Authorities are set to place the French overseas territory of Mayotte on red alert late Saturday, as a tropical storm approaches the Indian Ocean archipelago, which was severely impacted by a devastating cyclone last month, Overseas Minister Manuel Valls announced. A red alert requires residents to remain in sturdy shelters and disconnect power supplies as … Read more
Thousands of demonstrators protested against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s convention on Saturday, blocking roads and delaying the event’s start as political parties launched campaigns for Germany’s upcoming election. A significant police presence was deployed in Riesa, located in Saxony, a region known as an AfD stronghold. Officers were tasked with clearing protesters … Read more
Elon Musk has intensified his focus on European leaders, using his influential platform on X, the social media network he acquired for $44 billion in 2022. With 211.5 million followers, Musk has consistently leveraged the platform to voice political grievances and amplify far-right issues. Recently, Musk has turned his attention to European political matters, particularly … Read more
The Polish government announced on Thursday that it would ensure the highest representatives of Israel could freely and safely participate in the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp. This assurance comes amid questions surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attendance due to an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. Polish … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to take control of Greenland, the Arctic territory governed by Denmark. Greenland, the largest island in the world, lies within the Arctic region. Despite its size, it is the least densely populated territory on Earth, home to around 56,000 people, most of whom are indigenous Inuit. Approximately … Read more
Ukrainian drones launched a significant overnight attack deep into Russia, targeting an oil facility linked to a military airfield in Engels, located nearly 400 miles from the Ukrainian border, Ukraine’s military reported on Wednesday. Officials in Ukraine described a massive fire at the Kombinat Kristall oil depot, which supplies fuel to the Engels-2 military airfield … Read more
At least 95 people have been reported dead, and 130 others injured following a powerful earthquake that struck western China. The earthquake hit Tibet’s holy city of Shigatse on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at approximately 9:00 a.m. local time, according to the BBC. The Associated Press reported that multiple aftershocks affected the “high-altitude region of western … Read more
Syria’s main airport resumed international flights on Tuesday for the first time since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s government last month, marking a significant step by the country’s new leadership toward restoring normalcy in the war-torn nation. A Qatar Airways flight arrived in Damascus following a direct route from Doha, signaling a gradual … Read more
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding figure of France’s far-right political movement, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 96, according to the French news agency AFP, citing his family. Le Pen, who had been residing in a care facility for several weeks, died “surrounded by his loved ones,” the family announced in a statement. … Read more
The Swedish navy announced on Tuesday that it had recovered the anchor of an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” and of causing significant damage to four underwater telecom cables and one power cable in the Baltic Sea on December 25. Sweden deployed a submarine rescue vessel to assist Finland in the … Read more