Supported by President-elect Donald Trump, Mike Johnson has secured the necessary votes for his re-election as the speaker of the US House of Representatives, media reports say. By securing 218 votes, Johnson won the house speakership for the second time in a close contest on Friday. Following his success, Johnson promised the new Congress would More
Fresh Israeli airstrikes killed at least 68 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including at a tent camp where the head of the enclave’s Hamas-controlled police force, his deputy and nine displaced people died, Gaza authorities said. The attack occurred in the Al-Mawasi district, which was designated as a humanitarian zone for civilians earlier More
The Palestinian Authority has temporarily suspended operations of Al Jazeera television channel, blaming the network for disseminating “inciting material’’. The culture, interior and communications ministers made the decision jointly because the channel broadcast material that was “deceiving and stirring strife, the Palestinian news agency WAFA said. The Palestinian Authority criticised Al Jazeera last week over More
A Tesla Cybertruck stuffed with firework mortars exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, says a media report. In the incident, which happened early on Wednesday, a suspect inside the vehicle was killed, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County Fire Department officials said that a person died More
Scores of people have been killed and wounded in a deadly attack in the US city of New Orleans, CNN reported on Thursday. At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured on Wednesday morning when a driver crashed a pick-up truck into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations. With the Federal Bureau of Investigation More
Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine came to an end on Wednesday when a five-year deal between the warring countries expired. In the wee hours of New Year’s Day, Russia halted gas supplies through Ukraine as the warring nations failed to renew the agreement. The BBC quoted the European Commission as asserting the resilience More
At least 122 journalists and media workers, including 14 women, have been killed in 2024, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says. IFJ released on Tuesday the annual list of journalists and media workers killed in 2024. The federation deplored 2024 as the deadliest year for journalists, saying 58 percent of the killings occurred in More
A South Korean court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol, a media report said. South Korea slipped into political chaos about a month ago when the embattled president declared martial law — a decision that angered his party and allies. For the first time in South Korea’s political history, More
Former US pesident Jimmy Carter, also a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has passed away at the age of 100, a media report said on Monday. Carter died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Plains, Georgia, DW reported. He served one term in office as the 39th president of the United States (1977-1981) during a More
At least 66 people have died as a result of a traffic accident in the Sidama state of southern Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, authorities said on Monday. The Guardian quoted Ethiopian officials as saying four of the injured were transferred to a local hospital for medical treatment. The cause of the accident is More
