Prague, May 24 , 2024 : The president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, was injured while riding a motorbike and taken to a hospital for observation, the president’s office said on social media. “The injuries are not serious but will require a brief observation in the hospital,” the office said on X on Thursday.…
Port Moresby, May 24 , 2024 : The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Friday that about 100 people were feared dead after a huge landslide battered a remote village in Papua New Guinea. According to ABC, the incident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. local time in Kaokalam Village in Enga Province, located over 600…
N’djamena, May 24 ,2024 : Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has appointed AllahMaye Halina, the country’s ambassador to China, as the country’s prime minister, Chadian newspaper Al Wihda has reported. On Wednesday, Chadian Transitional Prime Minister Succes Masra announced that he had tendered his resignation along with the transitional government following the presidential election in…
Washington, May 24 , 2024 : Former President Donald Trump said during a campaign rally in New York City that he believes most of the hostages in Gaza are dead. “Many of the hostages that you’re waiting for, and everybody’s waiting for those hostages, many of them are dead,” Trump said on Thursday. “Many of…
Madrid, May 24 , 2024 : At least four people have been killed and 21 have been injured as a result of a building collapse on the Spanish island of Mallorca in the city of Palma, a local rescue service has said. “Latest information on building collapse on Cartago Street at Playa de Palma: 4…
Hanoi, May 24 , 2024 : A fire at a rental building in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi killed 14 people and injured three others early Friday, local media reported. The building, which covers an area of 100 square meters, is located in a narrow alley approximately two meters wide and about 200 meters from Trung Kinh…
Kyiv, May 23 ,2024 : The Armed Forces of Ukraine plan to rebuild 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles) of fortifications along the front line, Ukrainian publication Liga reported. Ukrainian military personnel complained about the inefficient use of resources and the need to urgently rebuild previously constructed low-quality fortifications. According to a serviceman who asked not to…
London, May 23 , 2024 : British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that the country will hold a general election on July 4. “Earlier today I spoke with His Majesty the King to request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request and we will have a general election on July…
Moscow, May 23 , 2024 : Over 20 explosions was heard in the center of Belgorod, a Russian city some 40 km north of the border with Ukraine, amid a reactivated missile warning alert, Russia’s RIA Novosti reported on Thursday. In the center of Belgorod, near Cathedral Square, several dozens of blasts were heard against…
Gaza, May 23 , 2024 : At least 16 people were killed, 10 of them children, in an air strike on the Fatima al-Zahra Mosque in northern Gaza City by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. In the early hours of May 7, the IDF launched what it called…