Posts Tagged ‘global-impact events’
Israel’s Top General Resigns Over Oct. 7 Failures, Adding To Pressure On Netanyahu
Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has delayed any public inquiry that could potentially implicate his leadership. While a fragile new ceasefire in the Gaza Strip held, Israel launched a…
Read MoreTaliban Say 2 Americans Held In Afghanistan Were Freed In A Prisoner Exchange
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The deal came as Joe Biden, who oversaw the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, handed power over to returning President…
Read MoreFirst Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners freed in ceasefire deal with Hamas
Around 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed from Israeli jails and into the occupied West Bank on Sunday, as part of an exchange under ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel that went into effect Sunday morning. Their release comes hours after three Israeli women were set free by Hamas-led Palestinian militants who held them…
Read MoreIran’s Leader in Moscow to Sign Cooperation Treaty With Russia
President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran on Friday met in Moscow with Vladimir V. Putin, his Russian counterpart, for high-profile talks, solidifying an alliance between two countries driven by a mutual desire to challenge the West. Iran and Russia have been subjected to numerous sanctions by the West, and trade and finance are at the forefront…
Read MoreIsrael’s Security Cabinet Meets To Vote On A Ceasefire To Pause The War In Gaza And Release Hostages
Israel’s security Cabinet convened Friday to vote on a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there. Mediators Qatar and the U.S. announced the ceasefire on Wednesday, but the deal hung…
Read MoreRussia planned ‘acts of terrorism’ in the air, Polish PM says
Russia planned “acts of terrorism” in the air against Poland and other countries, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Warsaw. Security officials have said that parcels which exploded at logistics depots in Europe were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions…
Read MoreSweden plans to remove citizenship from people seen as threat to state
Sweden’s political parties have agreed that dual citizens who commit crimes that threaten national security should lose their citizenship. A cross-party committee recommended that the change could be applied to anyone who had used bribes or false information to obtain their citizenship; and also if they committed crimes that were a threat to the state…
Read MoreNetanyahu Says ‘Last Minute Crisis’ With Hamas Holding Up Approval Of Gaza Truce And Hostage Deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 72 people in the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu began signaling there were issues with the…
Read MoreJustice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers
The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector as…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Impeached President Yoon Detained In Major Law Enforcement Operation
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency didn’t have the authority to investigate his actions but saying he complied to prevent violence. Yoon, the country’s first sitting president to be apprehended, now faces the prospect of a…
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