Category: World News
Fire destroys more than 1,000 homes in Philippine shantytown
Washington Post The fire spread rapidly through makeshift homes in Manila’s Tondo district, an official said, displacing 1,000 families. “It’s like you lit up a box of matches.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/25/philippines-fire-manila-tondo-destroy-shanties/
Read MoreIsrael moves towards ceasefire deal with Hezbollah: reports
Fox News Israel is reportedly moving towards a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in Lebanon after nearly a year of fighting escalated into an all-out war in September. Israeli media outlets including YNET and Haaretz have reported that Israel has tentatively agreed to a U.S.-backed proposal for a ceasefire. No final deal has been reached, according…
Read MoreHezbollah fires barrage of rockets into Israel after IDF targets Hezbollah command centers in Beirut
Fox News Hezbollah fired a barrage of missiles and other projectiles into Israel Sunday in response to deadly IDF strikes on the militant group’s command centers in Beirut. The Israeli military said Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles Sunday, with some intercepted – marking one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months.…
Read MoreFour men convicted in Spain in connection to 2021 hate crime murder
Fox News Four men in Spain were convicted for their role in what is being considered a homophobic murder on Sunday in connection to the killing of a young nursing assistant, which sparked protests in cities across Spain and abroad. Reuters reported that 24-year-old Samuel Luiz died in a hospital in July 2021 after he…
Read MoreUkraine to analyze fragments of missile fired by Russia capable of carrying nuclear warheads
Fox News Investigators in Ukraine are analyzing the debris of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) fired by Russia at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, marking the first time the weapon had been used on the battlefield. On Sunday, Ukraine’s Security Service showed the remaining fragments of the IRBM called Oreshnik – Russian for…
Read MoreWorld Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea
New York Times Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/climate/plastic-pollution-south-korea-talks.html
Read MoreMissing rabbi found dead in UAE; Israel blames ‘antisemitic terror’
Washington Post Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28, was living in Abu Dhabi with his wife as a representative of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/24/israel-rabbi-zvi-kogan-dead-uae/
Read MoreShootout near Israeli Embassy in Jordan leaves 3 police officers injured, gunman dead
Fox News A gunman is dead in Jordan after wounding three police officers in a shootout near Israel’s embassy early Sunday, authorities said. The gunman opened fire in the Rabiah neighborhood of the capital of Amman, Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said in a statement. Police pursued the gunman, shooting and killing him. “He was chased…
Read MoreIsrael confirms death of missing Abu Dhabi rabbi: ‘Abhorrent act of antisemitic terrorism’
Fox News Israeli officials on Sunday confirmed the death of an Abu Dhabi rabbi who had been missing since Thursday. “The UAE intelligence and security authorities have located the body of Zvi Kogan, who has been missing since Thursday, 21 November 2024,” the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in…
Read MoreLive Briefing: Body of Israeli rabbi found in UAE; North Gaza hospital director injured
Washington Post Rabbi Zvi Kogan was an emissary for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Hussam Abu Safiya previously said Kamal Adwan Hospital was attacked seven times in a day. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/24/israel-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/
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