Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Europe facing ‘wave of antisemitism’, survey finds
Jewish people in the EU continue to face high levels of antisemitism, according to the latest survey from the bloc’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). More than 8,000 Jews in 13 EU countries, including Germany and France, were interviewed – with 96% saying they had encountered antisemitism in their daily life. The vast majority had experienced…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthi Rebels Target A Us-Flagged Container Ship In The Gulf Of Aden
Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted United States-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, officials said, the latest assault by the group on the crucial maritime trade route. The captain of the ship reported an explosion in close proximity to the vessel off the coast of Nishtun, Yemen, close to the country’s border with…
Read MoreAn Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader, official says
An Israeli strike in Syria on Tuesday killed a former bodyguard of the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, an official with the group said. An Israeli man and woman were killed in a retaliatory Hezbollah strike on Israel. Hours earlier, an Israeli drone hit a car in Syria near the border with Lebanon,…
Read MoreRussian Missiles Hit A Children’s Hospital In The Ukrainian Capital And Kill At Least 20 Elsewhere
Russian missiles killed at least seven people and struck a children’s hospital in the Ukarinian capital, Kyiv, Monday, while another attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 10. The Russian barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than 40 missiles of different types, hitting apartment buildings and public infrastructure, Ukrainian…
Read MoreGaza Destruction Likely Helped Push Hamas To Soften Cease-Fire Demands, Several Officials Say
Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement. Hamas over the weekend appeared to drop its longstanding demand that Israel promise to end the war as…
Read MoreAt Least 7 Arrested In Germany And Sweden On Suspicion Of Committing War Crimes In Syria
At least seven people have been arrested in Germany and Sweden on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Syria in 2012-2014, authorities in the two countries said Wednesday. In a coordinated effort that also involved the European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, the EU police agency Europol, and several other unnamed…
Read MoreOvernight Strike Kills 9 In Khan Younis, Hours After Israel Ordered A Mass Evacuation
An Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian health officials said Tuesday, within a day of Israel ordering the evacuation of parts of the city ahead of a likely ground operation. The overnight strike hit a home near the European Hospital, which is inside the…
Read MoreRussia warns it can respond to US drone flights over Black Sea
Russia’s Defense Minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of U.S. drones over the Black Sea, saying…
Read MorePhilippine Troops Kill 10 Communist Rebels In A Clash, In The Latest Blow To Decades-Long Insurgency
Philippine troops killed at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas in a clash in a remote northern area in the latest blow to a decades-old insurgency that has weakened considerably, with only about a thousand guerrillas remaining, military and security officials said Friday. Army troops caught up with about 20 New People’s Army guerrillas who were…
Read MoreThe U.S. readies to evacuate Americans from Lebanon if fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies
The Pentagon is moving U.S. military assets closer to Israel and Lebanon to be ready to evacuate Americans as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, according to three U.S. defense officials and a former U.S. official familiar with the plans. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, and Marines from the 24th Expeditionary Unit, which…
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