Colombia’s Petro on US threats and whether he fears Maduro’s fate | US-Venezuela Tensions

Colombia’s Petro on US threats and whether he fears Maduro’s fate | US-Venezuela Tensions

Colombia’s president responds to US pressure and what it means for sovereignty and stability in Latin America. Since the United States abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of “narcoterrorism”, Colombia has found itself under growing pressure from Washington. President Gustavo Petro responds to President Donald Trump’s accusations. The Colombian leader also addresses diplomacy vs … Read more

Palestinian Leader Abbas Appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as Deputy Amid Succession Fears

Palestinian Leader Abbas Appoints Hussein al-Sheikh as Deputy Amid Succession Fears

Palestinian leaders in the Israeli-occupied West Bank met this week for the first gathering of its kind in years. Their mission: to allow Mahmoud Abbas, the aging Palestinian Authority president, to appoint a longtime loyalist to a newly minted senior position. On Saturday night, Mr. Abbas formally named Hussein al-Sheikh, a close confidant, as his … Read more

Israeli leaders call urgent meeting over fears of imminent ‘Hamas ground invasion’ – World News – News

Israeli leaders call urgent meeting over fears of imminent ‘Hamas ground invasion’ – World News – News

Israel carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, southern Lebanon and southern Syria on Monday, killing at least 10 people, including a child, according to local authorities. The Israeli military said it was targeting militants plotting attacks. The airstrikes were the latest in what have been frequent and often deadly attacks by Israeli forces during … Read more

Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious

Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious

Soon after Islamist rebels overthrew the authoritarian president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, a hashtag gathered steam on Egyptian social media: “It’s your turn, dictator.” The message for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt was unmistakable. But he hardly needed the warning. Since the ouster of Syria’s longtime dictator on Dec. 8, Egyptian leaders have watched … Read more

Storm-hit Russian petroleum tankers trigger fears of fuel spills in Black Sea – Financial Times

Storm-hit Russian petroleum tankers trigger fears of fuel spills in Black Sea – Financial Times

Storm-hit Russian petroleum tankers trigger fears of fuel spills in Black Sea  Financial Times Video appears to show Russian cargo ship split in two, sinking near Crimea  CNN Oil spills in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in storm  The Associated Press Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil  The Guardian … Read more

Daughter of Dominique Pélicot Accused of Raping Wife Reveals Her Own Fears

Daughter of Dominique Pélicot Accused of Raping Wife Reveals Her Own Fears

The daughter of a French woman who was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted repeatedly by her husband and dozens of other men revealed her own fear of victimhood on Friday. Caroline Darian, 45, testified in an Avignon court against her father, Dominique Pélicot, 71, saying she believes she was also drugged and potentially raped like … Read more

Latest Israel-Hamas war news: Israel advances into southern Gaza; U.N. fears humanitarian crisis

Latest Israel-Hamas war news: Israel advances into southern Gaza; U.N. fears humanitarian crisis

Israel’s military is advancing into southern Gaza in a push that ushers in a new phase of its war against Hamas — and an increasingly perilous situation for Palestinian civilians who have few safe places left to flee. Israel says Hamas leaders who planned the Oct. 7 attack are sheltering in the south. Satellite imagery … Read more

India pauses efforts to rescue workers trapped in tunnel over cave-in fears | News

India pauses efforts to rescue workers trapped in tunnel over cave-in fears | News

Rescuers in Uttarakhand temporarily suspend work after hearing ‘large-scale cracking sound’. Indian rescue workers have paused efforts to reach 40 men trapped in a collapsed highway tunnel over fears of more cave-ins. Rescuers temporarily suspended work on Friday after a “large-scale cracking sound” was heard while trying to restart a drilling machine, the National Highways … Read more

Iceland declares state of emergency over escalating earthquakes, and volcano eruption fears

Iceland declares state of emergency over escalating earthquakes, and volcano eruption fears

Iceland has 33 active volcanic systems, the highest number in Europe, and thousands of tremors have been recorded since the end of October. ADVERTISEMENT Authorities in Iceland have declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes rocked the Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, raising fears of a volcanic eruption in … Read more

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