Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart on Saturday after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan in what he called a “tragic incident”, killing 38 people. The Kremlin said in a statement that a Ukrainian drone strike on Wednesday caused firing from air defense systems near Grozny, the regional capital of … Read more
Thousands of demonstrators formed human chains in cities across Georgia on Saturday, the day before the inauguration of the country’s new pro-Russia president, who opponents say was elected via an “illegitimate” vote in November. Source link
Syria’s ousted dictator Bashar Assad and his family were members of a secretive religious minority, and they exploited the community’s fears and desires to remain in power. Source link
Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijan’s President for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Russian airspace, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Dozens of passengers were killed and injured in the crash that aviation experts speculated was hit by Russian air defense systems responding to a Ukrainian drone attack. Source link
Electronics manufactures must from Saturday fit all devices sold in the EU with USB-C charger ports in a bid by the 27-nation bloc to reduce waste and cut costs for consumers, who will no longer have to purchase separate chargers for each device they own . Source link
Istanbul- A delegation from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish DEM party is due to meet on Saturday with jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving a life sentence on Istanbul’s prison island, a party source said. “The delegation left in the morning,” the source told AFP, without elaborating on how they would travel to the island … Read more
An Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Cecilia Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on Dec. 19, the ministry said, adding that it was working with Iranian authorities “to clarify the legal situation of … Read more
An Israeli military operation Friday targeting Hamas militants near the Kamal Adwan Hospital has put the last major health facility in northern Gaza out of service, the World Health Organization said. Source link
The UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Saturday that it is estimated that more children are living in conflict areas or being forcibly displaced than ever before. UNICEF estimates that more than 473 million children worldwide – one in six – live in areas affected by conflict. This has resulted in record numbers of children … Read more
From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024. This year is the hottest in history, with record-breaking temperatures in the atmosphere and oceans acting like fuel for extreme weather around the world. Source … Read more