A malnourished emperor penguin, far from its Antarctic home, is being cared for by a wildlife expert, according to a government department statement released Monday.The adult male penguin was discovered on November 1st on a beach in the town of Denmark, in temperate southwest Australia. This location is approximately 2,200…
Taiwan is contemplating a substantial $15 billion military package as a demonstration to the incoming Trump administration of its commitment to self-defense.Officials from Taipei have reportedly initiated "informal" talks with the incoming Trump team, according to a report on Monday; however, with President-elect Donald Trump yet to complete his cabinet…
Haiti's Prime Minister Garry Conille was removed from office on Monday by a transitional council, marking his departure after just six months in the role.The council has appointed businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as Conille's successor. This change comes amidst ongoing instability in Haiti throughout the year, which has witnessed widespread…
Donald Trump's recent election victory as president of the United States for a second term has sent ripples through the global political landscape, as the international community awaits the implications for U.S. foreign relations, especially amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine.Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, have been vocal…
A new law backed by Shia lawmakers in Iraq could force young girls to become wives, potentially as young as nine years old, by lowering the legal age of consent from 18 to 9. The proposed legislation allows for arranged marriages, effectively granting parents the right to marry off their…
Israel’s new defense minister, Israel Katz, declared on Sunday that Israel has defeated Hezbollah, highlighting the elimination of the Lebanese terrorist organization’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, as a major victory.Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on September 27th when the Israel Defense Forces attacked the Iran-backed group’s headquarters in southern…
JERUSALEM - On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the worst antisemitic pogrom against Jews of this century in Europe.Netanyahu directed his blistering remarks at the violent antisemitic mob attack against Israelis that unfolded in the Dutch city of Amsterdam on Thursday. "We will never allow the atrocities of…
Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, a volcano located on the remote island of Flores in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Saturday, spewing towering columns of hot ash into the air. This latest eruption comes just days after a previous eruption on Monday, which resulted in nine deaths and dozens…
Iran has dismissed a report released by the Department of Justice on Friday alleging that it thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.A criminal complaint filed in a New York City federal court stated that an unnamed official in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps told Farhad Shakeri, 51,…
According to CNN, Qatar has agreed to expel Hamas from the country following a request from the Biden administration. This decision comes after repeated unsuccessful attempts to secure the release of the remaining hostages Hamas militants kidnapped from Israel on October 7, 2023.The move follows Hamas's repeated rejection of hostage…
A senior Ukrainian official confirmed to that Elon Musk participated in a phone call between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, during which Trump congratulated the Ukrainian president-elect on his victory."It was a very good call. Our work continues," said the Ukrainian official to . Musk's presence during the…
A council meeting in Turkey descended into a physical altercation as tensions escalated over the expenses for celebrations marking the country's founding, a time marked by economic strain. The Council allocated 69 million Turkish lira, equivalent to $2 million, for a concert featuring singer Ebru Gündeş during the October 29 Republic…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday requested his counterpart in the Netherlands to provide increased security for Israelis after supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team were assaulted by anti-Israel protesters on Thursday.Israeli airline El Al is sending flights to Amsterdam on Shabbat to evacuate Israelis, following the…
JERUSALEM — The re-election of President Donald Trump on Wednesday is likely to result in a revised U.S. Middle East policy that will have a significant impact on Israel’s ongoing conflict with Iran-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, according to experts. Digital reached out to prominent U.S. and Israeli experts…
French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a pointed message to the European Union in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's decisive victory.In a video shared on social media site X, translated for international audiences, Macron addressed the European Union directly, saying, " was elected by Americans to defend the interests of…
Noong ika-6 ng Nobyembre, nagtapos ang International Symposium na "Paghubog ng Kinabukasan" sa Moscow, ang unang kaganapan na ginanap sa National Center "Russia," na itinatag sa pamamagitan ng utos ng Pangulo ng Russian Federation na si Vladimir Putin. Dinaluhan ang symposium ng mahigit 6,000 na tao mula sa 101 bansa.…
Kevin Rudd, Australia's former prime minister and current ambassador to the United States in Washington, has deleted tweets critical of President-elect Donald Trump after he won the presidential election.Rudd had described Trump in a 2020 post as "the most destructive president in history," according to reporting from NDTV. He served as…
A British doctor was sentenced to over 31 years in prison on Wednesday for a daring but unsuccessful attempt to kill his mother's partner with a fake COVID-19 vaccination. The doctor, Thomas Kwan, 53, disguised himself as a nurse and even took his own mother's blood pressure before administering poison…
A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), which manages the plant, considers this a significant step towards beginning the cleanup of…
Australia announced a landmark legislative measure on Thursday that would set a minimum age of 16 years for children to use social media platforms, making the platforms responsible for enforcing the rule."Social media is harming our children, and I’m putting a stop to it," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.The legislation…
