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Iran ‘categorically denies’ UN envoy met Elon Musk

Iran ‘categorically denies’ UN envoy met Elon Musk


November 16, 2024
Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian state media reported Saturday. The New York Times reported the meeting took place earlier this week, citing two Iranian officials. But Iran’s […]
Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too

Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too


November 16, 2024
The bad news keeps coming. Wherever Kyiv looks, Moscow seems to have the advantage. Russia is making gains at key spots along the frontlines of eastern and southeastern Ukraine, while unleashing wave after wave of aerial terror against Ukrainian cities. At the same time, Moscow is preparing to launch a counteroffensive in the southern Russian […]
Israel pounds southern Beirut as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal

Israel pounds southern Beirut as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal


November 16, 2024
Intense Israeli strikes targeted areas of Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday as the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah considered its response to a fresh ceasefire proposal. The strikes marked the fifth straight day of Israeli attacks on the Dayiyeh region of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold. Lebanon’s National News Agency said three areas were hit. The Israel Defense […]
Elon Musk met with Iran’s UN envoy, NYT reports

Elon Musk met with Iran’s UN envoy, NYT reports


November 15, 2024
Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, the New York Times reported, citing two Iranian officials. The meeting between Musk and Iran’s envoy Amir Saeid Iravani was held at a secret location in New York and lasted more than […]
Thousands of guns recovered from Caribbean crime scenes came from the US, says government report

Thousands of guns recovered from Caribbean crime scenes came from the US, says government report


November 15, 2024
Nearly three-quarters of firearms recovered in several Caribbean nations with high crime rates were manufactured in the US, according to the US’s Government Accountability Office (GAO). Almost 5,400 firearms recovered from crime scenes from 2018 to 2022 in several Caribbean nations – including Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago – can be sourced back to […]
Argentina votes against UN resolution combating online violence against women and girls

Argentina votes against UN resolution combating online violence against women and girls


November 15, 2024
Argentina was the only country to vote against a United Nations resolution promoting the end of all forms of online violence against women and girls. During Thursday’s UN General Assembly session, the South American nation argued that the resolution contained ambiguous terms such as “hate speech,” “misinformation,” and “disinformation” that could be used “abusively” to […]
Japanese Princess Yuriko, oldest member of imperial family, dies at 101

Japanese Princess Yuriko, oldest member of imperial family, dies at 101


November 15, 2024
Tokyo (AP) — Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. She was 101. Yuriko died Friday at a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said. It did not announce the cause of death, but […]
North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports

North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports


November 15, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones, calling their development an “essential requirement,” after overseeing a test of the deadly aerial weapon, state media reported Friday. Images published by North Korean state media show Kim and various officials at the launch site. Images show […]
How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in Amsterdam violence

How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in Amsterdam violence


November 15, 2024
Anger, fear and anxiety are still simmering in Amsterdam. Last week, Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets, Palestinian flags ripped off walls and antisemitic slurs yelled during riots. While the Dutch capital now feels calm, residents and legislators fear that tensions still haven’t peaked. “And I don’t even think, I’m sorry to say, […]
Russians focus on Musk as they assess incoming Trump administration

Russians focus on Musk as they assess incoming Trump administration


November 15, 2024
As US President-elect Donald Trump continues to make heads turn with nominations for key roles in his incoming administration, Russians are trying to understand the appointments and what impacts they might have for Moscow. Russian state TV has spent the last few days using their slickly produced talk shows to tell the Russian people what […]
10 killed in fire at Spanish nursing home

10 killed in fire at Spanish nursing home


November 15, 2024
At least 10 people died and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, local authorities said Friday. The alarm was raised early Friday morning in Villafranca de Ebro, about 28 kilometers (18 miles) from the northeastern city. Two people remained in critical […]
Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia over Russia deal

Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia over Russia deal


November 15, 2024
Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow. Protesters used a truck to smash through the metal gates surrounding the parliament in the capital Sukhumi. Video from the scene then showed people […]
Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal

Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal


November 15, 2024
The proposal, which Johnson outlined to Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri – who is close to Hezbollah – is the first to be submitted by the US and Israel since a temporary ceasefire was negotiated in late September. Those efforts were upended when Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a major bombing attack […]
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor tells Dublin court sexual assault allegation is ‘lies’

Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor tells Dublin court sexual assault allegation is ‘lies’


November 14, 2024
Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor denied in a Dublin court on Wednesday that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2018, saying a civil case brought against him and another man was “full of lies.” The plaintiff Nikita Hand alleges that McGregor sexually assaulted her on Dec. 9, 2018, and that another man, […]
Israel says it has expanded its military ground operation in Lebanon

Israel says it has expanded its military ground operation in Lebanon


November 14, 2024
Israel’s military ground operation in southern Lebanon has been expanded, the country’s defense minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. Katz did not clarify when the decision to expand operations was taken and did not offer any details on what the expansion entails. Israel launched what it described as a “limited ground operation” to expel Hezbollah […]