Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Student protesters attack government buildings in Albania
Thousands of students have taken to the streets in the Albanian capital of Tirana, attacking several government buildings on the second day of violent anti-government protests. The demonstration began outside the ministry of education on Tuesday, as students called for better university conditions and job prospects. Wednesday saw part of the education ministry’s building set…
Read MoreGerman court sentences two for plotting to kill leader of Jewish community for Iran
A German court on Thursday handed two men prison sentences of up to 8-1/2 years for planning to kill the leader of a Jewish organization in Germany, saying one man had been steered by Iran’s intelligence service. One man, previously identified as Danish national Ali S., was sentenced to eight years and six months for…
Read MoreLebanon’s PM vows investigation after explosives-laden truck seized at checkpoint
Lebanon will carry out a thorough investigation to track down the suspected members of the militant Hezbollah group believed to be linked to an explosives-laden truck intercepted at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint last week, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday. Salam has described the incident as a “criminal operation” and has praised security forces…
Read MoreFear strikes Yemen’s 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in a new siege
As word came of Houthi rebels closing in, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave their home in Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country’s civil war, and they didn’t want to endure that again. They made it out just…
Read MoreGermany detains fourth person over Starlink fire in Poland, RMF FM reports
Police have detained two more people in connection with a fire at a Starlink station in Poland last month, private broadcaster RMF FM reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources, bringing the total to four. Earlier on Tuesday RMF said that German police had detained a woman in Berlin in the case. It then reported the…
Read MoreSaudi airport passenger terminal is struck again, a day after 12 were killed
A projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday, a day after a missile hit the same terminal and killed 12 people, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for those attacks and others. Saudi authorities said one person, described as a Pakistani…
Read MoreSaudi authorities say 3 killed in Houthi-claimed attacks on Riyadh airport
An airline pilot was among three Saudi citizens killed in attacks targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and a Saudia aircraft, the kingdom’s civil aviation authority said on Friday. Several people “of different nationalities” were wounded. The attacks on Thursday were the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and allied forces in neighboring Yemen…
Read MoreRussian strikes across Ukraine kill 3 people as Kyiv struggles to counter escalating attacks
Russian strikes killed three people and wounded at least eight across Ukraine, officials said Friday, as Ukraine struggles to counter escalating Russian bombardments that have killed more than 50 people over the past three days. One man was killed and five people were wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region in the morning hours,…
Read MoreTwo Latvian men arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire used by US military
Two Latvian men were arrested in the early hours of Thursday after they were discovered inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth, a Cambridgeshire base used by the US military and Nato for intelligence operations. The men, 32 and 36, were picked up at 2am inside the base, in an investigation that began four hours earlier…
Read MoreAt least 30 killed and 18 injured after Russian strike hits two buses in Donetsk
At least 30 people were killed and 18 were injured after a Russian strike hit two public buses in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, authorities said on Thursday. The strike occurred in the city of Kramatorsk, where public transport has since been suspended, according to the Kramatorsk City Council. “Once again, the Russians have struck a…
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