VENEZUELA – Gunfire and explosions near Venezuela presidential palace were reported late Monday. Unverified videos shared on social media showed men with heavy weapons and military convoys surrounding Miraflores Palace in Caracas. The videos show armed…
UKRAINE – The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) chief Vasyl Maliuk resigned on Monday, just days after Zelenskyy’s announcement of a reshuffle. In a SBU statement released on Telegram, Maliuk said he will remain within the service’s…
UKRAINE – An overnight Russian attack on Kyiv left 2 people dead and 3 others injured, according to Ukrainian authorities on Monday. The Ukrainian State Emergency Service said in a Telegram statement that a four-story medical…
UK – In what the UK government says is to tackle a rising childhood obesity, a nationwide junk food advertising ban was on Monday imposed, targeting both online and TV. Under the new rules, food and…
ISRAEL – Disputes have intensified in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition over a law exempting mandatory Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox Jews) military service, according to local media reports. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth, citing sources, said Netanyahu has spent recent days…
USA – The price of 1 ounce of gold rose by 2.1% on Monday Jan. 5, as geopolitical tensions continue to rise. The price of gold was $4,421 as of 0720GMT, increasing by around $90 per…
SUDAN – Drones launched by the Sudan’s paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeting the Merowe Dam, and other military sites were intercepted by the Sudanese military. A statement by the army’s 19th Infantry Division on…
SWITZERLAND – All 40 victims killed in the Crans-Montana fire in Switzerland have been identified, according to police on Sunday. In a statement, Valais cantonal police said that following the incident, “the final 16 victims have…
NIGERIA – The death toll from Nigerian Kasuwan Daji market attack have risen to 50 according to local reports on Sunday. Members of an armed gang stormed the Kasuwan Daji market in Demo village on Saturday,…
NORTH KOREA – North Korea confirmed on Monday the launch of hypersonic ballistic missiles which was carried out on Sunday, in what Kim Jong Un called a key step in strengthening the country’s war deterrence. The…
SYRIA – Joint military airstrikes targeting underground ISIS (Daesh) facility in Syria were on Saturday carried out by UK and France. British Defense Secretary John Healey described the strike as part of ongoing efforts to prevent…
VENEZUELA – The US military operation in Venezuela resulted to at least 80 deaths – both civilians and military personnel – according to a New York Times report on Saturday, with the death toll expected to…
NORTH KOREA – The South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Sunday Jan. 4, that North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the East Sea. The JCS said that the missiles traveled nearly 900…
PAKISTAN – A Sunday Jan. 4, terror attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed 3 Pakistani traffic police officers, according to local authorities. The incident took place when unknown motorcyclists opened fire on traffic police in the…
PALESTINE – Israeli gunfire on Sunday Jan. 4, killed 2 Palestinians in southern parts of Gaza Strip, as Israeli army continued to carry out airstrikes across the strip. One Palestinian was killed after an Israeli drone…