Category: World News
New video, witnesses challenge Israel’s account of U.S. activist’s killing
Washington Post The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.” A Post analysis shows clashes had subsided and protesters had retreated. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/11/american-activist-aysenur-eygi-killed-idf-west-bank/
Read MoreCanada’s Poilievre signals plans for no-confidence vote against Trudeau government
Fox News Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Poilievre called on New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh to support the motion and trigger an election. “Will Jagmeet Singh sell…
Read MoreLow Danube reveals sunken World War Two ships in Serbia, Hungary
Fox News The wrecks of explosives-laden Nazi ships sunk in the River Danube during World War Two have emerged near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo, after a drought in July and August that saw the river’s water level drop. Four vessels dating from before 1950 have also come to light in Hungary’s Danube-Drava National…
Read MoreTrump touts European ‘strongman’ as close ally during presidential debate: Who is Viktor Orban?
Fox News Former President Trump touted his foreign policy credentials during Tuesday night’s presidential debate, name-checking the strong relationships he built with leaders of rival nations and allies alike during his term, most notably Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the “strongman” of Europe. “He’s a tough person, smart prime minister of Hungary,” Trump said, adding…
Read MoreHanoi flooded by swollen river as Typhoon Yagi leaves 179 dead
Fox News Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country’s north, killing at least 179 people. Asia’s most powerful typhoon this year, Yagi brought gales and heavy rain as it moved westwards…
Read MoreTrump debate claims about German energy policy are wrong, says Berlin
Washington Post “We are shutting down — not building — coal and nuclear plants,” Germany’s foreign ministry said on social media in response to Trump’s debate comments. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/11/trump-germany-energy-fossil-fuels/
Read MoreInternational press reacts to Trump-Harris debate as world watches ‘fiery debate’
Fox News It was not only Americans tuning into the U.S. presidential debate Tuesday night as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off for the first time. The results of the November election are expected to have resounding consequences for U.S. policy abroad, and the international community has been paying close…
Read MoreKim Jong Un promises to ‘steadily strengthen’ North Korea’s ‘nuclear force’
Fox News North Korea is promising to refine its weapons development and strengthen its nuclear capabilities. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un made the comments Monday at a state event celebrating the country’s 76th anniversary. “The obvious conclusion is that the nuclear force of the DPRK and the posture capable of properly using it for ensuring…
Read MoreOn 9/11 anniversary Afghan opposition leader warns country once again a ‘safe haven for terrorists’
Fox News Three years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and 23 years since the 9/11 terror attacks that led to the U.S. invasion, Afghanistan finds itself in a worse position now than it was on that fateful day. “This country has become once again a safe haven for terrorism. It will become a battlefield…
Read MoreHouse GOP maneuvers to portray Democrats as weak on China
Washington Post With its “China Week” blitz of legislation, the House GOP seeks to bolster the party’s foreign policy credentials ahead of November’s election. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/11/house-china-week-legislation/
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