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Ukraine Eliminates Russia’s Chemical Weapons Leader, Kirillov
According to Ukraine, a senior Russian general named Lt Gen Igor Kirillov was killed in a Moscow explosion. The explosive device was reportedly hidden in an electric scooter and detonated outside an apartment building in the Russian capital. Ukraine has claimed the attack, which marks one of the boldest targeted assassinations of a senior military official since Russia’s full-scale invasion of...
How I Escaped Being Killed Twice In Iraq, Pope Francis Speaks
Pope Francis escaped two attempts on his life during his historic trip to Iraq in March 2021, according to excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography published Tuesday by Italian media. The pontiff’s Vatican security detail received an urgent warning from the British secret services, Francis wrote. “A woman packed with explosives, a young suicide bomber, was heading towards Mosul to blow herself...
15-Year-Old Girl Kills Teenager, Teacher In Latest U.S. School Shooting
Police in the US state of Wisconsin have identified a 15-year-old female student as the attacker who opened fire at a school on Monday, killing a teacher and another student while also locating the suspected shooter. Shon Barnes, police chief in the state capital Madison, told a press briefing that three people had died and seven others were wounded at...
After He Was Toppled, Former Syrian President Says His Country Has Entered ‘The Hands Of Terrorism’
Bashar al-Assad said Monday that Syria is in the hands of terrorism, the former president’s first statement since his ouster. Assad his departure from Syria was not planned and that Moscow requested his evacuation from a military base that was under attack. “My departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur during the final hours of the battles,” said...
Trump To Open Discussions With Zelenskyy, Putin To End “Carnage”
US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he will speak with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine in an effort to end the war triggered by Moscow’s invasion. Trump has frequently questioned the billions in aid that President Joe Biden’s administration has provided to Ukraine since the war started in 2022 and has spoken admiringly of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who...
Cyclone Claims 14 Lives In France
According to a security source who spoke to AFP on Sunday, Cyclone Chido has killed at least 14 people on the French island nation of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. The storm, now heading towards the coast of Mozambique, swept through Mayotte’s shantytowns, leaving widespread devastation. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has warned that the final death toll could be...
Turkey Set To Reopen Embassy In Syria As diplomats Meets
Twelve years after the diplomatic outpost was closed at the beginning of Syria's civil war, and almost a week after Ankara-backed forces overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, Turkey was scheduled to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Saturday. The move came as Middle Eastern and Western diplomats gathered in Jordan for high-level talks on Syria, a day after nationwide celebrations at...
South Korean Lawmakers Approve Impeachment Of President Yoon Suk Yeol
On Saturday, South Korean lawmakers declared a "victory of the people" when they voted to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office due to his unsuccessful attempt to impose martial law. The vote took place as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Seoul in rival rallies for and against Yoon, who launched a failed attempt to impose martial...
South Korean President Faces Second Impeachment Vote
The National Assembly of South Korea will hold a second impeachment vote on Saturday against President Yoon Suk Yeol, just one week after a similar attempt to remove him from office failed. Yoon has been in the eye of the storm since his short-lived declaration of martial law on December 3 plunged the Asian nation into its worst political turmoil...
FBI Director, Christopher Wray, Announces Resignation
Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has declared his intention to leave the position at the end of Joe Biden's current administration. This is as US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to be sworn in January 2025. Marking the end of his seven-year tenure, Wray emphasised his commitment to preserving the Bureau’s mission while steering it away...
