Russia And NATO Amid tensions with Russia over the Ukraine crisis, NATO is holding a major military exercise in the Mediterranean. The US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman will also take part in the naval maneuvers starting Monday, as US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said yesterday. The exercise, dubbed Neptune Strike 22, is …
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Government Buildings In Mexico A car with several bodies has been parked in front of the government palace of the Mexican state of Zacatecas. The victims were apparently beaten, Governor David Monreal said in a video on Facebook today. He did not give a number, according to media reports there were six bodies. The car …
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Air Strikes In Tigray In the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, dozens of civilians were killed in air strikes by government troops last week, according to UN data. Air strikes between 19 and 24 December “reportedly resulted in massive civilian casualties,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said yesterday. OCHA did …
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Putin Receives Lukashenko Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko in St. Petersburg tomorrow. Lukashenko had sought rapprochement with Putin since his controversial re-election in summer 2020, the crackdown on mass protests in his country and the subsequent EU sanctions policy. Brussels accuses Lukashenko of smuggling refugees from the Middle East into …
Kenosha Shooter Not Guilty The accused was acquitted in the high-profile trial of the violent death of two people in anti-racism protests in the city of Kenosha last year. (USA)- The twelve jurors found shooter Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all five counts yesterday. The now 18-year-old R. had never denied the fatal shots with …
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Kampala Explosions Police said there were six dead and 33 injured in two explosions in Uganda’s capital Kampala today. According to the police, the attacks were suicide. ( Uganda ) – The authorities blamed a “local terrorist group” for the bloody act. The detonations occurred in a commercial area of Kampala near the central police …
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Famine In Afghanistan The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of famine in Afghanistan. By the end of the year, the number of children suffering from malnutrition will rise to over three million. A million of them are in mortal danger because of hunger. “It is an uphill battle, starvation is raging across the country,” said …
Britain Summons The French Ambassador Britain summoned the French ambassador on Thursday over a dispute between the two countries over fishing rights, Reuters reported. French Prime Minister Jean Castix has said his country is ready to hold talks with Britain to resolve the dispute over fishing rights, as long as London fulfills its obligations under …
Protests In Beirut In Lebanon, the conflict over the legal processing of the devastating port explosion in Beirut has turned into deadly street violence through protests in Beirut . Beirut – At least five people were killed today, according to the Interior Ministry. According to military sources, an open firefight broke out in the capital …
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Taiwan Will Not Bow To Pressure From Beijing Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has rejected China’s party leader Xi Jinping’s call for “reunification.” “There should be absolutely no illusions that the Taiwanese people will bow to pressure,” said Tsai in a speech on the national day in Taipei today. The island republic will expand its defenses …