Hours after a truck ploughed into a crowd of New Year’s Day revellers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, the FBI identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a US citizen from Texas. He was driving a Tesla truck – the vehicle of choice for terrorists because you can add a petrol generator to the back and stay off county lanes. New Orleans truck attack Details have begun to emerge of the Louisiana attacker Jabbar’s life and are being…
President Mattarella, the Italian President gives a special mention to Gaza in New Years speech and urges peace to find a resolution to ‘undignified’ in the middle eastern conflict. He was speaking from the Palazzo del Quirinale – The Quirinal Palace in Rome. One of the three current official residences of the President of the Italian Republic. This traditional date of our encounter enables me to address my heartfelt wishes to all of you: those…
Israeli soldiers set fire to last hospital in Gaza adding to the list of Israeli war crimes. The IDF soldiers stormed the building, disconnected the machines, removed patients in the middle of surgeries, detained and arrested all the medical staff and then set fire to last hospital in northern Gaza. Making the Palestinians watch their last hope go up in flames. Kamal Adwan Hospital has been destroyed Kidnapping and detaining the medical staff and doctors…
Best space images from 2024 – From rockets launched to exploring Mars to the beauty of the Aurora Borealis. Space and science made big waves this year, with a lot of spectacular images captured along the way. A composite image shows the sun eclipsed to a maximum of 87 percent, as seen from Washington, D.C., on April 8, 2024. In April, a total solar eclipse amazed viewers across parts of Mexico, the U.S., and Canada,…
Ukraine’s Zelensky joins EU leaders in Brussels to address his ongoing need for more money and a firmer stance towards Russia. Nearly five months into Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, military officials admit it’s slipping away. Whether the Ukrainians can hold onto parts of Russia’s Kursk region is a question no one on the front lines can answer. Zelensky joins EU leaders in Brussels Ukraine’s president has been pressing the European Union to do…
Helping a stranger could be the most satisfying Christmas gift you can give this year.
The incident occurred Wednesday at Islamic High School in Basorun, Oyo State, during a crowded school fair near Lagos. Thousands had gathered for the event, organised by Women in Need of Guidance and Support, an NGO founded by Prophetess Naomi Silekunola.
During Macron’s initial visit on Thursday, locals jeered and expressed frustration, highlighting the slow response to the crisis. The cyclone struck the Indian Ocean archipelago five days ago, leaving a trail of devastation.
The US government shutdown looms as The House rejects Trump funding bill. Congress faces Friday night deadline after president-elect helped kill initial draft legislation. US government shutdown The US House of Representatives has voted against a Donald Trump-backed funding measure, bringing a government shutdown this weekend a step closer. A revised spending plan failed to reach the two-thirds majority needed in the lower chamber of Congress, with 38 Republicans voting against the bill on Thursday…
Cyclone Chido has brought widespread devastation to northern Mozambique. It swept from the east coast of Africa to Mozambique and Malawi after hitting the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in the Comoros archipelago on December 15. Thousands of people in the Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces of Mozambique have been displaced. In recent years, major storms — Cyclone Freddy in 2023, Gombe in 2022 and Idai in 2019 — have battered Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Madagascar during southern hemisphere summer. Chido’s…
South Korean investigators have again sought to question impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law. On Friday, they summoned him for questioning on Christmas Day despite his repeated refusal to cooperate. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the ill-conceived power grab on December 3 that lasted only a few hours, said it plans to question Mr Yoon on…
Gardaí hope to unlock gangland secrets from digital devices seized as part a long-running operation aimed at “taking down” the country’s biggest drug trafficking organisation. The network — known as The Family — is suspected of being behind an attempted assassination of a rival gang member that was intercepted by the force’s Emergency Response Unit on Tuesday night. Gardaí made the forced stop in Clondalkin, west Dublin after gathering intelligence that there was an “imminent”…
At least 13 people have died and two are missing after an Indian navy speedboat crashed into a passenger ferry off the coast of Mumbai. Three of the victims were Navy personnel. More than 100 passengers were rescued, according to Maharashtra state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
At least 100 North Korean soldiers have been killed in the ongoing Ukraine war, according to a South Korean MP. Lee Sung-kwon revealed this information after receiving a briefing from the country’s National Intelligence Service. The casualties, which also include around 1,000 injured, are believed to have occurred since North Korean troops entered the conflict on Russia’s side earlier this month.
Tens of thousands of people in Mayotte are still without access to clean water following the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido. The French Indian Ocean territory is grappling with widespread destruction, and rescuers are working tirelessly to locate missing individuals.
South Korea’s acting leader said on Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling and opposition parties have been bickering over how much authority prime minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s second-in-command, has assumed since the opposition-controlled National Assembly last Saturday voted to suspend Mr Yoon’s presidential powers over his short-lived December martial…
South Korea’s acting leader said on Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling and opposition parties have been bickering over how much authority prime minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s second-in-command, has assumed since the opposition-controlled National Assembly last Saturday voted to suspend Mr Yoon’s presidential powers over his short-lived December…
Are they or are they not withdrawing from Syria? That is the question Middle East analysts have been asking about the Russian troops for the past several days. Open source investigators, looking at satellite pictures and online air traffic tracking, have noted significant moves by Russia at its long-held Syrian bases since the regime of its ally, Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, was toppled nearly two weeks ago. They’ve seen attack helicopters and an S-400 long-range…
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged while sticking to its view that it’s on track to achieve its inflation target, an outlook that points to the possibility of another rate hike in the coming months. Getty ImagesThe Bank of Japan on Thursday held its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.25%, opting to take the time to assess the…
A fire in a cafe in Hanoi killed eleven people on Wednesday night, authorities said. The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday the police have arrested a man suspected of starting the fire after authorities responded to reports of a blaze at 11:00 pm (1600 GMT), where many people were feared trapped. “The police suspect that the cafe was (deliberately) burned down and … have arrested the perpetrator,” Hanoi police said in a statement.Authorities suspect…
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Former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones denied all allegations after he appeared in court on Wednesday charged with multiple sex crimes against 10 males over two decades. The retired Sydney radio broadcaster, 83, made his first court appearance in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court following his arrest last month. Jones was not asked to enter pleas to the 34 charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, sexually touching without consent and common assault.…
Former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones denied all allegations after he appeared in court on Wednesday charged with multiple sex crimes against 10 males over two decades. The retired Sydney radio broadcaster, 83, made his first court appearance in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court following his arrest last month. Jones was not asked to enter pleas to the 34 charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, sexually touching without consent and common assault. But…
Honda Nissan merger talks, Nikkei reports Nissan Motor shares surged Wednesday following a media report that the struggling Japanese automaker is looking to merge with Honda Motor, forming a bigger entity that can compete with larger rivals and invest more in the growing market for electric vehicles. Nissan shares were last trading up 23.7%, while Honda shares slipped 3%. Honda and Nissan are considering operating under a holding company, and soon will sign a memorandum of…
The race for the Premier League title is simmering nicely The race for the premier league title is on, doesn’t matter how the managers have tried to play it down, the next two weeks will either make or break their title challenge, the pressure and is starting to simmer and the cracks are beginning to show. From previous years we know the standards needed to win the premier league. A draw seems like a defeat…
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