The Israeli military on Wednesday said it conducted more than 400 strikes over the past 48 hours on strategic military targets in Syria, days after Syrian rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Since Assad’s 24-year rule came to an abrupt end on Sunday, Israel, which borders Syria, has sent troops into a buffer zone on the east of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and...
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After Syria’s Al-Assad Flees To Russia, Rebels Work To Form Interim Govt.
A day after the lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali on Monday said he has agreed to hand power to the rebel-led Salvation Government. The imminent transfer of power, which follows 13 years of civil war and five decades of iron-fisted Baath rule, has left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous...
Trump says he plans to end US ‘Birthright Citizenship’ on his first day in office
United States President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said that he plans to end the country’s ‘Birthright Citizenship‘, included in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. The decision will take away the rights of those who are born to parents in the US without valid documents. In an interview with NBC, Trump said that he also aims to deport all immigrants...
At ICJ hearing, India slams developed nations for climate crisis
India slammed developed countries for causing the climate crisis during a landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed to honour climate finance promises and are now demanding that developing countries restrict their resource use. The court is examining what legal obligations countries have to address climate change and...
‘Leave At The Earliest’: India issues advisory for its citizens in Syria
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday night issued an advisory to citizens to avoid all travel to Syria until further notice. The ministry urged Indians in Syria to leave the country at the earliest. In view of the situation prevailing in Syria, Indian nationals are advised to avoid all travel to Syria, until further notification,” the MEA said. “Indians...
Emmanuel Macron vows to stay in office, will name new Prime Minister soon
French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days whose top priority will be getting a 2025 budget adopted by parliament, he said on Thursday after the government was toppled by lawmakers. Michel Barnier, a veteran conservative, became the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history when he resigned on Thursday after parliament voted him...
French government collapses in no-confidence vote
The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him – just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron. Opposition parties had tabled the motion after the former Brexit negotiator controversially used special powers to force through his budget without a...
South Korea’s President Yoon faces impeachment after martial law debacle
South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday proposed impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol for his sudden decision to declare martial law, which he rescinded after a chaotic standoff between parliament and the army that damaged the country’s standing. Yoon’s declaration of martial law late on Tuesday attempted to ban political activity and censor the media in South Korea, which has Asia’s fourth largest economy and is...
Donald Trump to attend Notre Dame reopening in Paris,
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will travel to Paris to attend this weekend’s reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was gutted by fire over five years ago, in his first foreign trip since winning the election. Notre-Dame, a Gothic masterpiece, is one of the French capital’s most beloved and visited monuments. It will reopen its doors later this...
UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation
Restoring the world’s degraded land and holding back its deserts will require at least $2.6 trillion in investment by the end of the decade, the U.N. executive overseeing global talks on the issue told Reuters, quantifying the cost for the first time. More frequent and severe droughts as a result of climate change combined with the food needs of a...
There’ll be hell to pay in Middle East: Trump’s deadline for Gaza hostage release
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his January 20 inauguration. During their deadly 2023 attack on Israel, Hamas-led militants captured more than 250 people, according to Israeli tallies, including dual Israeli-American nationals. Around half of the 101...
Trump turns DJ at Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving with Stallone, Musk
At Mar-a-Lago this Thanksgiving, President-elect Donald Trump took on the role of DJ-in-chief, spinning tracks for a star-studded crowd that included “Rocky” legend Sylvester Stallone, football mastermind Bill Belichick, and tech mogul Elon Musk. The Mar-A-Lago club dinner, which attracted over 300 guests, was a lively affair, with Trump kicking things off with YMCA and serenading the crowd with hits from Elvis...