Russia on Sunday pummeled Ukraine with a “massive” aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv called “hellish.” Details by Eliza Herbert. Source link
Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli strike on a multi-storey residential building housing at least six families in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya town on Sunday, medics and residents said. Details by Camille Knight. Source link
Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money. With wars in the Middle East and Europe and Donald Trump’s re-election, is COP29 being overlooked? FRANCE 24’s William Hilderbrandt asked Daved Lehrer, from Arava Institute for Environmental … Read more
The Venezuelan authorities this weekend released 225 out of the more than 2,400 people arrested during protests against President Maduro’s disputed re-election in July. The detainees included 164 minors, 69 of whom remained behind bars. Relatives of detainees plan to rally on Monday in front of the prosecutor’s office to request that more be released. … Read more
XRP’s momentum is also given by the selling of investors trying to take profits. XRP reached $1.26, a price not seen since November 2021. The XRP cryptocurrency reached a price of $1.26 this week, a value not seen since November 11, 2021, driven by the activity of large holders. Santiment, a market analysis firm, suggests … Read more
Months after Bassirou Diomaye Faye won Senegal’s March 2024 presidential election, voters in the West African nation are casting their ballots Sunday in parliamentary elections that could decide if the new president has a legislative majority to push through ambitious reforms. Source link
Lawmakers from the Greens voted overwhelmingly in favor of Deputy Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck running as the party’s lead candidate in February’s early federal election. Habeck won 741 of 768 votes, or 96.48%, at the party’s hastily-arranged conference in Wiesbaden in western Germany on Sunday. “With this speech I’m applying for permission to … Read more
Starlineps Enterprises Q2: Diamond and jewelery trader Starlineps Enterprise Ltd has released its Q2 FY25 results. In the July-September quarter, the company’s net profit has increased more than double on an annual basis. The company has registered a net profit of Rs 3.25 crore during this period. The company said in a statement that this … Read more
At a meeting on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Peru Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping told outgoing US President Joe Biden that Beijing is ready to work with the incoming Trump administration for a “smooth transition” of China-US ties as the president-elect’s inclusion of China hawks in his team stirs fears of renewed … Read more
France’s nail-biting 30-29 victory against New Zealand’s All Blacks on Saturday demonstrated “the experience and almost the wisdom of the team”, captain Antoine Dupont said. While New Zealand dominated the first half of the match in Paris, France stayed the course to score a third-straight win. Source link