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MOSCOW, Nov 24, 2023 (AFP) – Russia said Friday it had destroyed 16 Ukrainian drones in the south of the country and over the annexed Crimean peninsula. On Thursday night, “an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aerial drones against sites on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted,” Russia’s defence ministry said. “Air defence systems destroyed 16 drones, including 13 over the Crimean peninsula and three over […]
By Adel Zaanoun with Hazel Ward in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Nov 24, 2023 (AFP) – A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war began on Friday, with hostages set to be released in exchange for prisoners in the first major reprieve in seven weeks of war that have claimed thousands of lives. The two sides had agreed to silence guns and stop bombings from 7:00 am (0500 GMT) in a conflict that erupted after […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrated a “new era of a space power” with scientists and his family, state media said Friday, after the North successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit. Pyongyang’s launch of the “Malligyong-1” on Tuesday was its third attempt at securing a military eye in the sky after failures in May and August. Within hours of the launch, North Korea claimed that its leader was already reviewing images of […]
By Ludovic EHRET BEIJING, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – China has reported no ‘unusual or novel pathogens’ in a respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Northern China has recorded an increase in “influenza-like illness” since mid-October when compared to the same period in the previous three years, said the WHO, which had requested more information on the situation. China’s National Health Commission told reporters last week […]
By Adel Zaanoun with Hazel Ward in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – A pause in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza will start on Friday morning and an exchange of hostages and prisoners will follow hours later, mediator Qatar said, after nearly seven weeks of fighting. The breakthrough four-day truce facilitated by Qatar with help from Egypt and the United States had been due to take effect on Thursday but was […]
By Peter MURPHY DUBLIN, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – Protesters on Thursday fought running battles with police, torched vehicles and looted shops in Dublin, after three young children were injured in a knife attack outside a school. Police in riot gear stood guard on the streets in the Irish capital as crowds taunted them with chants and set off fireworks. Near O’Connell Bridge, over the River Liffey, flames rose from a torched car and bus, […]
FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – Germany on Thursday said police raided the homes of members and supporters of Hamas and another Palestinian organisation which are banned in the country. Around 500 members of the security forces led the operation, with 13 places searched in the capital Berlin, the interior ministry said. Four other regions were targeted to a lesser extent as police seized smartphones, laptops and various writings, the ministry added. “We are […]
SYDNEY, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – Australian firefighters Thursday battled a runaway bushfire that has incinerated 10 homes and forced scores of people to evacuate in the northern outskirts of Perth during a fierce heatwave. Fire services issued emergency warnings for fire-swept areas north of the Western Australian capital, urging people to flee their homes if they can, or shelter in place if it is already too late to move. More than 500 emergency workers […]
By Usman Khan NIAGARA FALLS, Canada, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – A car erupted into a fireball at a US-Canada checkpoint near Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing the two occupants, triggering border closures and sparking a massive security alert on the eve of a major holiday. The regional FBI field office concluded the blast, which occurred around 400 miles (640 kilometers) northwest of New York City, was not linked to terrorism. Witnesses described seeing a […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 22, 2023 (AFP) – More than 286,000 people in Myanmar have been displaced so far by recent fighting between the junta and ethnic groups, the UN said Wednesday, describing it as the biggest escalation since the 2021 coup. “Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that intense fighting between ethnic armed organizations and the Myanmar Armed Forces continues and has expanded into more areas, including densely populated urban centres,” said Farhan Haq, […]
BAGHDAD, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – A US warship patrolling the Red Sea intercepted multiple attack drones launched from Huthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Thursday, the US Central Command said. “On the morning (Yemen time) of November 23, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) shot down multiple one-way attack drones launched from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen,” CENTCOM said on X. “The ship and crew sustained no damage or injury,” it added. The Huthis have […]
SEOUL, Nov 23, 2023 (AFP) – North Korea said Thursday it would deploy new weapons and stronger armed forces to the border with the South, as Seoul’s spy agency said Pyongyang had received Russian help to successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit. Tuesday’s launch of the “Malligyong-1” was Pyongyang’s third attempt at securing a military eye in the sky after two failures in May and August. North Korean state media claimed within hours […]
