Category: World News
Ukraine blasts UN chief over potential meeting with Putin at BRICS, says stayed away from Kyiv’s peace summit
Fox News Ukraine on Monday blasted United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres for allegedly accepting an invitation to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week during the international BRICS summit. Fox News Digital could not immediately reach the U.N. for comment on the meeting, but the Ukrainian foreign ministry took to X to voice their…
Read More950-year-old coins unearthed by treasure hunters are U.K.’s highest-value find
Washington Post The coins, which date from 1066 to 1068, were found in the Chew Valley in England. They were purchased by the South West Heritage Trust for £4.3 million ($5.6 million). https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/22/norman-coins-hoard-sold-uk-most-valuable-treasure/
Read MoreFBI investigating alleged leak of Israel war plan documents
Washington Post The documents, which surfaced on the Telegram messaging app, contain U.S. intelligence material on Israel’s potential plans for a retaliatory attack on Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/22/israel-iran-intel-leak-fbi/
Read MoreI.M.F. Says Inflation Fight Is Largely Over but Warns of New Threats
New York Times The International Monetary Fund said protectionism and new trade wars could weigh on growth. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/business/economy/imf-says-inflation-fight-is-largely-over-but-warns-of-new-threats.html
Read MoreIsrael busts Iranian plot to assassinate mayor of a ‘major Israeli city’
Fox News An Iranian plot to assassinate a “senior Israeli scientist and a mayor of a major Israeli city” has been busted, with seven suspects from Jerusalem being taken into custody, officials say. The individuals from Jerusalem’s Beit Safafa neighborhood – who also were tasked with bombing a police car and throwing a grenade at…
Read MoreWoman drops phone, gets stuck upside-down in rock crevice looking for it
Washington Post A woman in Australia’s Hunter Valley region was stuck hanging by her feet in a rock crevice, New South Wales Ambulance said. It took seven hours to free her. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/22/woman-stuck-new-south-wales-australia/
Read MoreZelensky sees NATO momentum on Ukraine joining, but not yet from U.S.
Washington Post Ukraine sees joining NATO as a vital security guarantee to protect it from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to take over the country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/22/ukraine-zelensky-russia-war-nato/
Read MoreBlinken arrives in Israel as Biden-Harris admin faces scrutiny over compromising Jerusalem’s security
Fox News JERUSALEM — Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday amid a major security breach involving the publication of Jerusalem’s plans to launch a counterstrike against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The documents first appeared online Friday via a channel on Telegram, claiming they had been leaked by someone in the…
Read MoreIsrael strikes Hezbollah naval base in Beirut as Iran rallies Gulf Arab nations
Fox News Israel targeted a Hezbollah naval base in Beirut overnight, the Israeli military said Tuesday, as Iran worked to rally Gulf Arab nations ahead of a potential retaliatory strike from the Jewish State. The Hezbollah naval base held a training center, an area to conduct experiments and military speedboats that were intended to be…
Read MoreChina holds live-fire drills near Taiwan, in another show of force
Fox News China’s military is conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan and is warning ships to avoid the area Tuesday following a massive exercise last week that left the U.S. “seriously concerned.” The drills near the Pingtan islands off China’s southern Fujian province facing Taiwan are being tracked by the Taiwan Defense Ministry. “It cannot be…
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