Chancellor Olaf Scholz — whose coalition dramatically collapsed this week — said in a message to the nation that the liberal ideals of 1989 “are not something we can take for granted”. “A look at our history and the world around us shows this,” added Scholz, whose three-party ruling alliance imploded on the day Donald […]
The jamming allegations come about a week after the North test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile, its first such launch since being accused of sending soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. The South fired its ballistic missile into the sea on Friday in a show of force aimed […]
The incident occurred as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot was due to visit the compound of The Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives. The site, one of four administered by France in Jerusalem, is under Paris’ responsibility and deemed part of France. French diplomatic sources said Israeli security had been told […]
The appointment was the first of what is expected to be a flurry of staffing announcements as Trump girds for a return to the White House on Jan. 20. As gatekeeper to the president, the chief of staff typically wields great influence. The person manages White House staff, organizes the president’s time and schedule, and […]
Shoigu spoke a day after Donald Trump — highly critical of US aid to Kyiv — won the US presidential election, raising questions over long-term support for Ukraine. Moscow has advanced rapidly on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine in recent months. “Now when the situation in the theatre of combat is not in Kyiv’s favor, […]
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday and Tuesday, killing nine people and forcing the relocation of residents from a 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) exclusion zone. The country’s volcanology agency reported seven eruptions on Thursday, the biggest of which belched an ash tower five miles (eight kilometers) high, according to an observation post. Some said it was the […]
“The administration plans to push forward … to put Ukraine in the strongest position possible,” a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity before its term ends in January. Trump has been critical of Biden’s assistance for Ukraine, fueling concern about the future of support for President Volodomyr Zelenskiy’s government under a Republican-controlled White […]
The White House, in a statement after Trump beat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for the U.S. presidency, said Biden also committed “to ensuring a smooth transition and emphasized the importance of working to bring the country together.” Biden has also spoken with Harris, it added. Yesterday, Republican former president Donald Trump won the United […]
Rafael strengthened to a major Category 3 hurricane as it made landfall on the Caribbean island of 10 million people. It hit in western Artemisa province, east of Playa Majana beach, at about 2115 GMT, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). The agency said Rafael swept across the island in two and a […]
Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have exchanged fire for over a year in parallel with the Gaza war but fighting has escalated since late September, with Israeli troops intensifying bombing of Lebanon’s south and east and making ground incursions into border villages. Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah have exchanged fire for over a year in parallel with […]
