As the harsh winter season approaches in Ukraine, UNICEF and other aid organizations are helping communities in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine prepare for the cold weather. Due to the war many local people have lost their jobs and reliable income sources and are unable to afford heating. These include the Malachi family, whose … Read more
World leaders and US politicians reacted to news that former US President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, has died at age 100. Source link
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Tel Aviv, Israel – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery on Sunday to remove his prostate, hospital officials said, a procedure that comes as he manages a series of crises including the war in Gaza and an alleged corruption trial. Netanyahu, who has suffered a number of health problems in recent years, has … Read more
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100 Source link
A senior German politician has dismissed Elon Musk’s public support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as unprecedented interference, labeling it “intrusive and cosmetic”. Friedrich Merz, the center-right candidate for chancellor in Germany’s Feb. 23 legislative election, attacked the Tesla CEO on Sunday, a day after Musk described the populist party as “the last … Read more
highlights Trump will take oath as President next monthJaishankar met future officials on his visit to AmericaNecessary to bind China’s spreading wings and keep an eye on it New Delhi. Only a few days are left for Joe Biden’s departure from the White House in Washington DC. Here, America’s newly elected President Donald Trump has … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, is a well-known China critic. Despite being sanctioned by the Beijing government in 2020, Rubio says he is confident in “finding solutions” to engage with China if confirmed. VOA State Department Bureau Chief Nike Ching reports on Rubio’s legislative record and … Read more
Organizing elections in Syria could take up to four years and drafting a new constitution could take three years, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the rebel leader who ousted President Bashar al-Assad from power, said in an interview broadcast by Saudi state media on Sunday. Source link
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said that Russia unintentionally shot down an Azerbaijani Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people. Aliyev said on Saturday that the Kremlin had tried to “hush up” Russia’s involvement in the incident. Source link