Category: World News
London’s National Gallery bans liquids after activist art attacks
Washington Post Activists have attacked artwork at the National Gallery in London five times, the gallery said. Just Stop Oil said the threat from climate change was much more serious. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/national-gallery-liquids-climate-protests/
Read MoreSouth Korea says at least 1,500 North Korean special forces in Russia
Washington Post South Korea’s spy agency said the direct military cooperation between Russia and North Korea has been confirmed with its new evidence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/north-korea-russia-ukraine-troops-buryat/
Read MoreThe growing conflict between Canada and India, explained
Washington Post India made a “horrific mistake” when it thought it could target opponents on Canadian soil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/canada-india-conflict-sikh-nijjar/
Read MoreVideo captures water tank falling on woman — but she miraculously escapes injury
Fox News A video has captured a woman in India miraculously escaping injury after a water tank fell from a roof and landed perfectly around her. The incident happened in Surat earlier this month after the woman was returning home from a Hindu temple where she had just offered donations to the local deities,…
Read MoreBiden meets with world leaders amid uncertainty in Middle East and Ukraine
Washington Post The U.S. leader also spoke of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel whose death was confirmed Thursday by the Israeli military. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/biden-germany-quad-ukraine-sinwar/
Read MoreHow the Uluburun shipwreck was discovered accidentally by a sponge diver
Fox News In 1982, a discovery made by a sponge diver prompted archaeologists to complete 22,000 dives to excavate the area of the Uluburun shipwreck. The 3,300-year-old shipwreck was initially discovered by a diver off the Mediterranean coast of Turkey near Kaş, according to the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA)’s website, who excavated the area. …
Read MoreIsraelis and Palestinians brace for what follows Sinwar’s killing in Gaza
Washington Post There is a diplomatic push to restart talks for cease-fire and hostage release talks in Gaza — but Israeli hard-liners want to shatter Hamas and Hezbollah and deliver a blow to Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/18/sinwar-israel-hamas-lebanon-gaza-iran/
Read MoreLive Updates: Biden Renews Cease-Fire Push After Hamas Leader Is Killed
New York Times President Biden called the death of Yahya Sinwar a “moment of justice” that could open “a path to peace” in Gaza. Earlier, he said the U.S. secretary of state would go to Israel to discuss postwar planning. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/18/world/israel-hamas-gaza-news
Read MoreHamas admits ‘painful, distressing’ losses after Israeli video shows terrorist Sinwar moments before his death
Fox News Hamas on Friday is admitting to suffering “very painful and distressing” losses following the killing of its leader Yahya Sinwar as the Israeli military has released new drone video capturing the final moments of the terrorist’s life. Footage taken of a wounded Sinwar shows him throwing a wooden board at a drone that…
Read MoreThe U.S.-Mexico border, the wall and the thousands of acres between them
Washington Post Documents show the completion of the wall in the lower Rio Grande Valley would leave an area five times the size of Manhattan on the wrong side of the divide. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/interactive/2024/border-wall-mexico-texas-land/
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