December 17, 2024
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December 17, 2024
South Korean authorities make new attempt to raid …
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2024. — Reuters SEOUL: South Korean authorities made a new attempt on
December 17, 2024
US closes Vanuatu embassy after damage from 7.3-ma…
A general view of the damage incurred by the building housing the United States Embassy in Port Vila, Vanuatu after a powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island on December 17, 2024. — AFP The
December 17, 2024
US detains two Iranians linked to deadly drone str…
US President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Air Force General Charles Q. Brown attend the dignified transfer
December 16, 2024
Two dead in US school shooting; student suspect al…
Police officers seen outside the scene of the shooting in this image released on December 17, 2024. — BBC A student opened fire Monday at a school in the northern US state of Wisconsin,
December 16, 2024
Britain sets first codes of practice for tech firm…
A man holds his mobile phone in downtown Mexico City, Mexico, February 3, 2021. — Reuters LONDON: Britain’s online safety regime came into force on Monday, requiring social media companies like Meta’s Facebook and ByteDance’s
December 16, 2024
German Chancellor Scholz loses confidence vote, tr…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits on the day of a confidence vote called by him to pave way for snap election, at lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, December 16, 2024. —
December 16, 2024
Bashar al-Assad gives account of last hours before…
A billboard with a picture of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad shows damage by bullet holes, after the ousting of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 16, 2024. — Reuters BEIRUT: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad issued
December 16, 2024
Statement attributed to Assad says departure from …
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad broke his silence following the collapse of his government on December 8, releasing a statement detailing his account of the events that unfolded in Syria earlier in December. “First,
December 16, 2024