The chief of the General Staff of the Israel Armed Forces has announced his resignation, citing security and intelligence failures that led Israel to face a surprise attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023. The most senior Israeli commander, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned, saying that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) under his command had … Read more
Last Updated:January 21, 2025, 18:21 IST Donald Trump Lies: America’s new President Donald Trump has made a record of telling at least 20 lies on the very first day of his tenure. In his first term, Trump told 21 lies every day. Thus your first task…read more Donald Trump has told 20 lies in his … Read more
As the latest Israel-Hamas ceasefire and captive exchange deal goes into effect across the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025, Egyptian photojournalist Hamada Elrassam reports from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing, where hundreds of aid trucks are preparing to enter the area. Were standing for. Devastated after 15 months of war with … Read more
The Tanzanian Party for Democracy and Progress, commonly known as CHADEMA, has a long and storied history. It was established in 1992, soon after Tanzania adopted a multi-party system of democracy. Despite its efforts, Chadema has yet to achieve an electoral victory over the ruling CCM, which has ruled the country since it became a … Read more
Jakarta— Indonesia’s entry this month into the BRICS developing country bloc, initiated by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, marks the group’s expansion into Southeast Asia. Jakarta’s accession was announced by the grouping’s key member Brazil on January 6, after joining Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates last year. In October, Malaysia, … Read more
The Israeli military said Tuesday that security forces have launched a counter-terrorism operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, just days after a ceasefire took effect in the other Palestinian territory of Gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least two Palestinians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli attack on a … Read more
Hamas says it will release another round of hostages on Saturday, as a ceasefire with Israel holds on for a third day and UN humanitarian agencies send aid to Gaza to help Palestinian civilians. A Hamas official told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday that the next group of hostages will be four Israeli women, who will … Read more
The World Economic Forum opened on Tuesday, just hours after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. Global business and political leaders are meeting in the Swiss resort city of Davos as the world grapples with multiple crises, among them the ongoing war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war. Trump has already signed several executive … Read more
Taipei, Taiwan – China’s population declined for the third year in a row last year, its government said on Friday, pointing to demographic challenges ahead for the world’s second-most populous country, which is now facing a growing population and more people of working age. Both are facing the emerging shortage of. China’s population at the … Read more
At least 10 people were killed and 32 injured in a fire that broke out at a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday morning. The fire broke out in the restaurant of the 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in the mountain-top resort of Kartalkaya at 3:27 a.m. local time (0027 GMT), according to Turkish … Read more