Israel armys says it ‘eliminated’ five Hamas militants in north Gaza raid

Post Views: 41 October 7, 2023: Hamas militants stormed across the border from Gaza into Israel in what would become the deadliest attack in the country’s history. At the end of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the militants launched their assault by land, air, and sea. Militants abducted 251 hostages on October 7, 97 of … Read more

Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists

Post Views: 52 A general view of the Bangkok Hospital, where an Australian teenager was taken after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos and passed away, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a … Read more

Ten killed in attack on Sufi shrine in Afghanistan: Interior Ministry

Post Views: 42 Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP on Friday, November 22, 2024. “A man fired on Sufis taking part in a weekly ritual at a shrine in a remote area of Nahrin district, killing 10 … Read more

London police conduct ‘controlled explosion’ outside U.S. embassy

Post Views: 39 A police officer and a police dog walk near the U.S. Embassy, amid ongoing investigation following an incident in London, Britain, on November 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.K. police said on Friday (November 22, 2024) officers had carried out a controlled explosion after “a suspicious package” was found outside the … Read more

Russia gave North Korea oil, anti-air missiles in exchange for troops: officials

Post Views: 53 Russian President Vladimir Putin left, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia provided North Korea with oil, anti-air missiles and economic help in exchange for troops to support Moscow’s war on Ukraine, … Read more

North Korea’s Kim accuses U.S. of stoking tension, warns of nuclear war, state media says

Post Views: 44 Kim Jong Un accused the U.S. of escalating tensions and nuclear risks on the Korean peninsula, says KCNA. File | Photo Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of ramping up tension and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has … Read more

Finance deadlock pushes COP29 to brink of failure

Post Views: 60 Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on November 23, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. | Photo Credit: AP Despite running into overtime, very little headway had been achieved at the U.N. climate summit in Baku late on Saturday (November 23, 2024) in terms of bringing … Read more

Ukraine’s parliament cancels session after Russia fired new missile

Post Views: 46 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine’s parliament cancelled a session on Friday (November 22, 2024) as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatened to escalate the nearly three-year war. NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks next Tuesday (November 26), the alliance said, … Read more

COP29: Baku climate talks run into overtime amid row over climate finance

Post Views: 53 Environmental activists protest during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Climate talks at Azerbaijan’s Baku, scheduled to end on Friday (November 22, 2024), were extended by another day after the latest version of the draft agreement was deemed unacceptable by … Read more

Israel strikes Gaza after ICC issues arrest warrants

Post Views: 49 The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that hospitals have only two days’ fuel left before they must restrict services, afer the U.N. warned aid delivery to the war-devastated territory is being crippled. The alarm came a day after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more