South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia’s war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August. “Through real-time information sharing with an allied country’s...
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‘I Received Billions Of Views’: Donald Trump Hints At Keeping TikTok In US
President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. Trump’s comments before a crowd of conservative supporters in Phoenix, Arizona, were one of the strongest signals yet that he...
Israel escalates Gaza bombardment as ceasefire talks intensify
US and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks told the Reuters news agency, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 41 Palestinians on Thursday. The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old...
Trudeau’s Crisis Deepens As More Liberal MPs Call For His Resignation
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s struggles continue to grow amid a growing number of calls for his resignation, including from members of his own Liberal Party. Around 15 Liberal MPs have now publicly called on Trudeau to step down and make way for Two more Liberal MPs – Brendan Hanley and Jenica Atwin – have joined the bandwagon after Deputy...
Israel Plans To Double It Population In Golan Heights After Fall Of Assad
Israel’s government on Sunday approved a plan to double its population in the Golan Heights following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was needed as a “new front” had opened up on Israel’s border with Syria an Islamist-led rebel alliance seized power in the Middle Eastern country. “Strengthening the Golan is strengthening...
Israel Destroys 80% Of Syrian Strategic Military Assets After Assad’s Ouster
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...
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...