A preliminary report on last month's fatal plane crash reveals that the aircraft's flight data and cockpit voice recorders ceased functioning four minutes before impact, resulting in the loss of 179 lives. This confirms earlier statements from South Korea's Transportation Ministry.The South Korean Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board's Monday…
A deal brokered by Qatar between Israel and Hamas will see the phased release of additional hostages, beginning Thursday. The agreement also permits the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza, commencing Monday morning.This agreement is anticipated to alleviate immediate tensions stemming from the fragile ceasefire.Prime Minister Netanyahu's office stated that…
Intense fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and Congolese government forces near Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, forced the evacuation of Goma's international airport and the temporary suspension of commercial flights on Sunday. At least 13 peacekeepers and allied soldiers died in the clashes, and thousands of civilians were displaced.The…
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan's application for arrest warrants against Taliban leaders Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani for crimes against humanity has drawn criticism for its perceived attempt to influence the U.S. Senate's upcoming vote on sanctions against the ICC.This action coincides with the Senate's consideration of…
President Trump is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the protracted conflict in Ukraine, a war he terms "ridiculous" and which began almost three years ago. His 2024 campaign rhetoric frequently emphasized ending global conflicts, including the Ukraine war, drawing on Reagan's "peace through strength" policy.…
Tübingen, a prosperous German university town, grapples with a stark contrast between its present and its Nazi past.This southwestern city of 90,000 inhabitants was once home to Theodor Dannecker, a high-ranking Nazi official and close associate of Adolf Eichmann. In 1933, the University of Tübingen, where many SS officers trained…
The release of four Israeli hostages—Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—held captive in Gaza for 477 days, marked the second phase of a complex ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Their return home on Saturday reunited them with their families.This resolution came at a significant cost: Israel…
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces indictment on charges of instigating a rebellion following his brief imposition of martial law last month, according to the opposition Democratic Party and multiple news sources. While President Yoon enjoys immunity from most criminal charges, this protection doesn't extend to accusations of…
Former President Donald Trump advocated Saturday for Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab nations to accept a larger influx of Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip, suggesting a potential relocation of a significant population to effectively clear the area devastated by the recent Israel-Hamas conflict, which is now under a ceasefire.Trump…
President Biden's administration recently secured the release of Americans Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty from Taliban captivity through a prisoner exchange. However, the agreement didn't include all U.S. citizens held by the Taliban.Senator Marco Rubio recently reported on X that he'd learned of additional Americans held by the Taliban,…
In a passionate address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Argentine President Javier Milei denounced "the mental virus of woke ideology."Milei attributed the Industrial Revolution's success in alleviating global poverty to fundamental Western values such as life, liberty, free speech, and religious freedom. He then condemned wokeism as a…
Following a ceasefire agreement, Hamas released four more Israeli hostages from Gaza on Saturday. The released hostages, Karina Ariev (20), Daniella Gilboa (20), Naama Levy (20), and Liri Albag (19), all members of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), were abducted during Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. This was…
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, officially informed UN Secretary-General António Guterres that Israel demands UNRWA cease Jerusalem operations and vacate its premises by January 30, 2025. This follows Israeli Knesset legislation ending Israel's agreements with UNRWA due to national security concerns.Danon's letter to Guterres explained the decision, citing "acute…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has enacted legislation enabling the government to seize land without compensation, a move criticized by some as threatening private property rights.This new law, replacing the 1975 Expropriation Act, details the state's land expropriation procedures and justifications, according to the BBC.While Ramaphosa's African National Congress (ANC) celebrated this…
Facing escalating violence in a coca-growing region bordering Venezuela, Colombian President Gustavo Petro issued an emergency decree on Friday.Effective immediately, and potentially extendable, this 90-day decree grants the president authority to implement curfews, control traffic, and take other measures that would typically infringe on citizens' rights or necessitate congressional approval.This…
Four women, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag, have been notified that their daughters, held captive in Gaza for 475 days, are scheduled for release this Saturday. This constitutes the second group of hostages to be freed.Hamas publicly identified these four women, all Israeli Defence Force (IDF)…
Israel's military confirmed Friday that its troops will remain in Lebanon as a 60-day ceasefire agreement nears its end on Sunday.The November ceasefire stipulated that Israel would withdraw its forces, deployed last fall to dismantle Hezbollah, within 60 days. However, Israeli officials contend that the withdrawal is contingent upon Lebanon fulfilling…
TEL AVIV - Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli told Digital that the Trump administration will be more proactive than its predecessor in combating the surge in antisemitism following Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack. Chikli noted that the incoming U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, upon confirmation,…
A survivor of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival has used music as therapy and on Thursday won the right to represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.Yuval Raphael, 24, is grappling with the trauma she experienced when she, four friends, and…
Authorities in Greece announced Wednesday the discovery of a headless marble statue of a woman, estimated to be over 2,000 years old, discarded in a trash bag near Thessaloniki. An 80-centimeter (31-inch) statue was found near a garbage bin in Neoi Epivates by a local resident, who subsequently reported it…
