When the French writer Jules Verne died in 1905, powered air flight, which he had put at the center of his 1886 book Robur the ConquerorIt had moved from imagination to reality. Exactly two years ago, the Wright brothers achieved the first manned air flight in human history Yet many of Verne’s predictions about world-changing … Read more
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Al Jazeera in a move the Qatar-based television network condemned as reminiscent of Israeli practices. “It is ironic that both the extremist right-wing Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have taken a vengeance out against Al Jazeera,” said FRANCE 24’s Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky. … Read more
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot arrived in Damascus Friday, kicking off the first visit by top Western diplomats to meet Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. His German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, is also expected in the Syrian capital to promote a “new political beginning between the EU and Syria”, said the German foreign ministry. Source … Read more
South Korean investigators have failed to arrive at the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to execute an arrest warrant against him. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported that they encountered resistance upon arrival and were then locked in a nearly six-hour-long standoff. The investigators entered the presidential residence through heavy security barriers and … Read more
Washington— The session of the 119th US Congress will begin on Friday. However, the Republican Party’s control of both houses of Congress and the presidency faces challenges after a contentious government funding battle last month. The Senate is entering the new session as Republicans have taken the majority from the Democrats and Senator Mitch McConnell … Read more
Days after the Israeli army said it intercepted a missile which crossed into Israeli territory from Yemen on Tuesday, the IDF said it had stopped another such missile early on Friday. Source link
Ghana’s informal economy suffered an enormous blow after a fire engulfed the Kantamanto used clothes market on Thursday, displacing thousands of traders and destroying goods worth millions of the local cedi currency. Source link
A small plane crashed through the window of a commercial manufacturing building in Southern California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said. The incident occurred near Fullerton Municipal Airport, which is 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. “Two deaths have been confirmed,” Fullerton police said on Twitter. … Read more
The suspect in the New Year’s Day terror attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans was inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group and appears to have carried out the attack alone, the FBI said Thursday. In Africa, nearly 500 kilograms of space debris fell over rural Kenya and post-election turmoil continues in Chad. … Read more
