SUDAN – At least 79 people, including 43 children were killed, with 38 others sustaining injuries in Sudan’s South Kordofan when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched drone attacks on civilians, according to local authorities on Friday. In a statement, the South Kordofan state government said four women were among the victims in the […]
European Union is Drowning in Corruption; Viktor Orban
HUNGARY – The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that the European Union is drowning in corruption, amidst ongoing investigation into suspected fraud involving EU-funded training for junior diplomats. “The EU is drowning in corruption. Commissioners face serious charges, the Commission and the Parliament are engulfed in scandal, yet Brussels still claims the […]
Israeli Incursions into Syria’s Quneitra Countryside Continue
SYRIA – Israeli forces on Friday conducted another incursion into Syria’s Quneitra countryside at the village of Saida al-Hanout, amid its ongoing daily ground incursions into Southern Syria. Six Israeli vehicles, including three Humvees, two white Hilux trucks and a black van, advanced toward the village, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. On Thursday, […]
Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Skyscraper Complex in Grozny City, Chechnya
RUSSIA – A Ukrainian drone attack early Friday struck a skyscraper complex in Grozny City in Chechnya, according to local reports. Reports indicate that Grozny City complex, a five-star hotel and business center in the Chechen capital, was struck by Ukrainian drones. Photos and videos circulating online showed visible damage to a tower’s facade and […]
Criminal Charges Filed Against Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
POLAND – Criminal charges were filed by the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office against former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and 2 of his cabinet ministers. The move opens the way for parliament to consider sending them before the State Tribunal, the country’s special court for constitutional offences. In a statement, Poland’s justice minister and prosecutor general, […]
EU’s Kaja Kallas Says Ukraine Peace Deal Must Involve Russian Concession
AUSTRIA – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday said that any Ukraine peace deal must include Russian concession, adding that Russia have violated international laws numerous times, together with the founding principles of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Speaking at the 32nd OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna, […]
NATO’s Allied Command Operations (ACO) to Update its Boundaries
BELGIUM – The NATO’s Allied Command Operations (ACO) will update its regional and provisional boundaries, in a move aimed at enhancing the Alliance’s military posture across the Euro-Atlantic area, according to an announcement by the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Thursday. The adjustment transfers responsibility for Denmark, Sweden and Finland from Joint Force […]
Palestinian Popular Forces Militia Confirms Death of Yasser Abu Shabab, Distances Itself
PALESTINE – The Palestinian Popular Forces militia on Thursday confirmed the death of its leader Yasser Abu Shabab in tribal clashes in Gaza Strip, calling it an inevitable fate for anyone who betrayed his people and his country. The Popular Forces militia said in a statement that Abu Shabab was shot while attempting to resolve […]
EU Seizure of Frozen Russian Assets will be Reason for War; Dmitry Medvedev
RUSSIA – The Russian Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned that the EU seizure of frozen Russian assets will be case for war. In a statement on the Russian platform MAX, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said: “If the unhinged European Union still attempts to steal […]
Netherlands Opposes EU Ban on Fossil Fuel Cars by 2035
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch lower House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) on Wednesday opposed the EU ban on fossil fuel cars by 2035. The motion, introduced by PVV MP Hidde Heutink, passed on Wednesday with support from various parties such as VVD, 50PLUS, DENK, SGP, JA21, BBB and FVD, according to the Dutch daily NL Times. […]
North Korea Detains 6 South Korean Nationals
SOUTH KOREA – South Korea confirmed on Thursday that 6 of its nationals were detained in North Korea on various charges, including espionage. South Korea’s presidential office said the detainees include three South Koreans and three North Korean defectors who had previously resettled in the South and were granted South Korean citizenship, according to Yonhap […]
Israel Expands Military Raids in West Bank as Settler Violence Escalate
ISRAEL – The Israeli army expanded raids in northern parts of the occupied West Bank on Thursday, restricting Palestinian movements and imposing a tight cordon on the Kafr Saba neighborhood in Qalqilya. Troops raided Qalqilya at dawn and enforced a curfew on Kafr Saba while deploying across several parts of the city, witnesses said. They […]
European Commission Designates Russia as a High-Risk Third Country
RUSSIA – The European Commission on Wednesday listed Russia as a high-risk third country citing its “strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks.” The designation followed a technical assessment using “well-defined methodologies” incorporating information from public sources, member states’ authorities and the European External Action Service, the commission said in a statement. […]
Trump Says Putin Wants to End War with Ukraine
USA – Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the Russian president Vladimir Putin wants to end war with Ukraine. “He would like to end the war. That’s what their impression was…Their impression was very strongly that he’d like to make a deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House, referring to his special envoy Steve […]
F-16 Fighter Jet Crash in China Lake, CA Injures 1
USA – An F-16 fighter jet crash on Wednesday in China Lake, California left the pilot injured according to local fire department. The San Bernardino County Fire Department said it is assisting China Lake emergency resources with fire suppression from a downed aircraft in the dry lake bed near Trona. The pilot, who was the […]