Category: World News
Fire kills at least 10 people in Spanish retirement home
Fox News At least 10 people were killed after a fire broke out in a retirement home in the northern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro early Friday, authorities said. The blaze started in one of the rooms, Fernando Beltran, the national government’s top official in Aragon region, told reporters. SPAIN SEARCHES FOR BODIES AFTER…
Read MoreNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un has never been more brazen — or in demand
Washington Post Donald Trump says the North Korean leader ‘misses him.’ But Kim Jong Un has a new ally now in Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and that’s emboldening him like never before. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/15/north-korea-jong-un-confident/
Read MoreIran told Biden administration it won’t try to assassinate President-elect Trump: report
Fox News In an unusual assurance to the Biden administration last month, Iran promised it would not assassinate Donald Trump in a secret exchange intended to ease tensions, U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal, according to a Friday report. The assurances reportedly came in a written message to the administration on Oct. 14, after…
Read MoreProtesters storm Putin-backed parliament in Georgia breakaway region
Fox News Protesters on Friday stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed government in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia and have demanded the resignation of the pro-Kremlin leader President Aslan Bzhania. A truck was used to smash through metal gates surrounding the government building in the capital city of Sukhumi, and images of the riot…
Read MoreScientists in Argentina unearth oldest tadpole fossil ever discovered
Fox News A tadpole fossil found in Argentina, dating back at least 161 million years, is the oldest that has ever been discovered. The fossil was found back in January 2020, with news of the discovery published on Oct. 30, 2024, in Nature. The team was not necessarily in search of what they found and…
Read MorePriest stabbed in the face during Mass as religion-based hate crime is on the rise worldwide
Fox News Attacks against priests appear to be on the rise around the globe following the latest assault in which a priest in Singapore was stabbed in the face during a Mass on Saturday Nov. 9., marking at least the third attack of its kind this month. Father Christopher Lee – parish priest of St.…
Read MoreTrump said to lift all military restrictions on Israel on 1st day in office according to reports
Fox News Amid escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, President-elect Donald Trump has promised to lift all restrictions and delays on the supply of military equipment and ammunition to Israel immediately after his inauguration, Israeli Channel 12 News reports. The assurance from Trump’s team came as Israel is considering a 60-day cease-fire with Hezbollah, which…
Read MoreNuclear Power Was Once Shunned at Climate Talks. Now, It’s a Rising Star.
New York Times Growing worldwide energy demand and other factors have shifted the calculus, but hurdles still lie ahead. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/climate/cop29-climate-nuclear-power.html
Read MoreLive Briefing: Israeli strikes pummel Beirut; enlistment notices sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews
Washington Post Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews, for enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/15/israel-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreMoldova Uncovers Fraudulent Scheme to Get Criminals Off Interpol Blacklist
New York Times Suspects sought on various charges, including drug trafficking, paid officials to exploit a mechanism intended to protect asylum seekers, according to Moldovan and French investigators. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/world/europe/moldova-interpol-fraud-scheme.html
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