The center-right Romanian National Liberal Party paid for a campaign on TikTok that ended up favoring far-right independent candidate Călin Georgescu, a new report from investigative outlet snoop.ro indicates. Georgescu was catapulted from obscurity into the lead in the first round of voting in the Romanian presidential election on Nov. 24. But the country’s top constitutional court … Read more
North Korea orders mass production of suicide drones: report DW (English) North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports CNN North Korea leader Kim orders mass production of suicide drones, KCNA says Reuters Kim Jong Un Calls for Mass Production of Suicide Attack Drones Bloomberg North Korea’s Kim orders mass production of attack drones: State media Al … Read more
Wall Street Journal cites multiple US officials saying they are sceptical a ceasefire can be achieved before January. Officials in the United States believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is unlikely before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, according to the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper on Thursday cited … Read more
Authorities are questioning the man who came across the border near the northeastern coast of South Korea. A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea, according to the Yonhap news agency. The soldier was taken into custody in the northeastern county of Goseong early on Tuesday after crossing the border, Yonhap reported citing an … Read more
The US had announced a humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and the M23 rebel group on July 5. Two children and two teenagers have been killed in a bombardment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local sources have told AFP news agency. The United States announced a humanitarian truce on July 5 between Kinshasa and … Read more
IDF strikes in Central Gaza – report The Jerusalem Post Israeli polls show Netanyahu party narrowing gap behind Gantz Reuters Israel Must Oust Its Failed Government Before It Sinks Into the Moral Abyss – Opinion Haaretz Israel’s Wartime Government Just Collapsed. Does It Matter? The Atlantic Israel’s war cabinet in turmoil after Benny Gantz resignation. What happens now? Vox.com Source … Read more
The Hamas armed wing announced on Sunday that three Israeli hostages were killed, including a US citizen, during the Israel hostage freeing operation in Gaza on Saturday. “In exchange for them [the four Israeli hostages], your own army killed three of your own captives in the same attack; one of them holds a US … Read more
This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to the authors of a new scathing report on US arms sales to Israel. As Israel’s war on Gaza continues for a seventh month, killing more than 34,000 Palestinians and 200 humanitarian workers, the United States just approved roughly $15bn in military aid to Israel. But is … Read more
Altman has discussed ‘wildly ambitious’ plans with investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, the WSJ says. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking to raise trillions of dollars from investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, to boost the world’s capacity to produce advanced chips and power artificial intelligence, The Wall Street Journal has reported. … Read more
Blast Under Israeli Armoured Car In West Bank; Palestinian Teens Dead In Raid: Report Amid Gaza War Hindustan Times 2 Palestinians said killed during clashes with IDF in northern West Bank The Times of Israel At least two Palestinians killed during the Israeli raid on Qalqilya in the Occupied West Bank Al Jazeera English ‘Bullet Rain’ On Israeli … Read more