US broadcaster reports CIA conducted drone attack inside Venezuela US media outlet CNN has reported
That the US Central Intelligence Agency launched a drone strike on what US President Donald Trump claims is an illicit drug-loading area in Venezuela. The possible first US attack inside the country could raise further questions about the legality of a US anti-narcotic campaign under international law. Trump announced on Monday that the US struck... Read More
“An appeal is pending regarding the car used in the Edenderry double murder.” .
A car that is thought to have been used by the perpetrators of the arson attack in County Offaly has been the subject of an appeal from the Gardaí investigating the deaths of a young boy and his grand-aunt.. Four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and 60-year-old Mary Hoult died at a house in Castleview Park in Edenderry... Read More
An estimated €30 million in cash and valuables were taken by thieves who used a large drill to break into a safe at a high street bank branch in western Germany, according to police.
A police spokesperson told the AFP news agency that the break-in was “very professionally executed” and compared it to the Hollywood heist movie Ocean’s Eleven.. More than 3,000 safe deposit boxes holding cash, jewelry, and gold were broken into by thieves during the heist at Sparkasse Savings Bank in Gelsenkirchen. The crime was discovered, according... Read More
After the currency hits a record low, protests spread throughout Iran for the third day.”
On the third day of unrest, Iranian protests and strikes over inflation and currency devaluation have expanded from Tehran, the country’s capital, to a number of other cities. When the Iranian rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the open market on Sunday, shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar staged a strike, sparking... Read More
Views of Mount Fuji for those who do not climb it
The Shiraito Falls are located in Fujinomiya. Shiraito, which translates to “white threads,” describes the numerous waterfalls that tumble down the cliffsides in this area, resembling a large number of silk threads. Mt. Fuji, which rises into the sky on the far side of the forest behind them, nearly overshadows all the beauty in front... Read More
George and Amal Clooney Become French Citizens –
George and Amal Clooney, along with their twins Ella and Alexander, were awarded French citizenship on Friday. The French government listed their names in the naturalization decree published on Saturday. Amal Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, was listed under her maiden name, Alamuddin, while the other three were listed as Clooneys. George Clooney, in... Read More
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen and associates the UAE with the rise of separatists
Saudi Arabia-backed Yemen’s presidential council terminated a defense pact with the United Arab Emirates and ordered its troops to leave the country within a day.. The Saudi military said that a shipment that had arrived in Yemen from Fujairah, a city on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates, was the target of the... Read More
Midst of ongoing conflicts, the world doesn’t have time to consider the plight of almost 1000 prisoners in Venezuelan
Venezuelan organizations condemn the continued uncertainty faced by the more than 900 people who were excluded from the 99 Christmas releases.. The Venezuelan government’s Christmas Eve announcement that 99 political prisoners would be released is still pending. In order to confirm whether the prisoners have actually been released from custody, families and lawyers are progressively... Read More
Taiwan slams China’s ‘provocation’‘IRRESPONSIBLE’
Beijing’s constant disruption of the ‘status quo’ in the Taiwan Strait has damaged peace, stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region, MOFA said The Presidential Office yesterday condemned China’s launch of another military drill around Taiwan, saying such actions are a “unilateral provocation” that destabilizes regional peace and stability. China should immediately stop the irresponsible... Read More
Trump claims that the US struck a “big facility” connected to suspected drug boats from Venezuela.s
Donald Trump has said the US has carried out a strike on a “dock area” linked to alleged Venezuelan drug boats. The US president said there had been a “major explosion” where “they load the boats up with drugs” – but did not give more details. Venezuela’s government is yet to respond. The explosion was... Read More