France on Tuesday is to mark 10 years since the terrorist shooting that targeted satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will lead commemorations at the newspaper’s former offices, where two al Qaeda-linked gunmen killed a dozen people on January, 2015. Source link
Indonesia on Tuesday welcomed the news of it becoming a formal member of BRICS, which was announced by Brazil on Monday. Founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China, BRICS currently counts ten countries including South Africa, Iran and the United Arab Emirates as its members. Source link
Beijing— A powerful earthquake killed at least 53 people and trapped scores in Tibet on Tuesday, while dozens of aftershocks struck areas in western China and across the border in Nepal. The official Xinhua news agency cited the regional disaster relief headquarters as saying that 62 other people were injured. The Ministry of Emergency Management … Read more
Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to visit Greenland on Tuesday amid suggestions from his father that the Danish territory should be part of the US. President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his son’s visit on his platform Truth Social. “I’m hearing the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA’. My son, Don Jr., and various representatives, will be going … Read more
🔴 Strong earthquake kills at least 32 people in Tibet, with tremors felt in Nepal, India Source link
🔴 Strong earthquake kills at least 32 people in Tibet, with tremors felt in Nepal, India Source link
Russia’s military said on Monday its forces had captured a key town in eastern Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials cited thousands of Russian casualties in fighting in Russia’s Kursk region. The Russian Defense Ministry said its control of the city of Kurakhov, after several months of fighting for the logistics hub, would allow Russian forces to … Read more
Many people have died after an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck the Himalayas on Tuesday morning. Chinese state media reported at least nine deaths near the city of Shigatse in Tibet, and the tremors were also felt in neighboring Nepal and India. “A reporter from the Tibet Autonomous Region Earthquake Bureau learned that people have … Read more
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Dingri county, Tibet, near the Nepal border at 9:05 am local time Tuesday, killing at least nine and destroying many buildings, state media confirmed. The US Geological Survey later revised the magnitude to 7.1. Source link
