Category: World News
Iraq bans alcohol in hotels and clubs, bringing country close to near-total ban
Washington Post Alcohol has long been easily accessible in Baghdad, but a crackdown in recent years has made booze much more difficult to find. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/19/iraq-alcohol-ban-hotel-drinking-law-baghdad/
Read MoreLeader of Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia resigns, ending unrest
Fox News The separatist leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after days of unrest, in which the opposition and its supporters seized key government buildings and at least 14 people were injured in clashes with police. Demonstrators stormed the buildings on Friday to protest new measures allowing Russians to buy property…
Read MoreSon of Norway’s crown princess arrested on suspicion of rape
Fox News The 27-year-old son of Norway Crown Princess Mette-Marit is facing a preliminary rape charge after his arrest in the country’s capital, police say. Marius Borg Høiby, who was taken into custody in Oslo late Monday, is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the son of Mette-Marit from…
Read MoreSweden, Finland and Norway release new advice on surviving war amid concerns over Russia, Ukraine escalation
Fox News The once solidly “neutral” Nordic nations in Northern Europe are taking precautions to ready their citizens to be able to cope under war-like conditions as the security apparatus on the continent continues to deteriorate amid the war in Ukraine. Sweden on Monday issued pamphlets to millions giving directions on what to do in…
Read MoreCongressional committee advises revoking China’s trade status
Washington Post Bipartisan group recommends end to Beijing’s decades-long permanent normal trade status and calls for “Manhattan Project-type” American AI fund. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/19/china-congress-trade-tariffs-ai/
Read MorePentagon misstated how Special Operations troops died off Cyprus last year
Washington Post A Special Operations helicopter deployed in response to fighting in Gaza crashed during target practice, not aerial refueling, as the Pentagon said last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/19/blackhawk-helicopter-crash-cyprus-israel-gaza/
Read More1,000 days of war in Ukraine as Zelenskyy doubles down on aerial options with ATACMS, drones and missiles
Fox News Ukraine marked 1,000 days of war with Russia on Tuesday since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his “special military operation” on Feb. 22, 2022, and initiated the largest conflict Europe has seen since World War II. It isn’t only the scale of the fight that has resembled the infamous war that ended more…
Read MoreUS allies accuse Russia of ‘escalating hybrid activities’ against NATO, EU nations after data cables severed
Fox News U.S. allies in Europe allege Russia is “escalating hybrid activities” against NATO and EU nations following the severing of two data cables in the Baltic Sea. The declaration comes as Moscow says Ukrainian forces have fired six U.S.-made missiles into Russian territory on Tuesday. In the two days beforehand, the cables linking Finland…
Read MoreIsrael’s war on Hezbollah takes terrible toll on Lebanon’s children
Washington Post At least 231 children have been killed and 1,330 injured, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/19/children-killed-lebanon-israel-hezbollah/
Read MoreGermany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables are severed
Washington Post The C-Lion1 cable between Finland and Germany was severed in the Baltic Sea, its operator said, after damage was reported to another cable linking Lithuania and Sweden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/19/germany-undersea-internet-cables-cut-baltic/
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