SWEDEN – The 2024 global arms trade report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday Dec. 1, showed that the global arms sales reached new highs in 2024. Governments accelerated military modernization and expanded weapons procurement amid ongoing conflicts and rising geopolitical tensions according to the report. Revenues generated by the world’s […]
Kyodo News Demands Compensation from Perplexity AI, Inc’s Unauthorized Use of Content
JAPAN – The Japanese news agency, Kyodo News on Monday introduced a compensation demand from the American artificial intelligence company Perplexity AI Inc. (PAI) for unauthorized use of its content. In a letter to California-based PAI, Kyodo News President Toshimitsu Sawai asked the US startup to “immediately” stop using its articles published on the website […]
4 Israeli Spies Killed in Northern Gaza; Hamas
PALESTINE – Hamas on Monday said in a statement that it killed 4 Israeli spies in northern Gaza. “Four spies who were operating for the enemy Israel and attempted to kidnap a Hamas member were eliminated in Gaza City,” the group’s military wing, Qassam Brigades, said in a statement on the official Telegram channel. Their […]
Israeli Army Launches Attacks on Gaza Strip, Raids West Bank
PALESTINE – Israeli army on Monday morning launched attacks across southern Gaza Strip according to eyewitnesses. Residents said that Israeli artillery heavily bombarded eastern parts of Rafah, with columns of smoke rising from the struck areas. They also reported Israeli helicopters unleashing intense gunfire on eastern Khan Younis. There was no immediate report of casualties. […]
Preliminary Honduras Presidential Election Results Show Nasry Asfura Leading
HONDURAS – Preliminary Honduras presidential election results on Sunday showed the Conservative candidate Nasry Asfura leading in the early tallies released by the electoral authority. With 6,559 of 19,152 tally sheets processed – 34.25 percent of the total – the National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that Asfura, leader of the National Party of Honduras and […]
Explosion at Nippon Steel Plant in Japan Triggers Fire
JAPAN – An emergency response was enacted after an explosion at Nippon Steel Plant in Northern Japan on Monday morning triggered fire, according to local reports. The Jiji Press news agency reported that the blaze began when an explosion occurred inside a hot-air stove, a key unit used to produce high-temperature air for the plant’s […]
Sri Lanka Floods Death Toll at 334
SRI LANKA – As of Sunday Nov. 30, the Sri Lanka floods death toll had risen to 334, with 370 still missing. Search and rescue operations continue in multiple areas hit by flooding, landslides, and widespread destruction since the island was impacted by severe weather on Nov. 17, Newswire reported. Since Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri […]
US-Ukraine Peace Talks in Florida on Ending the Russia-Ukraine War
USA – On Sunday, a US-Ukraine peace meeting begun in Florida aimed at discussing ways to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “The meeting between the Ukrainian delegation and the American side on steps toward achieving a just peace has already begun in the United States,” Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov wrote […]
Explosion at a Chemical Recycling Facility in Australia Injures 2
AUSTRALIA – Two firefighters were on Saturday injured after an explosion at a chemical recycling facility in Sydney, Australia sent fireballs 100 meters into the sky. The explosion sent chunks of concrete and debris showering over firefighters battling a blaze at a chemical recycling facility in the western part of the capital. The fire broke […]
Midair Plane Collision in Sydney Kills 1
AUSTRALIA – A light aircraft pilot was on Sunday killed in a midair plane collision in Sydney according to local reports. The incident occurred in Sydney’s southwest as one of the planes crashed into nearby bushland, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. The planes were part of a formation flight with 2 others. The second plane […]
Stockton CA Mass Shooting Leaves 4 Dead
USA – At least 4 people were killed and 10 others wounded in a mass shooting in Stockton city, California on Saturday evening according to local authorities. “Shortly before 6:00 p.m., our dispatch center received reports of a shooting that occurred near the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue in Stockton. We can confirm at this […]
Israeli Drone Strike on Southern Gaza Kills 2 Palestinian Children
PALESTINE – Two Palestinian children were on Saturday morning killed by an Israeli drone strike in Southern Gaza in the town of Bani Suhaila, according to medical sources. The bodies of the two brothers arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after an Israeli attack near al-Farabi School in Bani Suhaila, medical sources in Nasser […]
Director for South Korea’s National Information Resources Service Dismissed
SOUTH KOREA – The director for South Korea’s National Information Resources Service (NIRS) was dismissed from the position following a disruption caused by fire at the facility in September according to official reports on Saturday. The fire, which broke out at the NIRS on Sept. 26, damaged servers and severely impacted key online administrative systems, […]
Landslides and Floods Caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka Kills 123
SRI LANKA – The death toll from landslides and floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka have risen to 123, with another 130 missing according to local reports on Saturday. The Kandy District has reported 51 deaths, with 67 people still unaccounted for. In the Badulla District, 35 deaths have been confirmed, and 27 […]
Takaichi’s Remarks Endangered Peace and Stability Across the Taiwan Straits; China
CHINA – The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Friday said that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi‘s remarks on Taiwan endangered peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. She urged Japan to confront its colonial rule over Taiwan and withdraw recent comments. Mao argued that Japan “imposed colonial rule on the island of Taiwan […]