BBC: A large fire broke out on a Turkish car ferry anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after it was hit in a strike on Friday. The company that operates the Cenk T confirmed the attack occurred at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) shortly after it docked at the Chornomorsk port. Ukraine’s President […]
BBC: Wednesday afternoons have become a ritual for 15-year-old Sadmir Perviz. It’s a circuitous route from home in Perth to the Fiona Stanley Hospital – but it’s worth it, he says, to sit down for a game of Dungeons & Dragons with people he may not know but with whom he shares a great deal […]
(Reuters) BANGKOK, Dec 12 – Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Friday that there was no ceasefire yet with Cambodia and said he had spoken by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump and told him Bangkok was not the aggressor in the conflict with its neighbour. Anutin said Trump told him he wanted the two countries […]
(Reuters) KYIV, Dec 12 – A bulk carrier in Ukraine’s Odesa region suffered damage and was on fire after a Russian attack on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. One of the sources said the vessel was in the port of Chornomorsk, one of Odesa region’s three big Black Sea ports. Russia […]
(Reuters) AOUNDE, Dec 12- At least eight people were killed after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded early on Friday in Likomba, near Tiko in southwestern Cameroon, local authorities said. Viang Mekala, an officer at the administrative unit where the accident occurred, said the driver was unable to stabilize the truck after experiencing brake failure […]
CNN: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Friday that she is focused on an orderly transition of power in her country should President Nicolás Maduro leave power and that she is confident Venezuela’s police and armed forces would not oppose such a transition. Speaking as the US government ramps up pressure on Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, Machado said the […]
BBC: Russia is taking legal action in response to moves by Ukraine’s European allies to use Moscow’s frozen assets to help Kyiv fund its military and economy. The Russian Central Bank is suing Belgian bank Euroclear in a Moscow court, and Russian officials accuse the EU of an act of theft. Ukraine is running out […]
BBC: Ethiopian police have arrested nine TikTok content creators this week for allegedly violating norms in the culturally conservative country. Six of these individuals were accused of wearing “indecent attire” at the Ethiopia Creative Awards, an event for TikTok creators that took place a fortnight ago. The others were arrested for their social media content, […]
(Reuters) BEIJING, Dec 12 – China said on Friday it had driven away a Philippine aircraft and multiple vessels near disputed atolls in South China Sea, in the latest in a series of confrontations in the strategic waterway in recent years. The Chinese military said it issued strong warnings and “expelled” a Philippine aircraft that “invaded” airspace […]
Al Jazeera: Israeli warplanes have carried out at least a dozen attacks across southern Lebanon, targeting what the military claims are Hezbollah training facilities in the latest flagrant near-daily violations that have further undermined a year-old ceasefire. The raids hit hills and valleys in the Jezzine and Zahrani areas, including locations near al-Aaichiyeh, between al-Zrariyeh […]
BBC: Germany has accused Russia of a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference, and summoned the Russian ambassador. A foreign ministry spokesman said Russian military intelligence was behind a “cyber-attack against German air traffic control in August 2024”. The spokesman also accused Russia of seeking to influence and destabilise the country’s federal […]
BBC: Residents in the Pacific Northwest of the US and western Canada are bracing for potentially life-threatening floods as several days of heavy rain have swollen a number of rivers and tributaries. On Thursday, the National Water Center reported heavy flooding along the Skagit and Snohomish rivers in the state of Washington that is expected […]
