TANZANIA – Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hasan has appointed the former Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba as the country’s next Prime Minister, according to her office. The appointment on Thursday came following the disputed election on Oct. 29…
USA – The US government on Thursday announced that the Alaska mining and drilling ban imposed during the Biden administration had been revoked. Interior Department officials called the decision a “major step in unlocking the energy…
BELGIUM – The Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot on Friday announced that the country will close 8 diplomatic missions, as part of its restructuring plan. Under the plan, Belgium will close its missions in the following…
UK – Storm Claudia have been forecast to cause flooding across the UK and an amber weather alert have been issued in some parts of England and Wales. The UK’s meteorological service, the Met Office, said…
NETHERLANDS – Northern Netherlands recorded a magnitude 3.4 earthquake early Friday in the Groningen province, marking the strongest to have been recorded in the region in years according to the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI). The…
UKRAINE – Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday alleged that debris from a Russian strike hit the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv as Russia launched a wave of strikes targeting the Ukrainian capital. 4 people were reported killed,…
RUSSIA – As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, the Russian forces continue to advance on various fronts. In Kupyansk, a commander with the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment reported that his unit had completed cleaning up the Prioskolnaya…
RUSSIA – A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed on Thursday near border with Finland, killing the 2 pilots onboard. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the crash happened at the evening in Karelia Region, adding that…
RUSSIA – These are the latest news in the Russia-Ukraine war as we dive into the updates being delivered from both Russia and Ukraine, as the battle for Kupyansk rages on as well as in other…
SOUTH KOREA – Two people were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in a South Korea car accident today, Thursday Nov. 13. According to officials, a light truck crashed into a market in Bucheon and ploughed…
LEBANON – Israeli strikes on Southern Lebanon were on Thursday reported despite a ceasefire being in effect. The state National News Agency said Israeli warplanes struck the Al-Khanouk area of the Aitaroun municipality in the Nabatieh…
CAMBODIA – Renewed Thailand-Cambodia border clashes were reported on Wednesday, with Cambodia reporting a civilian death and 3 injuries, while both sides continued to blame each other. Thailand suspended the Thai-Cambodia peace deal on Monday, Nov….
SUDAN – Around 450 families have fled El-Fasher to Karnoi in North Darfur, as attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue. In a statement, the Coordination Council of Emergency Rooms in North Darfur said…
KENYA – In a statement published on Wednesday at the Kenya‘s Foreign Ministry website, around 200 Kenyans are said to have been deceived through fake job offers and now are fighting for Russia in the ongoing…
USA – A US federal judge ordered the release of 615 people detained during Illinois immigration raids on Wednesday, according to local media reports. US District Judge Jeffrey Cummings sided with attorneys for the plaintiffs –…
USA – Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a funding bill to end the historic 43-day government shutdown through end of January. Trump accused Democrats of having attempted to “extort American taxpayers” during the shutdown, urging voters…
KENYA – British mining company Shanta Gold Kenya Limited announced on Wednesday that it had discovered gold worth over $5.28 billion (Sh683 billion) in Western Kenya’s Kakamega County. The firm said the discovery was made within…
RUSSIA – On Wednesday, Russia announced the creation and deployment of a new military branch – Unmanned Systems Force – which specializes in drone warfare. “The Unmanned Systems Troops have been established in the Russian Armed…
PALESTINE – Local media on Wednesday reported that Germany had deployed unarmed police officers in the Palestinian territories, whose tasks are to help stabilize the situation and further strengthen local civilian security forces. “A functioning police…
GABON – Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, 62, and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin, 33, to 20 years in prison after they were both convicted of multiple graft charges….
UKRAINE – The Ukrainian Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko was on Wednesday suspended following a $100 million energy sector corruption probe. “This morning, we held an extraordinary government meeting. We made a decision to suspend Herman Halushchenko…
TURKEY – On Wednesday, the Turkish National Defense Ministry released the names of the 20 military personnel killed in cargo plane crash near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border. The Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with 20 military personnel…
HAITI – A UN report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said that Haiti gang violence had resulted to 1,247 deaths and 710 injuries between July and September. BINUH’s Human…
RUSSIA – The 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment commander said that his team have made an advance in western Kupyansk, in a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday. “We completed the task of clearing…
GUINEA – The Simandou iron ore project was on Tuesday launched in Guinea, a project that could turn the country into the world’s largest iron ore exporters. The launch ceremony at the port of Morebaya was…
PALESTINE – In a statement released by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), a recently released Palestinian woman described her sexual torture in Israeli prison. The statement documented the testimony of the former detainee, identified…
VENEZUELA – In response to the ongoing US military presence along its coast, Venezuela military buildup was on Tuesday enhanced with a massive deployment. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said that nearly 200,000 military personnel were…
TURKEY – A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Georgia while en route from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, killing all 20 onboard. “Our valiant soldiers perished in the crash of a C- 130 military aircraft on the Georgian-Azerbaijani…
IRAN – The Iranian deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh on Tuesday said that Iran isn’t seeking nuclear weapons, adding that Tehran aims to reach a peaceful nuclear agreement with the US. Speaking at the Abu Dhabi…
RUSSIA – The Russian forces have completely taken control of the eastern parts of Kupyansk according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday. “In the area of the village of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, assault units of…