Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Ankara for the first presidential visit in 12 years, signaling a warming of relations with Turkey. The visit follows Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s trip to Cairo in February. Talks will focus on regional cooperation and joint initiatives in various sectors. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made a landmark…
Four people were fatally shot and several others injured at a Georgia high school Wednesday morning, sending shock waves through the leafy Atlanta suburb of Winder, Georgia, and schools throughout the county into lockdown. Nine people were taken to hospitals with injuries, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Two students and two teachers were…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered up to 30 officials to be executed over their alleged failure to prevent massive flooding and landslides in the summer that resulted in the deaths of some 4,000 people, according to South Korean media. An official under Kim’s regime said between 20 and 30 leaders in North Korea…
One other thing we do know is that while the Philadelphi-hostages stalemate continues, the remaining hostages are languishing in Gaza. If only things were so simple and clear-cut. The mass protests and general strike that erupted following the horrific execution of six hostages by Hamas and the blame thrust on the government for its failure…
Two Russian ballistic missiles hit a military institute and nearby hospital in Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 200 others in one of the deadliest strikes in nearly 30 months of war. The attack on the central city of Poltava “partially destroyed” a building in the Military Institute of Communications,…
Inquiry to follow preliminary investigation unearthing 2,400 allegations of historic abuse The Irish government is to set up a statutory commission of inquiry into sexual abuse at schools run by Catholic religious orders after a preliminary investigation found almost 2,400 allegations of historic abuse. The investigation, led by a leading barrister, Mary O’Toole, documented 844…
(Bloomberg) — Venezuela ordered the arrest of presidential candidate Edmundo González, an escalation of the government’s crackdown on dissent in the wake of a disputed election The move is likely to draw further outcry from the US and other countries that have concluded González was the winner of the July 28 vote. Venezuelan authorities have…
Greetings from Tyler, Israel continues on its mission, clearing tunnels and finding hideouts. So many hostages have been declared dead that we’re wary about getting our hopes up. But some, against all hope, are still alive. One has just been liberated, and there are how many more? Over 100? And the Arabs have the audacity to be calling Israel’s response…
Aug. 30 (UPI) — The Israel Defense Forces Friday said the head of Hamas in Jenin was killed during a West Bank counterterrorism airstrike. Wassem Hazam, was “eliminated during a counterterrorism operation in the northern Samaria area,” the IDF wrote on X. “He was identified alongside a terrorist cell in a vehicle in the area….
After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO. Switzerland isn’t keen on getting involved in wars but likes making money. The clash between those values — plus worries that Russian President Vladimir Putin poses a risk to the whole of Europe — is prompting the country to…