Source link Israel has no choice but to “destroy Hamas,” Elon Musk said on Monday after meeting with the leadership in West Jerusalem. The owner of X (formerly Twitter) traveled to the Middle East after critics in the US accused him of anti-Semitism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took Musk to tour Kfar Aza, the kibbutz […]
Source link Qatar, Hamas, and the White House have confirmed the extension, though Israel has not The ‘humanitarian pause’ in the Israel-Gaza conflict due to expire on Monday evening has been extended by another 48 hours, according to the foreign ministry of Qatar, which mediated the deal. “The State of Qatar announces, as part of […]
Source link A ‘Gender Diversity Tree’ calling on attendees of a festival to ‘protect trans kids’ was also the subject of blowback A museum in the US state of Wisconsin has been accused of promoting “cultural propaganda” after it featured some non-traditional entries in its annual Christmas tree festival this year, including one adorned with […]
Source link A US State Department official has denied reports that the US and Germany are withholding arms shipments to Ukraine in order to force Kiev to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow. The alleged plan was revealed by German tabloid Bild last week. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Assistant Secretary of State for European […]
Source link Owners of canine farms have reportedly threatened to release 2 million animals if the South Korean government bans their meat South Korean dog meat farmers have threatened to release 2 million canines onto the streets as controversy continues over plans to ban consumption in the country, Reuters has reported. Parties across the political […]
Source link The offending piece of poetry was a winner in an online contest in North Korea in 2016 A South Korean man has been slapped with a prison term for praising North Korea in a poem, the Korea Herald newspaper has reported. Seoul Central District Court handed the 14-month sentence to the wordsmith on […]
Source link The Washington Post’s reporting on a secret Chinese-Russian tunnel project is “baseless,” Beijing has declared Reports of a Chinese-Russian project to build a tunnel between Crimea and the Russian mainland are “baseless,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has said. Citing Ukrainian spies, the Washington Post claimed last week that executives from both […]
Source link The global body and UEFA issued a wave of sanctions against Russian football in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict World football’s governing body, FIFA, is withholding compensatory payments for Russian teams related to last year’s World Cup in Qatar due to sanctions levied against the Russian Football Union (RFU), its Secretary General […]
Source link The Finnish government is reportedly mulling full closure of its land border with Russia, a decision from which it shied away last week over concerns that it would clash with Helsinki’s commitment to provide refuge to asylum-seekers. Moscow has protested the restrictions and Finnish claims that it was reacting to Russian ‘hybrid warfare.’ […]
Source link Police have detained a knife-wielding man near a shopping mall in a dormitory district in south-eastern Moscow on Sunday, local media has reported. Witnesses told the Mash Telegram channel that the man had been making circles outside the Mari shopping mall in Maryino District and threatening passersby, including children, with murder. The citizens […]
Source link The attackers tried to flee, but were stopped by an American warship, the US Central Command claims Armed assailants seized an Israel-linked tanker of the coast of Yemen, but surrendered when warships from the US-led counter-piracy force answered a distress call, according to the US Central Command (Centcom). A group of gunmen boarded […]
Source link The prime minister said he would delay the resumption of hostilities by one additional day for every ten hostages released Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel is prepared to extend the current truce with Hamas but warned that West Jerusalem will resume its offensive after it is over. Meanwhile, the armed […]
Source link The White House is trying to push through $106bn in funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday that he will hold a vote on President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine and Israel during the first week of December. The […]
Source link Elon Musk, the owner of the X (formerly Twitter) social media network, is set to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to discuss the anti-Jewish sentiments and the ways to tackle them on social media, the office of the President of Israel confirmed on Sunday. During the meeting on Monday, they will be […]
Source link Hungary’s Viktor Orban says the West should accept the “reality” and come up with a plan B Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the US and the European Union’s strategy of funding Ukraine’s battle with Russia, in hope that an unlikely battlefield loss will bring about a regime change in Moscow, is […]