https://freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/ en-us Tue, 7 Apr 2026 22:09:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374039/posts BREAKING: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that the suspect charged w/ murdering an innocent gas station clerk in Fort Meyers, FL by bludgeoning her to death with a hammer is a Haitian illegal alien who was caught & released at the border by the Biden admin in 2022. An immigration judge ordered Rolbert Joachim deported from the U.S. later that same year, but DHS says the Biden admin shielded him from deportation by granting him Temporary Protected Status, which expired in 2024. There is an extremely graphic video of the April 3rd killing on social media. Joachim is seen hitting a... X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374039/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 22:09:00 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374035/posts Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, just hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to cease threatening the key waterway. Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374035/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 21:32:37 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374034/posts ICE agents had to take dramatic action this afternoon to save their own lives from an extremely violent illegal alien in California. As KTVU reported, ICE officers shot a person in Paterson who they suspected was an illegal immigrant gang member. This led to a partial closure of the I-5 freeway in Stanislaus County. Per KTVU, the illegal alien was wanted in connection with a murder in the city. Fox News’s Bill Melugin later revealed more information: the illegal alien was a known 18th Street gangster from El Salvador and was shot while ICE agents were trying to arrest him. Gateway Pundit https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374034/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 21:31:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374031/posts The secret technology uses long-range quantum magnetometry to find the electromagnetic fingerprint of a human heartbeat and pairs the data with artificial intelligence software to isolate the signature from background noise, two sources close to the breakthrough said. It was the tool’s first use in the field by the spy agency — and was alluded to Monday afternoon by President Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe at a White House briefing. New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374031/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 20:43:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374027/posts Pakistan’s prime minister asks US President Donald Trump to postpone his deadline for Iran by two weeks and implement a truce for that same period, also urging Tehran to allow maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz during that time. “To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks,” writes Shehbaz Sharif, whose government is serving as a mediator between Iran and the United States.“Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture,” he writes... The Times of Israel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374027/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 20:06:52 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374026/posts Let us be precise about what is happening here. A war is being fought in the Middle East. Another war is being fought in the pages of newspapers, on the panels of cable networks, and in the faculty lounges of institutions that have confused sophistication with a reflex. The second war has a declared winner: Iran. It just has nothing to do with what is actually happening in the first one. The claim, repeated with the solemnity of established fact, is made by smart and credentialed people, who know and want you to know they know. However, they are wrong.... Jerusalem Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374026/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 19:55:16 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374022/posts NEW YORK, March 2025 – A United Nations envoy is currently en route to Tehran for critical negotiations, according to Iran’s ambassador to the UN. This diplomatic movement signals potential progress in ongoing international discussions. The envoy’s mission represents a significant development in multilateral diplomacy. Furthermore, it underscores the UN’s continued engagement with regional stakeholders. This article examines the context, implications, and potential outcomes of this diplomatic initiative.Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations confirmed the envoy’s travel plans. The UN Secretary-General’s personal representative is undertaking this mission. Consequently, this development follows months of preparatory discussions. The envoy carries specific... Binance.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374022/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 19:29:53 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374021/posts Iran's hardline judiciary chief on Tuesday urged courts to speed up verdicts linked to the US-Israeli war, including capital punishment, as activists sounded the alarm about surging hangings of convicts seen as political prisoners. Since the war began on February 28, Iran has hanged seven people in connection with January protests, six convicted of membership of banned opposition group the People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) and a dual Iranian-Swedish citizen on charges of spying for Israel. Rights groups have warned dozens more are at risk of execution over the January protests or after being arrested on suspicion of helping the... Ashaq Al-Awsat https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374021/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 19:23:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374020/posts Tehran’s targeting campaigns against U.S. organizations ‘have recently escalated,’ a federal advisory warns.Iran has demonstrated an ability to penetrate networks tied to critical U.S. infrastructure before.WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies are “urgently warning” private sector companies throughout the nation that Iranian actors “are conducting exploitation activity” that has resulted in “disruptions across several U.S. critical infrastructure,” according to a government notice reviewed by The Times.The Iranian cyberactivity comes as President Trump is threatening to target Iran’s critical infrastructure in the coming hours, particularly its bridges and power plants.Iran’s attack targeted products by Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley, one of the most widely... LA Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374020/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 19:09:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374010/posts You know what sounds like a good TV show? “ICE Boston .” I’d watch. In real life, they’re helping clear the streets of New England of criminal illegal aliens, and they’ve nabbed five of them who were let in under the Biden regime and were firmly on the radar of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), a cooperative body of 196 countries that shares information. Advertisement Ironically, the agents are operating out of a city whose mayor, Michelle Wu, pitched a fit over their presence and crafted an executive order in February calling ICE missions “unconstitutional and violent federal operations”... RedState https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374010/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:54:17 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374008/posts Asian nations - most recently the Philippines - have been particularly keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on energy from the Gulf. In recent weeks - several Asian countries including Pakistan, India and the Philippines - have made agreements with Tehran to let some ships pass through the strait safely. China has also acknowledged that their vessels have also used the channel. Questions remain over the scope of these assurances and just how lasting these agreements with Iran will be. The Philippines imports 98% of its oil from the Middle East and was the first country... BBC - MSN.