Belgium to Recognize Palestinian State at UN General Assembly In a bold move, Belgium is set to recognize a Palestinian state at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly session on 9 September. Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot announced the decision, joining other countries like Australia, France, Canada, and the UK in putting pressure on Israel. Sanctions ...
Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping Strengthen Relationship In a display of camaraderie and solidarity, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Putin praised the relationship between the two countries as being at an “unprecedentedly high level,” emphasizing their ...
Sudan Landslide Claims 1,000 Lives in Marra Mountains In a devastating event, a landslide in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan has resulted in the loss of at least 1,000 lives, as reported by the rebel group The Sudan Liberation Movement. The tragedy unfolded after days of relentless rain triggered the landslide on Sunday, ...
Midair Collision at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport Leaves One Dead, Three Injured DENVER — Tragedy struck at the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in northeast Colorado as two small planes collided in midair, resulting in one fatality and three injuries, authorities confirmed. A Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 were involved in the collision as ...
Indonesia’s Wave of Violent Protests Pauses as Government Cracks Down Indonesia’s worst wave of violent protests in years seems to have come to a pause for now after the government ordered the military and police to take stern action against rioters and looters. Protesters Back Down Amid Heightened Security Measures Some students and civil society ...
Kim Jong Un Inspects New Missile Production Line Ahead of Beijing Trip In a bold move, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a “newly inaugurated” missile production line on Sunday as he gears up for a high-profile trip to Beijing to witness a grand military parade alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to North ...
Xi Jinping Slams US, Asserts China’s Global Leadership In a bold move on Monday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping took a veiled shot at the United States, condemning “bullying practices” and positioning his country as a new leader in world governance. This comes at a time when President Donald Trump’s America First foreign policy is causing ...
Russian Interference Disrupts Plane Navigation System of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen In a dramatic turn of events, the navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference. The European Commission confirmed that the incident occurred while von der ...
Global Sumud Flotilla Faces Setback as Aid Mission to Gaza Forced to Turn Back BARCELONA — The ambitious aid flotilla bound for Gaza, known as the Global Sumud Flotilla, has hit a major roadblock just hours after departing from Barcelona on Sunday. The first convoy of the flotilla, involving dozens of boats and participants from ...
Canada’s First Moon Mission Takes Flight TORONTO — Tucked away in a shopping plaza just an hour outside of Toronto, Canadensys Aerospace is making history. With blue tinted windows reflecting the summer sun, this two-storey building is the modest headquarters where Canada’s first lunar rover is being developed. Models, maps, and posters of outer space ...
Layla Al-Khalifa
Layla Al-Khalifa
