Category: World News
Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power
Fox News Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government — and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters after years of pandemic, international instability and cost-of-living pressures. Polls opened at 7 a.m.. (0700GMT), and Ireland’s 3.8 million voters are selecting…
Read MoreEnraged passenger unloads flurry of punches on airport worker, wild video shows
Fox News Fight or flight? A furious airline passenger was captured on wild video unleashing a flurry of punches on an airport worker over an apparent check-in delay dispute. The video, taken on Nov. 10, shows the enraged passenger thumping the worker from behind in front of the check-in counter at Terminal 1 of Kuala…
Read More‘War followed us’: A Syrian family fled Beirut after Israeli bombardment to face repression, bombing at home
Fox News Ahmed Yahia Dabbas fled to Lebanon more than a decade ago to escape the relentless bombardment and frequent airstrikes carried out by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its Russian allies in northwest Syria. Dabbas, 37, moved to the southern suburbs of Beirut, where he found work as a doorman and began rebuilding…
Read MoreJewish children, teens violently attacked in London: ‘streets are no longer safe’
Fox News The latest targets of antisemitic attacks spreading through Western Europe were Jewish teens and children in the United Kingdom. On Thursday, two buses carrying students from a London Jewish school were attacked at a bus stop by a swarm of around ten teens from a nearby school who wielded large rocks, the Jewish…
Read MoreHamas attacker opens fire at Israeli bus in West Bank, injuring at least 8: report
Fox News An alleged gunman from the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas opened fire Friday at an Israeli bus in the West Bank, injuring eight people, including four soldiers, reports say. The incident near the settlement of Ariel ended when the attacker, identified by Hamas as 46-year-old Samer Hussein, was killed by Israeli troops. “As a…
Read MoreUK lawmakers vote in favor of bill legalizing assisted dying
Fox News This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). England and Wales edged closer to legalizing assisted dying after lawmakers approved a contentious bill in the House of Commons on Friday to allow terminally ill…
Read MoreSchool bus driver charged with holding girl captive for 12 years
Fox News A Colombian school bus driver allegedly abducted a 7-year-old girl and held her captive for more than a decade until she escaped earlier this year, prosecutors have revealed. The suspect, identified as Carlos Humberto Grisales Higuita, is now facing charges of simple kidnapping, sexual abuse with a minor under 14 years of age, sexual…
Read MoreFirst look at Notre Dame Cathedral’s restored interior five years after devastating fire
Fox News Images and video that emerged Friday show the first glimpse inside the restored Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris five years after a devastating fire. French President Emmanuel Macron toured the iconic structure ahead of its reopening to the public on Dec. 8., describing the experience as “overwhelming,” Reuters reported. Outside, the 12th-century monument…
Read MoreMexico shuts watchdog agencies, intensifying fears for its democracy
Washington Post President Claudia Sheinbaum says the agencies were unnecessary. Critics call their dissolution a power grab by the ruling party. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/29/mexico-sheinbaum-democracy-institutions/
Read MoreIsrael cease-fire deal has critics worried over Biden, Obama officials looking to stymie incoming Trump admin
Fox News JERUSALEM— Amid the start of a cease-fire on Wednesday between Israel and the Iranian regime-backed Hezbollah terrorist movement in Lebanon, some leading Republican lawmakers accused President Biden of browbeating Israel into a temporary suspension of the war as the Jewish state staged a near-take down of the terror group’s leadership and military structure. …
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