Panama reiterated on Tuesday that the sovereignty of its designated ship canal was not up for discussion after US President-elect Donald Trump ruled out military action to seize control. Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha said, “The sovereignty of our canal is non-negotiable and is part of the history of our struggle.” He said President Jose Raul … Read more
Hours after US President Joe Biden welcomed exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in the US, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said seven foreigners, including two Americans, had been arrested for planning unspecified “terrorist acts” days prior to Maduro’s inauguration into a third presidential term . Source link
Palestinian health officials said at least 17 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip late Tuesday. The attacks affected the Khan Yunis area, including areas where people displaced by more than a year of war were living in tents. The Israeli military said in a statement that it carried out … Read more
Venezuelan authorities have arrested seven foreigners, including two Americans, who President Nicolas Maduro has accused of being “mercenaries”. The arrests were announced late Tuesday ahead of Maduro’s swearing-in ceremony on Friday for a third term in office after last year’s election, which the opposition says he won by a landslide. Maduro said the detained US … Read more
France 24 correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles, where authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate the Northern Palisades neighborhood as a massive wildfire, buoyed by the strongest windstorm in almost 15 years, cared for down the coast of southern California on Tuesday. People were seen leaving their cars to flee on foot, forcing authorities … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump, Jr., visited Greenland on Tuesday, while his father refused to rule out military or economic coercion as a means to purchase the mineral and oil-rich island. Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring the Danish territory, as well as the Panama Canal, saying on Tuesday that they are … Read more
The name of the new Chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has been announced. Dr. V. Narayanan will be the new chief of ISRO. He will join the current Chief S. on January 14. Will replace Somnath. This information was given by issuing a notification late night on 7th January (Tuesday). His tenure … Read more
Bangkok- A former member of Cambodia’s opposition party was shot dead in Bangkok on Tuesday evening. Lim Kimya, a former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) politician, died at the scene near Wat Bovonniwet Viharaya Ratchavoravihan, a Buddhist temple near the tourist area of Khao San Road in Phra Nakhon district. bangkok post Report. Police say … Read more
Evacuation orders were issued to about 30,000 Los Angeles residents on Tuesday after a rapidly growing wildfire fueled by fierce winds threatened more than 13,000 structures. Firefighters were struggling to contain the blaze in hills and forests near upscale neighborhoods like Santa Monica, Venice Beach and Malibu – where hundreds of celebrities and prominent people … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump is refusing to rule out using military force to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, calling both critical to American national security. Speaking at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday, Trump explicitly declined to give assurances against using military or economic coercion when questioned about his plans regarding Panama and Greenland. … Read more