Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’

A former U.S. Marine who spent more than four years in a Russian prison and is believed to be seriously ill has been released and was on his way back to the United States on Tuesday. President Donald Trump announced the release on Truth Social, saying Robert Gilman, 32, was freed after he discussed the…

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war. It is the first such ruling under Syria’s transitional leaders who ousted Assad in December 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under…

Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 78 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war. The Ukrainian military said it hit an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, which is about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles)…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan and vowed there would be no military withdrawal until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed. Last month, President Trump hailed the peace plan as a “historic agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other groups in Gaza.” He said it was negotiated…

Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes overnight that killed civilians and injured many others on both sides, local authorities reported. Large-scale Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have become almost routine in recent weeks, with Moscow exploiting Ukraine’s critical shortage of interceptors for the U.S.-made Patriot systems — the sole air defense weapon in its arsenal…

Two people have been arrested and are now facing a host of charges after a gunshot hit the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto last week, police say. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw told reporters at a news conference Thursday morning that one person was arrested Saturday, while another was arrested Wednesday. Xen-Ul-Abdeen Syed, 19, is…

Attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels Thursday in central and eastern Yemen killed at least 30 government troops and wounded at least 50 others, Yemeni government officials said. A Houthi leader said Saudi-backed troops were targeted in the attacks and that “hundreds” were either killed or injured. The assaults hit camps for forces of the…

A Russian drone attack reportedly targeted the German cargo ship “EMIL” on Wednesday, as reported by the Germany daily newspaper Bild. The freighter is said to have been hit several times by drones. A fire is then reported to have broken out and several technical systems failed, leaving the vessel unable to manoeuvre. While crew…

Russia fired ​dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the surrounding region on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and destroying warehouses ‌and logistics centers of major retailers, Ukrainian officials said. Multiple explosions ripped through the area during the night, and fires lit up the dark skies over the Ukrainian capital, which has…