Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he was mulling going beyond air strikes and launching a ground operation in Syria following a deadly rocket strike on a Turkish border town. Erdogan also renewed warnings that those attacking Turkey will pay dearly, a day after Ankara’s forces launched air raids …
Read More »Israel has detained more than 50,000 Palestinian minors since 1967 -Report
The Detainees Affairs Commission of the Palestine Liberation Organization says the Israeli regime has detained over 50,000 Palestinian children since the occupation of the West Bank and East al-Quds in 1967. The PLO Detainees Affairs Commission said on Sunday the majority of children were arrested from their homes at night …
Read More »LATAM Airlines plane crashes in Peru’s airport, two firefighters dead (Videos)
A LATAM Airlines jet collided with a firetruck on the runway as it was taking off from the airport in Peru’s capital Lima on Friday, resulting in the death of two firefighters, the carrier said. Peru’s health ministry said at 7:00 p.m. (0000 GMT) that 20 passengers were being treated …
Read More »Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, U.N. warns: ‘You’re playing with fire!’
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster. More than a dozen blasts shook Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Saturday evening and Sunday, the International …
Read More »Five dead, 18 injured in shooting at a nightclub in Colorado, police say
“Heroic” clubgoers fought and stopped a gunman shortly after he opened fire inside an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and injuring 18 others, police said on Sunday. Police identified the suspect as Anderson Lee Aldrich, a 22-year-old man, who was taken into custody minutes after the shooting …
Read More »Macron accuses Russia of stoking anti-French propaganda in Africa
President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of feeding anti-French propaganda in Africa to serve “predatory” ambitions in troubled African nations, where France has suffered military setbacks and a wider loss of influence over recent years. Speaking on the sidelines of a summit of French-speaking nations in Tunisia, Macron was asked to …
Read More »Iraq and UK discuss financial cooperation on the sidelines of Manama dialogue
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Sunday met with his British counterpart, James Cleverly, on the sidelines of the Manama dialogue 2022 in Bahrain. According to a readout issued by the Iraqi foreign ministry, the pair discussed the bilateral ties between Iraq and the United Kingdom, and Baghdad’s role in …
Read More »Americans ask ‘what’s too old?’ as Biden turns 80
Joe Biden turns 80 on Sunday, making him the first octogenarian president in US history. He is set to celebrate his birthday with a brunch hosted by his wife, Jill, a celebration that got an extra lift this weekend with his granddaughter’s wedding at the White House on Saturday. With …
Read More »Xi says China to consider holding Belt & Road Forum next year
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China would consider hosting the third Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2023. The Chinese Belt & Road Forum for International Cooperation initiative has been presented by Xi as the revival of the ancient Silk Road for trade between the East …
Read More »NATO claims Russian jets overfly Baltic ships in a dangerous, unprofessional manner
NATO claims two Russian fighter jets made an unsafe and unprofessional approach toward Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) during routine operations in the Baltic Sea. The jets flew over the force at an altitude of 300 feet (91 meters) and a distance of 80 yards (73 meters) on Thursday …
Read More »Kim warns to ‘react with nuclear weapons’ to threats; US redeploys bomber for drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has firmly warned to respond to US threats with nuclear weapons amid Washington’s ramped-up military activities in the region, including joint exercises with Seoul and Tokyo. North Korea’s official news agency KCNA said on Saturday that Kim made the warning after he personally oversaw Pyongyang’s …
Read More »Brazil president-elect says UN Security Council needs to change
Brazil President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that the United Nations Security Council needs to change and that there should be more members representing all continents. “The UN Security Council needs to change, it needs to have more people representing all continents, and it needs to end the idea …
Read More »A ‘step towards war’: Hungary decries EU sanctions on Russia
Hungary has slammed the European Union’s sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine, as a counterproductive intervention in the conflict that could quickly turn the bloc into an actual “belligerent.” “It’s a step towards war, if someone intervenes economically in a military conflict,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban said …
Read More »Tunisian forces fire teargas to disperse protesters near Francophonie summit venue
Tunisian police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Zarzis on Friday who were trying to reach the island of Djerba, where leaders of French-speaking countries are slated to attend a summit. The demonstrators that were demanding an answer for the Tunisian migrants who have been missing for two …
Read More »Moscow accuses Ukraine of ‘war crime’ for ‘executing’ Russia soldiers
Russian Defense Ministry has accused Ukraine of committing “war crimes” by, what Moscow denounces as, execution of more than 10 Russian soldiers. “No one will be able to paint the deliberate and methodical murder of more than 10 restrained Russian soldiers… who were shot in the head, as a ‘tragic …
Read More »Minors from controversial migrant ship Ocean Viking flee French refugee centre
More than two dozen unaccompanied underage migrants aboard the controversial Ocean Viking refugee rescue ship have gone missing from their reception center, authorities said on Thursday. The council in the southern Var department, according to reports, said the public prosecutor had been told that 26 of 44 minors under full …
Read More »Japan’s inflation hits 40-year high amid weakening yen, soaring energy costs
Japan’s inflation surged by 3.6 percent in October from the previous year, marking a 40-year high, amid weakening yen and soaring energy prices, the government said in a report on Friday. The government data showed the nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food prices but includes …
Read More »Climate activists pour paint on Charles Ray sculpture in Paris
Environmental activists on Friday dumped orange paint over an outdoor sculpture by the American artist Charles Ray in central Paris, the latest in a string of artwork defacements aimed at spurring greater government efforts to fight climate change. The lifesize “Horse and Rider” stands in front of the Bourse de …
Read More »Hakeem Jeffries announces bid to succeed Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader
Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has officially announced his candidacy to become the House Democratic leader after Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not be seeking re-election to party leadership. He is unlikely to face any opposition for the post after current House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced on …
Read More »Executions in Saudi Arabia doubled since 2021: AFP tally
Saudi Arabia has executed twice as many people in 2022 as it did last year, according to an AFP tally, highlighting a rise in capital punishment that is condemned by rights groups. The latest execution was of a Jordanian national convicted of smuggling amphetamine tablets, the official Saudi Press Agency …
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