Europe’s migration crisis – Five years on
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in their march against President Bashar Assad. The move, reported by pro-government media and an opposition war monitor, was…
Another fire has engulfed another car-carrying cargo ship, with one crew member killed and several others injured. Smoke is pouring off the Panamanian-registered Fremantle Highway while water is being poured onto it by rescue ships. The incident is happening 17 miles west of the Dutch island of Ameland. Reuters reports the 652-foot ship was carrying…
Budgets expected to increase further amid ‘deteriorating security landscape’ triggered by invasion of Ukraine Global defence spending increased by 9% to a record $2.2tn during 2023 driven by heightened geopolitical tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an annual assessment by a military thinktank. The International Institute of Strategic Studies added that it expected…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he will lead an effort to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if he refuses to share an informant file accusing President Biden of being part of a $5 million bribery scheme while he was vice president. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)…
The situation in the strait, a critical waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil used to pass through on a typical day, continues to capture the world’s attention. A ship anchored off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates has been seized and is heading toward Iranian waters, the British military said…
China’s 12-point plan blames Western governments’ ‘Cold War mentality’ for Russian invasion The People’s Republic of China has called for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, releasing a 12-point “peace plan” on the one-year anniversary of the invasion. China’s position paper calls for an immediate end of violence in Ukraine and a return to dialogues…