Author: Truth Times News Desk

An explosion has struck a cafe in the Syrian capital Damascus, leaving multiple people injured, according to initial reports emerging on Wednesday. Footage circulating on social media shows the chaotic aftermath inside the venue, with thick dust and smoke filling the air, overturned furniture and visible structural damage as people moved through the wreckage helping those caught in the blast. The cause of the explosion and the exact number of casualties remain unclear at this stage. No group has claimed responsibility and Syrian authorities have not yet issued a formal statement. Damascus has experienced a series of explosions in recent…

A secret dossier compiled by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele alleges that Lord Mandelson was considered one of the most significant achievements of Russian intelligence in manipulating UK politics over the past three decades, describing him as a “privileged contact” of Moscow’s spy agencies, The Daily Telegraph revealed. The report, codenamed Project Fish and produced in 2022, claims that Russian spymasters regarded the disgraced peer as “one of the most significant RIS [Russian intelligence services] achievements in manipulating UK politics” and alleges that the KGB first made contact with Lord Mandelson shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The…

Two people climbed to the summit of the Empire State Building in New York on Wednesday afternoon, unfurled a pro-peace banner, and appeared to get engaged at the top of one of the world’s most recognisable skyscrapers in one of the most surreal public stunts the city has seen in years. The pair, a man and a woman wearing dark outfits and masks, displayed a black flag with white lettering reading “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace” as NBC New York helicopters circled overhead capturing the extraordinary scenes. In a moment that…

Twenty-five inflatable boats destined for people smuggling gangs running migrants across the English Channel have been intercepted in Bulgaria, in a major joint operation that authorities say could have prevented more than 1,700 people from crossing to the UK. Bulgarian customs officers made two separate seizures at the Lesovo border crossing last week, acting on intelligence provided by the National Crime Agency and Home Office International Operations through the NCA’s network of international partners. The first haul came on Wednesday 24 June, when five boats were discovered hidden inside an HGV attempting to cross into Bulgaria. Two days later, on…

The family of Louis, the 17-year-old beaten to death in Narbonne, has called for a major demonstration in the southern French city on Sunday 5 July, announcing it not as a conventional memorial vigil but as “La Dernière Marche” — The Last March — as his mother declared: “This is not the time for mourning; it is the time for war.” Speaking on behalf of Louis’s mother, his aunt Marie-Julie Marteau announced the march would begin at 11am and invited parents, residents and politicians from across the political spectrum to attend. She said the family was tired of seeing “white…

A dramatic blood-red sky has been captured over Venezuela’s capital Caracas, sending footage viral across social media as a grief-stricken nation continues to recover from twin earthquakes that have now killed nearly 2,000 people. Eyewitness videos and photographs taken at sunset around 30 June show a vivid crimson and red-orange sky blanketing Caracas, sparking widespread speculation online that the phenomenon was connected to the earthquakes that devastated the country just days earlier. Many viewers described the scenes as “apocalyptic.” Scientists have moved quickly to explain the striking display. Experts attribute the red sky primarily to Rayleigh scattering, the atmospheric process…

 Shabana Mahmood has banned migrants from being housed in new-build homes after it emerged 83 asylum seekers were being moved into properties worth £250,000. Shropshire’s Stoke Heath development had been dubbed “MIgrant Street” after 21 smart new-build homes had been earmarked for asylum seekers.  Outraged locals last night fumed about being lied to about the plans and vowed to fight against the scheme. However, the Home Office tonight told GB News that new processes introduced earlier this year would stop new-build sites being considered.A Home Office spokesman told The People’s Channel: “New houses should never house asylum seekers.”Earlier this year, the Home…

A prominent Ukrainian billionaire has been left in a critical condition alongside his wife after a suspect planted a shrapnel-filled backpack bomb at the entrance of their Monaco residence, with the couple’s teenage son also injured in what authorities are treating as a deliberate targeted attack. Vadim Ermolaev, the founder of Ukrainian real estate giant Alef Corporation and one of the country’s wealthiest businessmen, was the apparent target of the explosion, which detonated at around 9pm on Monday on Rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla in the principality. The bomb contained bolts and other shrapnel, causing serious injuries to Ermolaev and his wife, while…

Ryan Mendes, the captain of Cape Verde’s historic World Cup team, is under police investigation over an allegation of rape made by a woman who served as the team’s translator in New Zealand, it has been reported, with FIFA confirmed to have been aware of the investigation for several weeks. The alleged incident took place at an Auckland hotel in March after Cape Verde played Chile in a football tournament there, according to the New Zealand Herald, which first broke the story. New Zealand police confirmed the investigation to the Herald but declined to provide specific details. The accuser, a…

A fire broke out at an Islamic prayer hall in the heart of Dublin city centre this afternoon, prompting a major emergency response that temporarily shut down Luas tram services and brought traffic restrictions to one of the capital’s busiest streets. The blaze struck the Al-Madinah Prayer Hall on Talbot Street shortly after 3.40pm, with Dublin Fire Brigade receiving a wave of calls reporting smoke pouring from the building. Four fire engines carrying more than 20 firefighters were rushed to the scene, and everyone inside the premises was evacuated as crews moved in to tackle the fire. “Smoke was reported…