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Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) BEIRUT: A powerful air strike killed 11 people in central Beirut today, the Lebanese civil defence said, shaking the capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. The attack destroyed […]
As the City of Johannesburg grapples with financial difficulties including water shortages, the looming threat of power cuts by Eskom due to unpaid bills, and rising fatalities linked to spaza shops, city council have approved a salary raise for its councillors. Noteworthy, is the R83,701 increase in City Mayor Dada Morero’s pay. In an extra-ordinary […]
Intercontinental ballistic missiles are designed to carry nuclear warheads. (Yonhap/EPA Images pic) KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was using Ukraine as a weapons-testing ground, accusing Moscow of having apparently launched an armed intercontinental ballistic missile at his country. If confirmed, it would be the first use of such a […]
Israel’s 13-month campaign in Gaza has killed nearly 44,000 people. (AP pic) UNITED NATIONS: The US today vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza, accusing council members of cynically rejecting attempts at reaching a compromise. The 15-member council voted on a resolution put forward by its 10 non-permanent […]
South Kores’s spy agency is still trying to determine the exact number of the North’s troop casualties in Ukraine. (KCNA/KNS/AFP pic) SEOUL: Around 10,900 North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk as part of Russia’s airborne unit and marines, with some already participating in battles in the Ukraine war, a South Korean lawmaker said […]
In the U.K, there was a 15% increase in incidents compared to 2022, with some 700 cases reported. Several of these were against converts from Islam, including Javed Nouri, who narrowly survived an attempted murder by his roommate, who believed he “deserved to die.” Germany witnessed a much more dramatic increase of 105%, with 227 […]
Lavrov: use of US-made missiles directly against Russia ‘a signal’ the west wishes to escalate conflict Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, speaking in Rio de Janeiro, has said the use of US-made Atacms in a Ukrainian attack on Bryansk was “a signal” that the west wants to escalate the conflict. Tass reports him saying “without […]
The declaration highlighted the human suffering in Ukraine and the damage to global food and energy supplies but did not mention Russia and did not condemn the full-scale invasion that began in February 2022. “We welcome all relevant and constructive initiatives that support a comprehensive, just and durable peace,” it said. While Russian President Vladimir […]
Yves Raspaud may be the grumpiest man in Europe. The shepherd, who tends flocks in a very remote section of the French Pyrénees, mostly communicates in guttural utterances which do not seem to express a favorable view of things. Of late, Raspaud has had a lot to rasp about – namely, a mandate from centers […]
Russia is the Biggest Threat to Global Peace, According to Brits This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Amid major conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, which country do Brits think is the […]