Category: World News
U.N. agency says six of its staff among those killed in Israeli strikes
Washington Post The workers were killed when two airstrikes hit a Gaza refugee camp, said UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/12/israel-gaza-unrwa-strike-deaths/
Read MoreBronze Age jar smashed by 4-year-old boy back on display at Israeli museum
Fox News An ancient jar is back on display at a museum in Israel nearly two weeks after a 4-year-old visitor accidentally smashed it late last month. The jar dated back to the Bronze Age, between 2200 and 1500 B.C. — predating the time of Kings David and Solomon — and it was totally intact,…
Read MoreMalaysian police rescue 400 minors suspected of being sexually abused at Islamic charity homes
Fox News Malaysian authorities rescued more than 400 children and teenagers on Wednesday suspected of being sexually abused at charity homes run by a prominent Islamic business organisation with links to a banned religious sect, the top police official said. Police arrested 171 adults, including ‘ustazs’ or Islamic religious teachers, during coordinated raids on 20…
Read MoreAlberto Fujimori, Ex-Leader of Peru Imprisoned for Rights Abuses, Dies at 86
New York Times During his decade in power, he revived the economy and crushed two violent leftist insurgencies. But he was forced out in a corruption scandal and later imprisoned for human rights abuses. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/world/americas/alberto-fujimori-dead.html
Read MoreFormer Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dead at 86
Fox News Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daughter Keiko Fujimori in a post…
Read MoreAmid Gaza talks, U.S. releases $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt
Washington Post The Biden administration had previously withheld some annual funds from Egypt amid scrutiny of its human rights record. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/11/us-egypt-funding-gaza/
Read MoreNew 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…
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