Israeli Security Cabinet To Hold Talks Over Future Gaza War Plans
Israel’s security cabinet was expected to meet later Thursday to discuss military plans in Gaza, Israeli media said, as the families of hostages launched a desperate plea for help aboard a flotilla to the territory. The planned meeting comes as international outrage over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza has ratcheted up pressure on Israel, with UN agencies warning of...
Pope Condemns Israeli Strike On Gaza Church, Calls For Immediate Ceasefire
Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday he was deeply saddened by an Israeli strike that hit a church in Gaza, killing two people, and called for an immediate ceasefire. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported that an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church — Gaza’s only Catholic church — resulted in two deaths. Israel stated it never targets religious...
Maki Kaji ‘Godfather Of Sudoku’, Dies Aged 69
Maki Kaji, a Japanese publisher dubbed the "father of Sudoku" for his role in popularizing the numbers puzzle Sudoku, has died of cancer at 69, his Japanese publisher has announced. In a notice posted Monday, August 16, Nikoli said Maki Kaji died at home on August 10 after battling cancer, and a memorial service would be held at a later date. "Mr...
Ex-US President Jimmy Carter Dies At 100
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, passed away on Sunday afternoon at his home in Plains, Georgia. The 100-year-old statesman had been receiving hospice care for nearly two years, according to reports from U.S. media citing his son, Chip Carter. Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, was the...
EU Votes €510m In Humanitarian Aid For Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria, sub-Saharan African nations will receive €510 million of the €1.9 billion first humanitarian aid package announced by the EU for 2025. The European Commission revealed the allocation in a statement on Thursday, noting that “these funds are set to be channelled across West and Central Africa, the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, North-West Nigeria, Central Africa, the Great Lakes...
Russian Strikes Kill Three In Ukraine
An overnight Russian drone strike on Kharkiv killed three people, including a child, and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said Monday. “As of now, three people are known to have died, including a small child. 18 people were wounded, including children,” Kharkiv region police wrote on Telegram. The police warned that people may be trapped under the rubble...
Russia Set New Record In Grain Harvest – PM
Russia has set a new grain harvest record of 150 mln metric tons, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Wednesday. Harvesting is currently coming to an end in all country’s regions, the Prime Minister noted. "The agricultural sector is demonstrating excellent results in this year. A new grain record was achieved. One hundred and fifty million metric tons of grains...
Canada To Hold Snap Elections On April 28 Amid Trump Threat
On Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that early elections would be held on April 28 and promised to thwart Donald Trump's ambition to annex the United States' northern neighbor. Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canada’s centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the country’s broader electorate. That will...
Taliban: Trump Berates Joe Biden For Surrendering To Terrorists As Americans Live In Fear
Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at President Joe Biden for 'surrendering to terrorists' after Biden made the decision to hold firm on an August 31 deadline for a full US withdrawal from Afghanistan. 'Biden surrendered Afghanistan to terrorists and left thousands of Americans for dead by pulling out the Military before our citizens,' Trump wrote in a statement shortly after noon on Tuesday. 'Now...
Spider Bite Kills Brazilian Singer
A singer, Darlyn Morais, 28, died after being bitten by a spider at his home in the northeastern city of Miranorte in Brazil on October 31. Morais was said to have developed an allergic reaction to the spider bite on his face and was admitted to a hospital on Sunday. He died on Monday, November 6, Daily Mail Daily Mail...
