December2024
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Saudi royal slams ‘genocidal’ Israel, welcomes Trump
Dec 7, 2024A top Saudi royal urged Donald Trump, the incoming US president-elect, to bring peace to the Middle East on Saturday, calling Israel a “genocidal” and “apartheid” state. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief for almost 20 years, Prince... -
Russia stepping up hybrid warfare in Baltic Sea: experts
Dec 7, 2024Experts warned that after cables were cut and navigation systems were jumbled, Russia has intensified its hybrid warfare methods in the Baltic Sea and NATO nations in the area should brace for a protracted struggle with... -
Romania police raid houses linked to vote probe: prosecutors
Dec 7, 2024A day after the top court delayed the impending run-off, Romanian police conducted raids on homes on Saturday in connection with an investigation into purported irregularities in the victory of far-right outsider Calin Georgescu in the... -
Ghana votes in tight presidential election race
Dec 7, 2024In a fiercely contested election to choose the nation’s next president, opposition former president John Mahama will square off against Ghana’s vice president and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday. Following the West African gold... -
South Korean president says will not impose second martial law
Dec 7, 2024Yoon Suk Yeol, the beleaguered president of South Korea, declared on Saturday that he will not reinstate martial law. Rumour has said that martial law will be imposed once more. I want to be clear. In... -
Notre Dame reopens five years after shocking blaze
Dec 7, 2024Five years after the Paris cathedral was destroyed by fire, Notre Dame will finally reopen on Saturday. World leaders, including US President-elect Donald Trump, will be present to commemorate the restoration’s astonishing speed. President Emmanuel Macron... -
North Gaza hospital director says Israeli strikes hit facility
Dec 7, 2024The director of north Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital and the territory’s civil defence agency said Israel conducted several strikes on Friday that hit the facility, one of the last functioning health centres in the area. “There... -
Billionaires’ wealth more than doubles in 10 years: UBS
Dec 7, 2024According to Swiss bank UBS on Thursday, the wealth of billionaires has increased by 121 percent in the last ten years to $14 trillion, with the largest growth occurring in the coffers of IT billionaires. According... -
UK’s Catherine to reflect on ‘difficult times’ at Christmas service
Dec 7, 2024Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Friday will host a Christmas service at Westminster Abbey that will reflect on “the most difficult times” as she returns to public life after her cancer diagnosis. The London carol... -
Syria monitor says rebels near Homs city, key link to regime bastion
Dec 7, 2024After seizing control of two key towns on the route that connects it to Hama, rebels were only five kilometres (three miles) from the third city, Homs, according to a war monitor for Syria on Friday....
