Another young tourist on Friday died in hospital after being subject to suspected alcohol poisoning during a night out in Laos, bringing the total death toll to six. The Laotian government has expressed its “sincere sympathy and deepest condolences” to the victims’ families and has promised to bring the perpetrators to justice. In all, about … Read more
Ukraine’s population has declined by 10 million, or around a quarter, since the start of Russia’s invasion in 2014 as a result of refugees leaving, collapsing fertility and war deaths, according to the United Nations. Catherine Norris-Trent, senior reporter at France 24, reports. Source link
Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from farm fires started illegally in the … Read more
More than 30 people have been killed and dozens more injured after Shiite Muslims on Friday attacked a Sunni-dominated market and set it on fire in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in northwestern Pakistan. Sporadic fighting has regularly broken out between the two groups in the area in recent months, leading to more than 150 … Read more
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US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday met NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte for the first time since the election. According to an estimate, the meeting took place in Florida, where the two men discussed the global security issues that NATO faces. Source link
Democrat Sarah McBride: This time the American elections have created history in many ways. For the first time, a transgender Sarah McBride was elected to the US House of Representatives. She was the first state senator to be elected from Delaware. Sarah McBride defeated Republican nominee John Whalen Third, a former Delaware State Police officer … Read more
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has voiced her anxiety about upcoming German elections and noted that a strong performance by populist parties could have significant consequences for Europe. Metsola: German elections will shape EU’s future “What happens in Germany in the next four years has a major impact on the next four years of the … Read more
Donald Trump has nominated billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary. After a blitz of nominations, the US president-elect took his time in settling on a name for the post as he is looking for someone who not only supports, but who can execute, his economic vision. Source link
Lebanon’s capital Beirut was targeted in a massive Israeli attack early on Saturday morning, with five missiles raining down on an eight-story residential building in the heart of the city, leading to several fatalities. Local media reported that the building had been completely destroyed and that Beirut had woken up to a “horrific massacre”. Follow … Read more