At a time when Israel is fighting on seven fronts, we deeply appreciate the steadfast support of our Christian friends… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago
- Palestinian Christians struggle to find hope at Christmas
For the second year running, tourists are staying away and public festivities have been cancelled. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago - Trump Vows To Pursue Executions After Biden Commutes Most Of Federal Death Row
Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago - 2024-25 College Football Bowl Game Schedule: Scores, dates, times, TV channels
Check out this article for a complete list of 2024-2025 college football bowl games, including dates, times, how to watch, and more. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.11 hours ago - Shooting the Messenger and Blaming the Victim
Last February, explaining why he thought Joe Biden could not be successfully prosecuted for mishandling classified documents, Special Counsel Robert Hur suggested that jurors would be apt to view the president as "a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory" and "diminished faculties." That amply supported characterization outraged Democrats, who portrayed it as a politically motivated attempt to undermine Biden's reelection. Five months later, additional evidence of Biden's "diminished faculties" forced his withdrawal from the presidential race, showing it was Democrats' refusal to admit the obvious, not Hur's willingness to note it, that kneecapped their attempt to retain the White House. The misplaced criticism of Hur was one of the year's most audacious attempts at blame shifting. Here are some more highlights. Felonious Joking. In January, a federal jury awarded Waylon Bailey $205,000 to compensate for the ordeal he suffered in March 2020, when a dozen… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.12 hours ago
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