South Korean police ban Jeju Air chief from leaving country

South Korean police ban Jeju Air chief from leaving country

As authorities probe passenger jet crash, police conduct ‘search and seizure operation’ at airline’s offices and airport. Police in South Korea have banned Jeju Air chief executive Kim E-bae from leaving the country amid an investigation into the deadliest-ever air disaster on South Korean soil. The move came on Thursday as aviation authorities stepped up their probe … Read more

Montenegro Shooting Kills 10, Including 2 Children, Officials Say

Montenegro Shooting Kills 10, Including 2 Children, Officials Say

A gunman killed at least 10 people, including two children, after a bar fight in Montenegro on Wednesday, leading to a manhunt and a government declaration of three days of mourning in the small Balkan country, officials said. The shooting took place in the city of Cetinje, about 22 miles west of the capital. Among … Read more

Syria’s Foreign Minister: Rebuilding a nation after al-Assad’s fall | Syria’s War

Syria’s Foreign Minister: Rebuilding a nation after al-Assad’s fall | Syria’s War

Asaad al-Shaibani discusses Syria’s path to democracy, rebuilding trust, lifting sanctions, and avoiding new conflicts. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani discusses the nation’s challenges following the fall of the Assad regime. Tasked with rebuilding trust both domestically and internationally, al-Shaibani outlines plans to foster democracy, dissolve military factions, … Read more

Ivory Coast says French troops to leave country after decades

Ivory Coast says French troops to leave country after decades

Ivory Coast is the latest West African nation to expel troops of former colonial power after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will leave the country this month after a decades-long military presence, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former coloniser. In an end-of-year … Read more

Heavy rains continue to compound misery of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Heavy rains continue to compound misery of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Days of heavy rains have flooded hundreds of makeshift shelters across Gaza, piling more misery on displaced Palestinians as Israel continues to restrict the entry of humanitarian aid amid its genocide. Forcibly displaced families across Gaza are struggling to keep their children warm and save what few belongings they are left with. While the weather … Read more

South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to US for analysis

South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to US for analysis

South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said on Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis. The plane was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it issued a mayday call … Read more

Emmanuel Macron issues mea culpa over French legislative elections – Financial Times

Emmanuel Macron issues mea culpa over French legislative elections – Financial Times

Emmanuel Macron issues mea culpa over French legislative elections  Financial Times Calling snap elections created more instability for France, Macron admits  FRANCE 24 English Macron acknowledges error on early elections in New Year’s speech  Reuters France’s Macron acknowledges snap elections backfired  The Hill Macron Says Dissolving Parliament Sowed Division, Urges Unity  Bloomberg Source link

Celebrations as the world begins to welcome the New Year | In Pictures News

Celebrations as the world begins to welcome the New Year | In Pictures News

Auckland was the first major city to welcome 2025 with thousands of revellers counting down to the New Year and cheering at colourful fireworks launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, the Sky Tower, and a spectacular downtown light show. Countries in the South Pacific are the first to ring in the New Year with midnight … Read more

Know their names: The Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Know their names: The Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Ismail’s last message to the world Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifi were killed in an Israeli air attack on July 31, 2024. The reporters were killed when their car was hit in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, according to initial information. Ismail and Rami were wearing … Read more

North Korea’s Kim hails ‘comrade’ Putin in New Year’s greeting

North Korea’s Kim hails ‘comrade’ Putin in New Year’s greeting

North Korean leader expresses hope that Moscow will defeat ‘neo-Nazism and achieve a great victory’ in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid homage to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a New Year’s message extolling deepening ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, state media has reported. In a letter to mark the New Year, … Read more

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