Syrian rebels ousted pro-government forces from Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major new victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. The Syrian army announced that the rebels had entered Hama after intense clashes and said it was … Read more
The chief executive of one of the United States’ largest health insurance companies, UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed outside a New York Hilton hotel in an apparently targeted hit Wednesday. Brian Thompson was shot just before 7 am outside the hotel in the Midtown district of Manhattan. Police are searching for the killer. Source link
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) user community is making decisions about network fees. Read more Source link
Public sector workers across France staged a nationwide strike Thursday to demand increased funding and staffing for public services, causing major disruptions in schools and air travel, local media reported. Demonstrations were held in cities nationwide. In Paris, protesters gathered near the Ministry of Economy and Finance before marching toward Place d’Italie. Source link
Amnesty International accused Israel Thursday of “committing genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a “wake-up call” for the world. The London-based rights organization said its findings were based on satellite images documenting devastation, fieldwork and ground reports from Gazans as well as “dehumanizing … Read more
US President Joe Biden arrived in the Angolan port city of Lobito on Wednesday, the last day of a trip to Africa, with a plan to extend a railway that could channel critical minerals from Congo to the West. The United States has provided a $550-million loan to support the venture, which involves refurbishing an … Read more
Market regulator SEBI has asked Mishthan Foods Ltd (MFL) to return nearly Rs 100 crore, which it wrongly raised through group entities and diverted to the company’s promoters and directors. Sebi, in an interim order issued on December 5, has asked the company to return funds worth Rs 49.12 crore from the rights issue and … Read more
The United Nations on Tuesday denounced the shelling of a displacement camp in North Darfur by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which killed at least six people. The famine-stricken Zamzam camp, just south of state capital El-Fasher, came under intense rocket and artillery bombardment by the RSF on Sunday. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot reports … Read more
The UN mission in Chad is investigating allegations that aid workers and security guards have sexually abused Sudanese refugees in emergency camps in the neighboring country. Sexual exploitation at displacement sites that spring up during humanitarian crises is not uncommon. FRANCE 24’s Harold Girard meets with the current United Nations representative in N’Djamena. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron met allies and parliamentary leaders on Thursday as he sought to swiftly appoint a new prime minister to replace Michel Barnier, who officially resigned a day after opposition legislators voted to topple his government. Barnier, a veteran conservative whom Macron appointed prime minister barely three months ago, became the shortest-serving prime … Read more