Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Israeli Troops Withdraw From Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s Largest, After 2-Week Raid
Israel’s military withdrew from Gaza’s largest hospital early Monday after a two-week raid, in which it said it killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds more. Palestinian residents said the troops left behind several bodies and a vast swath of destruction. The military has described the raid on Shifa Hospital as one of the most…
Read MoreIslamic State spokesperson praises group’s attack on concert hall in Russia
The spokesperson for Islamic State praised the group’s attack that killed more than 140 people in a Russian concert hall near Moscow. Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari was speaking in a recorded message posted on Thursday on the militant group’s Telegram channel. Al-Ansari also reiterated urging the group’s supporters to target “crusaders” everywhere, especially in the United…
Read MoreRussia Attacks Ukrainian Electrical Power Facilities, Including Major Hydroelectric Plant
Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least three people, officials said Friday. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said the nighttime drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times. The goal is not just…
Read MoreRussia Fires 31 Missiles At Kyiv In The First Attack In 44 Days, And 13 People Are Hurt
Russia fired 31 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv before dawn Thursday in the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in 44 days, officials said. Air defenses shot down all the incoming missiles, though 13 people including a child were injured by falling wreckage, they said. Residents of Kyiv were woken up by loud explosions…
Read MoreUS weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure from key counterterrorism base
The Pentagon is working with Niger officials, seeking a way for U.S. troops to stay in the country — a key base for counterterrorism operations in sub-Saharan Africa — following a weekend directive that they leave. Last week a high level-delegation of U.S. officials, including Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee, Assistant…
Read MorePetrol bomb thrown at Russian embassy in Moldova, man detained
Moldovan police detained a man on Sunday after two Molotov cocktails were reportedly thrown at the Russian embassy, where voting was underway for Russia’s presidential election. Media in Moldova, which borders Ukraine, reported that the embassy was attacked with Molotov cocktails. There were no injuries. “A man threw two containers of flammable substances over the…
Read MoreRussian ambassador to Washington says embassy has received threats over election
Russia’s ambassador to the United States said on Thursday his embassy had received a number of threats in connection with the Russian presidential election this week. “We are getting a great many provocative calls, threats,” Russian news agencies quoted Ambassador Anatoly Antonov as saying on state television. “We know that there are plans for anti-Russian…
Read MoreIsrael Says It Plans To Direct Palestinians Out Of Rafah Ahead Of Anticipated Offensive
The Israeli military said Wednesday it plans to direct a significant portion of the 1.4 million displaced Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost town of Rafah toward “humanitarian islands” in the center of the territory ahead of its planned offensive in the area. The fate of the people in Rafah has been a major…
Read MoreNew team of Marines sent in to shore up security at the U.S. embassy in Haiti
A new team of U.S. Marines has been sent to Haiti to help protect the American embassy, the U.S. military said Wednesday, a day after the country’s prime minister announced his resignation following months of rising unrest and gang violence. The U.S. Southern Command said in a statement that a fleet-anti-terrorism security team, known as…
Read More3 Egyptian Coptic Church Monks Killed In An Attack At A Monastery In South Africa
Three monks belonging to Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church were killed in an attack at a monastery in South Africa on Tuesday, the church said. They were killed at the Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Samuel the Confessor Monastery. The Coptic Orthodox Church, which is based in Egypt, named the monks as Monk Hegumen Takla…
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