Category: World
World 10.01.24 | 12:25

China is calling for an end to US military assistance to Taiwan

During a meeting among military representatives, China urged the United States to cease arming Taiwan, as announced by Beijing’s Ministry of Defence on Wednesday. The discussions unfolded in Washington over Monday and Tuesday, coinciding closely with Taiwan’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary...

World 09.01.24 | 12:08

Russian missile attack kills 11 in Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s east; rescue efforts continue

A Russian missile strike killed 11 people and injured 10 on Saturday in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said. Five of the dead were children. A U.N. official in Ukraine expressed horror at the incident. Rescue efforts...

World 09.01.24 | 11:40

The European Union has granted approval for Northvolt to establish a battery factory in Germany

Northvolt, a Swedish company, received approval from the European Commission to establish a substantial battery cell factory catering to electric vehicles in northern Germany. This initiative is backed by approximately €700 million ($766 million) in subsidies from the German and Schleswig-Holstein...

World 09.01.24 | 10:19

South Korea passes bill to ban consumption of dog meat

South Korea’s parliament passed a bill Tuesday banning the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, ending the traditional yet controversial practice of eating dog meat after years of nationwide debate. The bill received rare bipartisan support across South Korea’s divided political landscape,...

World 08.01.24 | 19:24

Farmers staged a protest at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, bringing in hundreds of tractors to voice their grievances

Around 550 demonstrators and their vehicles took part in the farmers’ demonstration at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Monday morning to protest the government’s planned subsidy cuts for the agricultural industry. The police counted 566 tractors, lorries, cars, vans and trailers as well...

World 08.01.24 | 19:03

Amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases, schools in Greece receive guidelines to minimize transmission

After the winter holiday break, students in Greece returned to school on Monday amid a surge in SARS-CoV-2 cases, with guidance from the National Public Health Organization to curb the virus’s spread, as reported by MIA’s Athens correspondent. Given the escalating cases of COVID-19, flu,...

World 07.01.24 | 19:53

Jordan’s King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza

Jordan’s King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Palestinian territory, as the months-long war continues to rage. The king met Blinken in the Jordanian capital Amman on Sunday and warned...

World 07.01.24 | 15:05

EU Council President Charles Michel is set to engage in a campaign for a seat in the European Parliament

European Council President Charles Michel is reportedly planning to run for a seat in the European Parliament during the June elections, as per Belgian media. Should he secure a position in the Parliament, he would vacate his current role as the head of the EU body that convenes the bloc’s leaders....

World 06.01.24 | 15:14

The confirmed death toll following the Japan earthquake has now reached 100.

The death toll resulting from the powerful earthquake along Japan’s west coast on New Year’s Day has climbed to 100, as announced by local authorities on Saturday. In the affected Ishikawa prefecture, 211 individuals are still reported missing. The government has mobilized additional troops...

World 06.01.24 | 13:42

US Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal of Colorado ballot disqualification

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of a judicial decision barring the former president from Colorado’s Republican primary ballot, taking up a politically explosive case with major implications for the 2024 presidential election. At issue is the Colorado...

World 06.01.24 | 13:34

Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 Max planes after window appears to blow off in flight, forcing emergency landing

Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft after one of its planes made an emergency landing in Oregon Friday, officials said – an incident that a passenger says involved a panel and window blowing out in flight. Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which was headed from...

World 06.01.24 | 10:10

Heavy Rain in U.K. Causes Hundreds of Flood Warnings and Travel Disruptions

Torrential rains that swept across parts of England overnight prompted a wave of weather alerts and travel disruptions early Friday, forecasters and officials said, warning that some rivers could see flooding continue for days. Nearly 300 flood warnings, which indicate flooding is expected, were in place...

News World 06.01.24 | 09:14

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II rides in golden carriage during final public appearance as monarch before abrupt abdication

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has made her final public appearance as monarch ahead of her abrupt abdication next week. The 83-year-old sovereign traveled in a luxurious carriage from Copenhagen’s Amalienborg Palace to Christiansborg Palace for a plush New Year’s reception Thursday. The smiling queen...

World 06.01.24 | 06:28

Zelensky is assured by Italy’s Meloni that the G7 will assist Ukraine

Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, gave Ukraine the assurance that the major democratic industrialized countries of the Group of Seven (G7) will continue to support it. Italian media reports that Meloni declared that Italy’s G7 presidency would center around Russia’s aggression...

World 05.01.24 | 14:30

A fatal fire engulfed a hospital in the northern German town of Uelzen, claiming one life and causing injuries to 22 others

A tragic fire at a hospital in Uelzen, located approximately 100 kilometers south of Hamburg in Lower Saxony, Germany, resulted in one fatality and left 22 others injured, six of them in critical condition due to smoke inhalation and burns. The fire, originating on the hospital’s third floor late...

World 04.01.24 | 12:33

Israel’s highest court delays implementation of a law regarding the leader’s incapacitation

The Israeli Supreme Court declared that an amendment, designed to complicate the dismissal of a prime minister, will not be enforced until the next legislative session. The court, with a majority of six out of 11 justices, ruled that the amendment to Basic Law: The government, specifically regarding...

World 04.01.24 | 11:46

Ukraine Says No ‘Plan B’ To Unblocking U.S. Funding

Ukraine is considering no alternative to securing stalled U.S. military assistance for its war against Russia and is confident that the U.S. Congress will give its approval to release the aid, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on January 3. “We don’t have a plan B. We are confident in plan...

World 04.01.24 | 11:11

Jeffrey Epstein documents unsealed, naming Prince Andrew and former President Clinton

Hundreds of pages of unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Wednesday. This is the first set of documents to be unsealed under a December 18 court order, with more expected in the coming weeks. The documents in total, including...

World 04.01.24 | 10:45

The State Department denies that the US wants Ukraine to change its war strategy

The US State Department says reports that Washington wants Ukraine to change its strategy to achieve total victory in a war started by Russia are untrue. “No. This is not true,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said during the briefing, answering a question about whether the US wants...

World 04.01.24 | 10:38

Lukashenka Signs Law Putting New Curbs On Religious Groupings In Belarus

Authoritarian Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a law tightening the activities of religious organizations by forcing re-registration and restricting associations to older groups with nationwide presences, his office said January 3. The legislation requires compliance within a year and...

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