Category: World News
Hezbollah vows ‘another reckoning’ against Israel after pager explosions
Washington Post Hezbollah threatened Israel after thousands of its members’ pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing 12. Israel has not commented on whether it was responsible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/hezbollah-israel-pager-attack-lebanon-explosions/
Read MoreUkrainian drones hit missile warehouse deep in Russia in massive blast
Washington Post The apparently successful drone attack comes as Ukraine is pushing its Western allies to lift restrictions on the missiles they have supplied for similar attacks inside Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/ukraine-russia-blast-drones-missiles-tver/
Read MoreHow Colorado’s Thompson Divide Got Protection From Oil and Gas Drilling
New York Times The members of a self-described ragtag group had little in common, but their campaign could serve as model for future environmental efforts. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/climate/colorado-thompson-divide-oil-gas.html
Read MoreChina’s divorce rate soars. Cue the high-powered wedding photo shredder.
Washington Post As China’s divorce rate has skyrocketed, many are left with expensive, and unwanted, wedding photos. Enter the industrial strength shredding businesses. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/china-divorce-wedding-photos-destroyed/
Read MoreTaiwanese company Gold Apollo says it didn’t make pagers used in Lebanon
Washington Post The pagers, deemed by Hezbollah to be safer than cell phones, were likely rigged with explosives before they were delivered to Lebanon, experts said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/gold-apollo-hezbollah-lebanon-pagers/
Read MoreEurope grapples with its decline
Washington Post A report on the “future of European competitiveness” has been received as a declaration of continental intent. Whether it can be implemented is another matter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/18/draghi-report-europe-china-tech/
Read MoreVenezuela says it arrested fourth U.S. citizen in roundup of foreigners
Washington Post A fourth American citizen was arrested in Venezuela, a top official in the Maduro government said Tuesday, accusing him of plotting “against Venezuela.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/17/venezuela-arrests-americans/
Read MoreCanadian PM Trudeau says ‘there’s more work to do’ as his party loses long-held seat in Quebec
Fox News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s Liberal Party was handed another loss at the ballot box on Monday. Louis-Philippe Sauvé won on the Bloc Québécois’ ticket to represent LaSalle-Émard-Verdun in parliament against Trudeau’s personally endorsed candidate, Liberal Laura Palestini. CANADA’S POILIEVRE SIGNALS PLANS FOR NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE AGAINST TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT The race was a tight…
Read MoreBudapest and Poland’s Wroclaw reinforce river banks ahead of more flooding in Central Europe
Fox News Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking lives and destroying homes. Heavy flooding has affected a large part of the region in recent days, including the…
Read MoreMilitants launch deadly attack on training camp in Mali’s capital
Fox News Islamic militants attacked a military training camp and other locations in Mali’s capital Tuesday, sparking deadly gunbattles and the temporary closure of a nearby airport before troops were able to subdue the assailants, officials said. No details of casualties were immediately released. The militants tried to infiltrate the Faladie gendarme school in Bamako…
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