Category: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

X owner Musk on full throttle in support of Trump

Elon Musk seems to have had a plan all along to use Twitter as a way to boost right-wing misinformation in connection with the US elections even before he bought it, reported Reuters.

What is making Mount Everest grow taller?

MONITORING (SW) – Towering at over 8.8 kilometers tall, Mount Everest is the highest mountain above sea level. But it’s not done yet. The Himalayan

Israeli airstrikes kill 37 including women, children in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 37 people in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said and fighting ramped up, as the Israeli military said it had been targeting command centers used by its Islamist militant foe Hamas.

Iranian missiles hit Israel sparking fears of turmoil in the entire Mideast

Iran’s overnight attack on Israel could spiral into a far wider conflict, the EU has warned, as the two countries face off in an escalating exchange that threatens to engulf the entire Middle East.

Putin orders conscription of 133,000 servicemen in army

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia’s autumn draft that starts Oct. 1 and goes until the end of the year, according to a Kremlin decree published on Monday.

Israel launches ‘ground invasion’ of Lebanon

A statement from the Israeli army has clarified that its troops in Lebanon were carrying out “limited, localized and targeted” raids against Hezbollah in the border area, which is known to be a stronghold for the group.

End of an era: UK stops burning coal for power

The last coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom has officially closed down, book-ending the nearly 150-year history of British coal power.

At least 14,000 children with congenital heart defects await treatment

Families of children suffering from congenital heart defects have been frustrated by the lack of access to specialized heart care in their provinces across Afghanistan.

Israel continues bombing Beirut after the assassination of Nasrallah

Israel’s attacks in Lebanon will continue for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, despite confirmation the leader of the country’s main adversary there, Hezbollah, had been killed.

Europe’s anti-immigration parties rejuvenated by FPO’s win in Vienna

Political parties on the European right celebrated the parliamentary election victory by Austria’s Freedom Party (FPO) as a boost for national conservatives amid advances by the hard right fuelled by worries about immigration.