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...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Testifies In Corruption Trial
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, denied the charges against him in a historic corruption trial when he appeared in court on Tuesday. He is the first sitting prime minister in Israel’s history to face criminal charges, including bribery, fraud, and breach of public trust, across three separate cases. Netanyahu’s court appearance follows years of legal battles and delays, during which...
Trump: Resolving Ukraine Crisis Is My Top Priority
Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a “less difficult situation.” “I think we have to solve the Ukraine problem with Russia,” the US president-elect told French magazine Paris Match in an interview recorded on Saturday and released on Wednesday. “Both those countries are losing...
UN General Assembly To Vote On ‘Unconditional’ Ceasefire In Gaza
The UN General Assembly will vote on a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as a symbolic gesture. In addition to calling for “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire,” the draft resolution seeks “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,” an accommodation of the United States and other staunch allies of Israel. The resolution, which is non-binding,...
Austrian Police Discover Body Of Homicide Victim After 25 Years
According to police on Tuesday, a body discovered by construction workers in the cellar of an apartment building in Vienna had been there for 25 years. Workers found the decomposing body wrapped in plastic bags buried in the ground of the cellar in the Austrian capital’s Margareten district in April. Authorities were alerted to a foul smell in the building. Extensive...
