Former Guatemalan General on Trial for Ordering Massacre of Indigenous Ixil Maya People In a courtroom in Guatemala City, the trial of 91-year-old Benedicto Lucas Garcia, a former general accused of ordering the murder of more than 1,200 indigenous Ixil Maya people during the country’s civil war, is now underway. Lucas Garcia faces charges of ...
Israel Recovers Body of Hostage Held in Gaza TEL AVIV — In a daring overnight raid on Khan Yunis, Israel’s military successfully retrieved the body of a man who had been taken hostage in Gaza. The man, Elad Katzir, was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7. ...
Impact of Rare East Coast Earthquake The bustling cities of New York and the US East Coast are now grappling with the aftermath of a rare earthquake that shook landmarks and fractured roads. The magnitude-4.8 quake struck at 10:23 local time (15:23 BST) near Lebanon, New Jersey, sending tremors across states from Pennsylvania to Connecticut. ...
Mexico Cuts Ties with Ecuador After Police Storm Mexican Embassy In a dramatic turn of events, Mexico has officially severed ties with Ecuador following a bold move by Ecuadorian police to storm the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador condemned the action as a ...
Russian Drone Attack Kills Six in Kharkiv KYIV — The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has been left reeling after a deadly Russian drone attack claimed the lives of at least six people, according to local officials. Mayor Ihor Terekhov revealed that Iranian-made Shahed drones targeted several buildings, including apartment blocks, in the early hours of ...
Evacuations Underway in Russia Due to Dam Burst and Flooding MOSCOW — A state of emergency has been declared in a region of south-western Russia as thousands are being evacuated due to floods exacerbated by a dam burst in Orsk city. Heavy earth-moving machinery is currently on site, working to reinforce the dam and prevent ...
Trump Faces Setbacks in Legal Battles In a blow to former President Donald Trump, judges in both the Georgia election interference case and the federal classified documents case rejected his attempts to have the cases dismissed. The judges, however, have yet to decide on other requests by Trump seeking the dismissal of these prosecutions brought ...
Ukraine Strikes Southern Russia with Drone Attack, Destroys Six Russian Planes In a bold move, Ukraine has launched a drone attack against targets in southern Russia, claiming to have successfully destroyed six Russian planes at an airbase in the Rostov region. According to security sources speaking to BBC Ukrainian, eight additional aircraft were severely damaged, ...
Israeli Military Takes Action After Drone Strikes in Gaza In a bold move, the Israeli military has announced the dismissal of two officers and reprimanded three others for their involvement in drone strikes in Gaza that tragically resulted in the deaths of seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission. Investigation Reveals Mishandling of Critical Information ...
NATO Pledges Support for Ukraine’s Membership Amid Russian Aggression BRUSSELS — The atmosphere was tense at a conference marking NATO’s 75th anniversary as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made a bold statement: Ukraine will join the alliance. The purpose of the summit in Brussels was clear – to push towards Ukraine’s membership. Amidst the ...
Layla Al-Khalifa
