On the streets of Jerusalem.. protesters demanding the release of hostages clashed with the police. Things got a bit too close for comfort for Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir who was escorted to his car through the crowd of protesters. It’s been over 200 days since the attack on Israel in which over 250 […]Read More
Republicans and Democrats put aside their differences in the US Senate to overwhelmingly support a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The bill passed the Senate with a supermajority of 79-18 clearing the decks for more weapons to be sent to Ukraine that is struggling to hold its frontlines with Russia. The […]Read More
Former US President Donald Trump criminal trial started in New York with opening statements from the prosecution, defence and with the first witness taking the stand. The prosecution’s first witness is former publisher of a tabloid called National Enquirer David Packer. The prosecution’s case is that Packer helped Trump in his ‘snatch and kill’ scheme […]Read More
A tsunami warning has been issued after the Ruang mountain saw at least five big volcanic eruptions over 24 hours. Residents staying near the Ruang mountain in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island were evacuated as the mountain spewed ash and lava, some recorded as high as 1.5 km. Indonesian authorities have increased the volcano alert to the […]Read More
Heavy rains started in Dubai from Monday, April 15 but the desert city truly felt its impact on Tuesday as everything from roads, highways and even the airport were severely affected. A video of a Fly Dubai plane landing on an inundated tarmac was widely circulated on social media. The heavy rainfall caused massive disruption […]Read More
Israel’s night sky lit up with missiles and air raid sirens on the night of April 13 after Iran fired a barrage of drones and missiles in its first direct attack on the Israeli state. The IDF claimed that 99% of these were intercepted before they could hit their targets in Israel. IDF Spokesperson Rear […]Read More
40 Years Of Operation Meghdoot On 13 April 1984, the Indian army launched a military offensive in bone-chilling temperatures, on the frozen heights of the Siachen glacier to wrest from Pakistan any claim it sought to hold on to the Siachen glacier. The daring operation was unlike any other, pre-empting a plan from Pakistan by […]Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Taiwan’s former President Ma Ying jeou in Beijing on the last leg of his 11-day visit to China. “There are no knots that cannot be untied, no issues that cannot be discussed, and no forces that can separate us,” said Xi. “Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait […]Read More
It’s the strongest criticism yet of PM Netanyahu and Israel from its strongest ally. President Joe Biden, in an interview with Univision, has said he doesn’t agree with Netanyahu’s approach to the conflict. “So I think what he’s (Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) doing is a mistake,” said Biden in the interview. “I don’t agree […]Read More
These are annual military exercises held in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu known as the Han Kuang drills. These drills include combat exercises to test war readiness of Taiwan in the event of a war or an aggression So why bring up these annual drills that took place in July 2023 now? A detailed review […]Read More
The total solar eclipse, seen in parts of the US, Mexico and Canada was a rare spectacle that was welcomed with cheers and applause. The last time a total solar eclipse was seen in the US was in 2017 and the next one will be in 2044. That is why Trinity Gebhardt and Moises Ostina […]Read More
Aviva Siegel joined her daughter and thousands of protesters who were marching in Washington, New York and Jerusalem, trying to bring the focus back on hostages like herself. Her home in Kfar Aza was attacked by Hamas on October 7, 2023 and she, along with her husband were taken to Gaza where they were held […]Read More
Celebrity Chef Jose Andres is mourning the loss of his aid workers, some of whom he had worked with in other conflict zones. He’s also angry with what’s followed after. “They were targeted systematically, car by car,” he told Reuters in an interview. “At the time this looks like it’s not a war against terrorism […]Read More
It was a regular Wednesday morning for commuters in Taiwan before the ground shook violently below them. Dashcam footage recorded in eastern Taiwan showed cars forced to stop on the highway as everything from the street lights to buses and cars swayed with the force of the 7.2 magnitude quake. As everything from bridges to […]Read More
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently canceled a high-level Israel delegation’s visit to Washington after the US abstained during the UN Security Council. Is he now walking back from that call? When Netanyahu met visiting US senator Rick Scott, he told him, “My decision not to send the delegation to Washington in the wake of […]Read More
Moments before it crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge, the cargo vessel called ‘Dali’, with an all-Indian crew on board, issued a mayday call saying it had lost power, including to its engines. In the CCTV video that captured the trajectory of the ship and its subsequent collision into the Baltimore bridge, there’s a […]Read More
In a rare accident of its kind, a Singapore-flagged container vessel Dali, rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge early this morning leading to the entire bridge collapsing into the Patapsco RiverRead More