The United States government shutdown entered its 31st day Friday, tying the record for the longest in American history, with no resolution in sight and mounting pressure on lawmakers to end the impasse.
Congress remains gridlocked over budget…
Category: 2. World
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Protesters defy army chief in third day of unrest
Protesters have taken to the streets in Tanzania for a third day, defying warnings from the country’s army chief to end the unrest.
Demonstrations have been taking place in major cities with young protesters denouncing Wednesday’s election as…
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Israeli forces bombard Al-Quneitra suburbs in south Syria
The Israeli military fired several artillery shells from the “Tel al-Ahmar” base towards the forests of the central countryside of Quneitra province in southern Syria, Al Mayadeen reported.
The Israeli aggressive act comes at a time when the…
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60 years after tourist stole it from a cathedral, he sent it back
“It’s not something you expect,” says Franz Zehetner, who opened a parcel addressed to Vienna’s St Stephen’s Cathedral to discover a skull inside.
The cathedral archivist admits to being taken aback by the package, but alongside the skull was a…
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Sudanese doctors note mass displacement amid RSF attacks
More than 4,500 people have fled Sudan’s North Kordofan state amid continued attacks and violations by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Anadolu reported Friday, citing a Sudanese medical group.
“North Kordofan State is witnessing a…
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Nvidia expands global AI rollout with bumper South Korea deals
US chip giant Nvidia will supply more than 260,000 of its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to South Korea’s government, as well as Samsung, LG, and Hyundai.
The companies will all deploy the AI chips in factories to make everything…
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Israeli regime returns more bodies of Palestinian prisoners
The medical officials at Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip announced that the bodies of 30 Palestinian prisoners who were martyred in Israeli prisons and detention centers have been received by the Zionist side within the framework of the…
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Latvian MPs vote to pull out of treaty on protecting women from violence
Latvian MPs have voted to withdraw from an international accord aimed at protecting women from violence, including domestic abuse, after a long and intense debate in parliament.
Several thousand people protested against the vote this week in Riga….
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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, several missing
Floods triggered by record levels of rainfall have inundated a large swath of central Vietnam over the past days, with the UNESCO-listed former imperial capital Hue and Hoi An the worst hit.
Photos circulating on state media showed that much of…
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Israel conducts drone attack on a motorcycle in south Lebanon
An Israeli drone struck a motorcycle in a southern Lebanese village on Friday, Lebanese news outlet Al Mayadeen reported.
The Israeli regime, continuing to ignore the ceasefire and repeatedly violate it, once again targeted southern Lebanon.
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