Sanaa, Yemen – A day after fresh air strikes on the Houthi-held capital Sanaa, the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday. “A missile launched from Yemen was intercepted before it could enter Israeli territory,” the Israeli military said, as sirens sounded in Jerusalem and the Dead Sea areas on … Read more
South Korea’s prosecutors are alleging that suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorized the military to shoot if needed to enter parliament during his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, according to a report shared with the media. Source link
From the highs of the summer Olympics to a mass sexual assault trial that shocked the world, and from the grand reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral to the government’s collapse, 2024 has been quite a year in France. Here are the biggest news stories from the past 12 months. Source link
The state funeral of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began on Saturday, as mourners gathered in the capital to bid farewell to the leader who oversaw the country’s economic liberalisation. 92-year-old Singh, who was Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, died on Thursday. On Saturday morning, Singh’s mortal remains were brought to his Congress … Read more
Israeli forces have detained the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza for interrogation alongside dozens of other medical staff, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said Saturday. The WHO has said that the hospital has been put out of service by an Israeli raid. Source link
Viktor Orban’s EU Council presidency is about to end. Nominally, an EU member state holds the six-month presidency of the EU Council, but in the case of Hungary, it is safe to talk about only one person. In the Hungarian government, Orban is the only one who matters. This remains the case during the term … Read more
Maputo, Mozambique – Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, is slowly returning to normal, but residents are still fearful of widespread looting and vandalism after the ruling party was confirmed to have won the election. Food, fuel, and medicine are becoming scarce for the city’s residents, while the daring escape of more than 1,000 prisoners from a maximum-security … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her department would have to begin taking so-called “extraordinary measures” before January 14 to prevent the country from reaching the debt limit. If the US reaches the debt limit, the Treasury Department, responsible for ensuring financial security, will not have enough cash to repay the debt. That’s because the … Read more
Washington: Newly elected US President Donald Trump spoke about tightening the entry of immigrants holding visas. But now there is a division in his team regarding this matter. On social media, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy supported expanding the visa program for skilled workers. Musk and Ramaswamy defended foreign workers on H-1B visas. American technology … Read more
