The cargo ship “Ursa Major” sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria due to an explosion in the engine room, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ministry’s crisis center, 14 of the ship’s 16 crew members were rescued and taken to the Spanish port of Cartagena, but two crew … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread anger and frustration from residents of Mayotte during a visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is reeling from the devastation wrought by the strongest cyclone to hit the region in nearly a century. Source link
Washington. Two Georgia men have been sentenced to 100 years in prison for sexually abusing and recording their adopted sons. After convicting William Dale Zullock and Zachary Jacoby Zullock on multiple counts, the judge ruled that due to the nature of the crimes, both would not be released on parole at any time for 100 … Read more
The House Ethics Committee accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress, as lawmakers released the conclusions of a nearly four-year investigation that helped sink his nomination for attorney general. Source link
France unveiled a new government composed of former ministers and senior civil servants that Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will hope can oversee the passage of a 2025 budget and prevent a deepening of the country’s crisis. Analysis by Renaud Foucart, senior lecturer in economics at Lancaster University Management School in Brussels, Belgium. Source link
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria. Source link
New Delhi: It is October 2022, when America announces its new Arctic strategy, citing growing competition such as China in the Arctic. The Joe Biden administration said the United States will now appoint ambassadors broadly throughout the Arctic region. Meanwhile, the European Commission also established an office in Greenland in early 2023. Hence, America adopted … Read more
Moscow — A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria due to an explosion in the engine room and two crew members were missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The ship, built in 2009 and called ”Ursa Major”, was controlled by OboronLogistics, a company that is part of … Read more
Christmas in France would not be complete without free-flowing champagne, oysters or a Yule log. And the French holiday season is longer than most – stretching into the New Year with Epiphany (January 6) and its traditional galettes des rois into February with Chandeleur (Candlemas). Source link
Syria’s new rulers have called for the disbanding of all armed groups. But in the southwestern town of Suwayda, a small group of Druze fighters are reluctant to give up their arms. These fighters from the Druze religious minority say they prefer to rely on their own men, rather than the promises made by Syria’s … Read more