BBC: The US and its partner forces have carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria, the US Central Command (Centcom) has announced. US President Donald Trump directed the strikes on Saturday, which are part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, in retaliation to the IS’s deadly attack on US forces in Syria […]
BBC: At least 29 people have been arrested in Minneapolis during protests over the death of a woman who was shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. One police officer was also injured after a “chunk of ice was thrown at them”, city officials said, during demonstrations which saw 1,000 people take […]
(Reuters) ADEN, Jan 10 – Thousands of people took to the streets of the cities of Aden and Mukalla in southern Yemen on Saturday in support of the country’s main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, which denied it was planning to disband. Some held up photos of STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi, who has fled the […]
BBC: A video filmed by the US immigration agent who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday has emerged, showing the moments before gunfire rang out. The 47-second footage, obtained by conservative news outlet Alpha News, which is based in Minnesota, shows Renee Nicole Good sitting behind the wheel of her car and speaking […]
BBC: As protests in Iran continue and Iranian authorities issued coordinated warnings to protesters, a doctor and medic at two hospitals told the BBC their facilities were overwhelmed with injuries. One doctor said a Tehran eye hospital had gone into crisis mode, while the BBC also obtained a message from a medic in another hospital […]
(Reuters) SEOUL, Jan 10 – North Korea said on Saturday that South Korea flew another drone into its airspace on January 4, infringing on its sovereignty, according to state media KCNA. The announcement, which comes before North Korea holds a key party congress that will lay out policies for the next five years, sets the […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE, Jan 9 – The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil exports, U.S. officials said on Friday. The Olina, which according to public shipping database Equasis was falsely flying the flag of Timor Leste, previously […]
BBC: President Donald Trump says the US needs to “own” Greenland to prevent Russia and China from doing so. “Countries have to have ownership and you defend ownership, you don’t defend leases. And we’ll have to defend Greenland,” Trump told reporters on Friday, in response to a question from the BBC. We will do it […]
BBC: The EU has reached a free trade agreement with South American countries, 25 years after talks began and despite opposition from farmers in several European countries. The deal with the Mercosur trading bloc – which includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay – will require the approval of the European parliament within the next few […]
BBC:” Russia has confirmed that it used the Oreshnik ballistic missile as part of a massive overnight strike on Ukraine on Thursday night. Four people were killed and 19 others injured in Kyiv, where loud booms could be heard for several hours, setting the sky alight with explosions. It is believed to be the second […]