INDONESIA – A Sunday night fire at a retirement home in Sulawesi Island in Indonesia left at least 16 people dead and 3 others injured, according to local reports on Monday. The blaze erupted late Sunday night and quickly engulfed large parts of the facility of a nursing home in Manado, North Sulawesi province, where […]
3 Police Officers Killed in an Operation Targeting ISIS in Yalova Turkey
TURKEY – At least 3 police officers were killed in a counterterrorism operation targeting ISIS (Daesh) in Yalova province in Turkey on Monday, according to local sources. Police launched an operation against Daesh at a house located on the road to Elmalik village, near the city center, according to the sources. Special operations units from […]
South Korean President Offers Public Apology on First Anniversary of Jeju Air Crash
SOUTH KOREA – In first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash on Monday Dec. 29, the South Korean president Lee Jae Myung offered a public apology for the accident that claimed 179 lives. In a video message, Lee promised that a credible and independent investigation would be carried out to uncover the exact cause of […]
Somalis Protest Israeli Recognition of Somaliland as Yemen Houthis Warn Israel
SOMALIA – Somalis on Sunday took to the streets in the country’s capital Mogadishu, to protest the recent Israeli recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. Demonstrators began by singing the Somali national anthem. Condemning Israel’s move, they stressed Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, shouting slogans such as “Somalia is indivisible” and “Somaliland is Somalia.” […]
Interoceanic Train derailment in Mexico’s Oaxaca State Kills 13
MEXICO – Interoceanic Train derailment in Mexico’s Oaxaca state left at least 13 people dead and 98 others injured, according to officials on Sunday. Thirty-six of the injured were hospitalized and the rest sustained non-serious injuries, said the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar). The secretariat expressed its deepest condolences to the families of those who […]
Takeaways from Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Florida
USA – On Sunday, a Trump-Zelenskyy meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Florida was held, aimed at discussing ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with significant progress said to have been made. “We covered somebody would say 95%. I don’t know what percent, but we have made a lot of progress on ending that war, which is […]
Overnight Airstrikes Between Russia and Ukraine Reported
RUSSIA – Both Russia and Ukraine reported overnight airstrikes on Sunday. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed in a statement on Telegram that its air defenses downed 25 Ukrainian drones, 12 of which were shot down over the Samara region bordering neighboring Kazakhstan. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency Press Secretary Artem Korenyako said overnight that temporary […]
Central African Republic General Elections Begin
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – General elections in Central African Republic begun early Sunday Dec. 28, with the incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadera seeking a third term. Voters were casting their ballots in presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections. Roughly 2.3 million people are eligible to take part in the election at 6,762 polling stations, according to […]
Building Collapse in Gaza Kills 1
PALESTINE – A woman was on Sunday December 28 killed and several of her family members injured after a building collapsed in Gaza due to storms. Medical sources said that the wall of a home that was damaged in past Israeli attacks fell upon the tent of a 30-year-old woman in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of […]
Myanmar Holds 3-Phased General Elections
MYANMAR – The first phase of the 3-phased general elections in Myanmar begun on Sunday Dec 28, in 102 townships. This is the first election since 2021 military coup. The second and third phases will be held on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, respectively. Sunday’s polls begun at 6 am local time (2315GMT Saturday). The […]
Guinea Closes Borders Ahead of Presidential Election
GUINEA – In a move aimed at ensuring security in the Sunday Dec. 28 presidential elections, Guinea have temporarily closed its borders and imposed a nationwide vehicle movement curb. A government decree, issued Saturday by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, details measures to protect voters, candidates, electoral staff, and materials on polling day […]
Israeli Forces Continue Incursions into Syria’s Quneitra
SYRIA – Israeli forces launched incursions into southern Syria’s Quneitra countryside on Saturday, according to local reports. The state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV channel reported that Israeli troops entered the town of Jabata al-Khashab in the northern Quneitra countryside with six military vehicles accompanied by an armored personnel carrier. Israeli machine gunfire targeted Eastern Tal al-Ahmar in […]
Israeli Gunfire Injures UN Peacekeeping Personnel in Southern Lebanon
LEBANON – Israeli army gunfire and bomb explosion in Southern Lebanon injured a UN peacekeeper, according to UNIFIL on Friday Dec. 26. The peacekeeping mission said heavy machine gunfire from Israeli positions south of the Blue Line made impact near a UNIFIL patrol inspecting a roadblock in the village of Bastarra, followed by a grenade […]
African Union Denounces Israeli Recognition of Somaliland
ETHIOPIA – The African Union (AU) on Friday denounced the Israeli recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, reaffirming its firm commitment to Somalia’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. The bloc released a statement saying the chairman of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf “unequivocally reaffirms” its stance for “respect for the intangibility of borders […]
Latest on Thailand and Cambodia Ceasefire Agreement
THAILAND – The new Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire agreement took effect on Saturday noon Dec. 27, halting 3 weeks of border clashes. The agreement was announced in a joint statement issued after a meeting of the 3rd Special General Border Committee (GBC), a body co-chaired by the defense ministers of both Southeast Asian countries, according […]