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374008/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:49:18 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374007/posts Iran-backed militia group Kataib Hezbollah said it has decided to release American journalist @shellykittleson who was kidnapped in Baghdad last month. The militia's security chief said on his Telegram channel that it “decided to release the American suspect on the condition that she leave the country immediately." Iran International https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374007/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:30:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374006/posts War crime murder charges carry potential sentence of life in prisonAustralia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday. Police have not confirmed the name of the 47-year-old former soldier who was arrested on Tuesday. But he has been widely reported in the media to be Roberts-Smith, a former Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment corporal who was awarded both the Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan. Police charged him on Tuesday with... AP via CBC news https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374006/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 17:13:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374003/posts The regime has flooded the White Bridge with a human chain OF CHILDREN in Ahvaz, Iran to send a message to President Trump THERE ARE CHILDREN HERE Those kids have NO IDEA what they are doing or why Further proof the regime needs obliteration X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4374003/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 16:49:58 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373997/posts Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that he was ready to sacrifice his life for Iran, writing on X that more than 14 million Iranians had already declared their readiness to do the same. The post came hours before an Iranian official urged young people to form human chains around the country’s power plants as fears mounted over possible US strikes on civilian infrastructure. Pezeshkian wrote that “more than 14 million” Iranians had declared their readiness to give their lives in defense of the country and added that he too “has been, is, and will be” devoted to Iran. The... Jerusalem Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373997/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 16:11:54 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373996/posts Since the beginning of the war, the Iranian regime has seen a massive reduction in its ability to launch ballistic missiles toward Israel. At the start of the engagement, Tehran was capable of firing more than 90 missiles a day, but recent data reveals that this number has plummeted to just 10 per day over the last week. This decline is the result of a relentless pursuit by the Israeli Air Force and intelligence branches, which have systematically hunted down both fixed and mobile launchers. Defense Minister Israel Katz has prioritized the achievement of total aerial superiority, allowing Israeli jets... JFeed https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373996/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 16:06:57 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373994/posts A diplomatic memo shared with Gulf allies and obtained by international media has revealed the "dire" medical condition of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei and his presumed successor. According to intelligence assessments from both Israel and the United States, the younger Khamenei is currently paralyzed and unconscious in a medical facility in the holy city of Qom. He was reportedly wounded during the initial Israeli air strike campaign, known as "Operation Genesis," and has not been seen or heard from in public since he was named to his father's position early last month. This revelation confirms... JFeed https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373994/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 16:02:57 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373993/posts The Wall Street Journal, quoting Middle Eastern officials, reports that Iran has only cut off its "direct" communications with the US not its talks with ceasefire mediators.While the move has temporarily complicated efforts to make a deal by Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline, it hasn't ended the talks, the report said."Iran intended to send a signal of disapproval and defiance by severing communications," one official was quoted as saying.Iran's state-run Tehran Times later reported that "diplomatic and indirect channels of talks with the US are not closed."The Tehran-based paper had earlier reported that Iran had cut "all diplomatic and backchannel talks"... Iran International https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373993/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 16:01:34 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373988/posts CBS News announced Monday that Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed” will replace Stephen Colbert's late-night show when it airs its final episode next month. The network announced it was pulling the plug on the iconic program last year because of "financial reasons," and said the decision to end the show after 10 seasons was not a reflection on the years-long host. Colbert has confirmed that he is not being replaced by the network, but that it is instead eliminating the entire program. CBS said the new program will debut on May 22, the day after Colbert's show is expected to release... Just the News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373988/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 15:18:07 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373987/posts Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s remarks about customs at sanctuary cities’ international airports have sparked concern on social media. “If they’re a sanctuary city, should they really be processing customs into their city?” Mullin said in part during an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier on Monday. Newsweek via MSN https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373987/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 15:10:04 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373986/posts An apparently random occurrence aboard the Orion spacecraft quickly resulted in an “out of this world” ad campaign for the hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella. During a video clip posted by the crew of the Artemis II lunar mission — just moments before they broke the record, set by Apollo 13, for distance traveled from earth — a jar of Nutella floated across the cabin, tumbling end over end as it prominently displayed the label. “A jar of Nutella was seen floating through the Orion spacecraft approximately 4 minutes before the Artemis II crew made history as they passed the Apollo... The Daily Wire https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373986/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 15:06:42 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373985/posts House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, House Oversight Chair James Comer and House Administration Chair Bryan Steil vowed Monday to continue their probe into how ActBlue vets foreign donations after a report indicated it may have lied to Congress. A New York Times report last week found that a law firm for ActBlue warned the company last year that it may have misled Congress in a 2023 letter that claimed it used "multilayered” screenings of contributions to help “root out” donations from overseas, but the law firm found that some steps were not always followed. The lawmakers said the report... Just the News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373985/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 15:02:44 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373982/posts The Trump administration on Monday terminated a civil rights settlement with Sacramento City Unified School District aimed at ensuring a transgender student’s right to equal opportunity to education. The terminations of six agreements with educational institutions across the country are an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to enforce an executive order that the government recognize only a person’s sex assigned at birth, according to the New York Times Sacramento Bee https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373982/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 14:43:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373981/posts "#BREAKING: Iran has closed all diplomatic and indirect channels of communication with the United States, the state-run Tehran Times reported on Tuesday. "Any and all message exchanges have also been suspended." Iran International https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373981/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 14:41:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373980/posts Martin-Chavez’s wife started to worry at a little past 7 in the morni. Chavez usually arrives home at 7:15 for breakfast after he drops off their children at Milan Elementary. But Chavez never returned home that day. The Guatemala native was one of three people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Feb. 24 in Milan, a town of about 1,800 people in north-central Missouri. As soon as her children’s passports come in, Chavez’s wife said, she will leave for Guatemala to reunite with her husband, who was deported there. Columbia Missourian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4373980/posts#comment Tue, 7 Apr 2026 14:38:44 GMT