North Korea launched over 200 rounds of artillery shells off its west coast toward South Korea’s Yeonpyeong island between 09:00 to 11:00 local time, said Seoul’s military, the BBC reports. South Korea responded by ordering civilians on the island to … Read More
Jan. 5 (UPI) — Global container ship giant Maersk said on Friday that it will divert all of its ships away from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden citing continued threats in the area. Maersk said in an … Read More
LONDON (AP) — Residents of riverside towns in England that were swamped by rains that washed over Europe this week bailed out Friday as flooding disrupted train service and officials warned that waters could rise in the days ahead. A … Read More
More than 80 people were killed and scores more injured in the blast at a ceremony marking the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for two devastating explosions that killed 84 people at a … Read More
Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, on Thursday said Africa and the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) would be the major issues of discussion at the G7 meeting. Italy took over the rotating presidency of the Group of Seven (G7), … Read More
The leader of the left-wing Social Democrat Party (SPD) of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested banning the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party amid the right-wing populist party’s surge in the polls. SPD leader Saskia Esken said this week that … Read More
Russian hackers infiltrated Ukraine’s communications giant Kyivstar months before launching an attack that left customers without phone or internet access in December, the country’s cyber spy chief revealed, calling the breach “disastrous.” In an interview with Reuters published on Thursday, … Read More
The Texas governor has imposed harsh border policies and bussed tens of thousands of migrants to Democrat-run cities The Biden administration has asked the US supreme court to allow border patrol agents to cut through razor-wire fencing that Texas placed … Read More
Multiple state capitols received bomb threats Wednesday morning that led to brief evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of explosives was found. The warnings came after a spate of false reports of shootings at the homes of … Read More
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 2 (UPI) — A senior Hamas leader and two companions were killed Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike in Beirut’s southern suburb, the stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to the militant Palestinian group. Saleh al-Arouri, 58, who … Read More