Germans on Saturday mourned the victims and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor intentionally drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people, including a small child, and wounding at least 200 others. Source link
Sixteen security personnel were killed in an attack by Islamic militants in northwestern Pakistan early Saturday, officials said. Deputy Superintendent of Police Hidayat Ullah told Reuters that the attack on the security forces’ post took place at 2 a.m. (2100 GMT on Friday) and that the attackers used light and heavy weapons. “Search operations are … Read more
Some 20 people were killed and many injured in attacks carried out by jihadists Friday in six villages in central Mali. Grain silos were burned and the local population fled, local authorities reported. Source link
The Saudi suspect behind the deadly car attack on a Christmas market in Germany is believed to be “Islamophobic”, the interior minister said Saturday. The 50-year-old doctor, now under arrest, said German authorities had not done enough to fight the “Islamism of Europe” and had also voiced support for the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for … Read more
Syria’s new rulers have appointed a foreign minister as they seek to build international ties, two weeks after Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power, the official Syrian News Agency, or SANA, said on Saturday. SANA said the ruling General Command had named Assad Hassan al-Shibani as foreign minister. A source in the new administration told … Read more
The Flamanville 3 EPR nuclear reactor, France’s most powerful to date, finally began providing electricity to French homes on Saturday after a plethora of technical setbacks led to a 12-year delay and a four-fold increase in the project’s overall cost. Source link
Israeli emergency services said Saturday that 16 people were injured when a rocket fired from Yemen overnight hit Tel Aviv. According to the Israeli military, the attempt to intercept the rocket had failed. Yemen’s Houthi rebels later claimed responsibility for the attack, their second in as many days. He said it was carried out with … Read more
Islamabad — The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed an overnight attack on an army post near the border with Afghanistan, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and seriously injured five others. A senior intelligence official told AFP on condition of anonymity that the siege began after midnight and lasted about two hours as about … Read more
World leaders share heartfelt messages online to pay tribute to the victims of the tragic Magdeburg Christmas market attack. Source link
German officials hunted for clues on Saturday after a 50-year-old Saudi national with a history of anti-Islamic comments drove his car into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least two people, including a small child, and insulting at at least 60 others. Source link