Bethlehem Reduces Christmas Festivities Amid Ongoing Israel-Hamas Conflict
Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, are facing significant limitations this year due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. According to The Times on Monday, Churches in the West Bank, the holy land of Christianity, have called for subdued festivities to acknowledge the suffering experienced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank following...
Former Sierra Leonean President Under House Arrest Amid Coup Investigation
Former Sierra Leonean president Ernest Bai Koroma has been confined to his home, the government said Saturday, after he was questioned over what it calls an attempted coup at the end of November. The office of the former president, who led the West African nation from 2007 to 2018, has said he was not placed under house arrest. Information Minister Chernor...
Two Arrested In France Over Alleged Bedbug Scam
Two men have been arrested in France after allegedly scamming elderly people into paying thousands of euros for bedbug treatment they did not need. Police in Strasbourg said the men would go to their victims' homes, carry out phony control services, and then overcharge for treatment products. They added that 48 people had been scammed altogether, many of them women over...
Gunman Reportedly Kills 3 In Shooting On UNLV Campus
A gunman opened fire on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a fourth before being shot dead by police. The suspect has not been named but according to law enforcement sources is a man in his 60s. He began shooting on the fourth floor of Beam Hall, a building...
Russia Teenager Shoots Classmates, Injures Five
A Russian teenager on Thursday shot dead a classmate and injured five others before killing herself in a school in Bryansk near the Ukrainian border. The Investigative Committee disclosed this on Thursday in a statement. “A 14-year-old girl brought a pump-action shotgun to school, which she used to shoot her classmates. As a result, two died, one of them the shooter...
Michelle Obama, Melinda Gates Visit Malawi To Campaign Against Child Marriage
For a special documentary as part of this year’s BBC 100 Women season, three of the world’s most high-profile humanitarians, Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, and Melinda Gates, visited Malawi to meet the girls at risk from the global issue of child marriage, and some of the grassroots organizations trying to stop it. 12 Million Girls airs on BBC News channel...
Junior Doctors In England Plan 9 Days Strike Over Wage Dispute With Govt
Junior doctors in England will strike for nine days over Christmas and New Year in an ongoing row over pay. The British Medical Association (BMA) said the government had failed to make a credible offer to end the long-running wage dispute. The BMA's junior doctors committee unanimously voted for further walkouts in December and January, in what will be the longest...
UK Introduces Stricter Visa Measures To Reduce Migration
The UK has announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from bringing family dependents to Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office trumpeted the proposals as “the biggest clampdown on legal migration ever”. But critics said it would damage the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which faces staff...
Iran Blames Israel For Renewed Fight With Hamas
Iran on Friday blamed Israel and the United States for a resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip. “After killing more than 15,000 Palestinians, the Zionist vampires have started a new round of killing under the continued support of the American government,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Deadly fighting restarted in Gaza...
2023 Set To Be Hottest Year Ever — UN
This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation warned that 2023 had shattered a whole host of climate records, with extreme weather leaving “a trail of devastation and despair”. “It’s a deafening cacophony of...
