At least 30 people have now been confirmed dead in a blaze that engulfed a bar in northern Bangkok in the early hours of Monday morning. 27 victims have been formally identified, with authorities still working to confirm the identities of the remaining three. Meanwhile, forensic investigators are seeking to establish the cause of the … Read more
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the Ebola virus outbreak in Africa is much larger than official figures indicate. WHO is the health agency of the United Nations. The current outbreak is centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 20 confirmed cases detected in neighboring Uganda. According to official figures, the virus … Read more
Every year, France holds a military parade to celebrate its national holiday and the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress during the French revolution. But this year’s July 14th parade was the largest ever – President Emmanuel Macron had rallied European allies behind Ukraine for his last Bastille day parade in a large … Read more
US ICE agents shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine early Monday morning. Department of Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin first said that the man was a target of an ICE investigation and that he had attempted to “weaponize” his vehicle. Later the story changed – it was confirmed that the man was … Read more
French president Emmanuel Macron presided over his last Bastille day military parade as president. This edition showcased over 6,000 troops, including 500 from the coalition of the willing. France’s rearmament and Europe’s strategic autonomy on full display. The event aims to show the US president and Russia’s Vladimir Putin that Europe is united and stands … Read more
The Ukrainian parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko on Monday, after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced over the weekend that he planned to reshuffle his Cabinet and asked her to step down. Sviridenko said in his farewell speech, “Every day this year demanded difficult decisions and decisive action. I am very grateful for … Read more
France marks the 10-year anniversary of the 2016 Nice Bastille Day truck attack. The attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, drove his truck into a crowd along the “promenade des Anglais” who had gathered to watch fireworks – killing 86 people. While Bouhlel was killed by police on the same night, eight people are accused of helping … Read more
The EU and Britain on Tuesday signed a deal ending border checks between Gibraltar and Spain six years after the UK left the bloc. Gibraltar residents can now cross to Spain using residence cards while Spanish citizens can cross using a government ID card. Source link
The South Korean defense industry was stunned by the Canadian government’s recent decision to select German designs for its next generation of submarines, but it has moved quickly to reassert its strength in advanced military equipment and make a new effort to command a greater share of growing global defense spending. To protect the country … Read more
More than 293 Ukrainian civilians were killed and 1,990 wounded in Russian strikes across the country in the month of June, making it the highest toll in any single month since April 2022, the UN monitoring mission in Ukraine said Tuesday. The UN has recorded 16,431 verified civilian deaths in Ukraine since Russia’s February 2022 … Read more