by blundun | Dec 7, 2024 | World
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday apologized for his short-lived declaration of martial law earlier in the week, as he now prepares for a parliamentary vote on whether to impeach him.Yoon said in a televised address Saturday morning that he will evade...
by blundun | Dec 6, 2024 | World
Italian police arrested a nun known for her prison work and 24 other people on Thursday as part of an investigation into the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in the northern city of Brescia, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.They said Sister Anna...
by blundun | Dec 6, 2024 | World
An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during one of his workshops.Hongchi Xiao, 61, was...
by blundun | Dec 6, 2024 | World
JERUSALEM — After Turkey-backed radical Islamist forces seized the pivotal Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheered the astonishing military advance of his allies.”I would say we hope for this advance to continue without...
by blundun | Dec 6, 2024 | World
A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.The Constitutional Court’s...
by blundun | Dec 6, 2024 | World
Iran launched its heaviest-ever rocket into space on Friday, carrying a payload of roughly 660 pounds in what security experts fear is an indication that Tehran has developed technology that could also be used for its nuclear program.The launch of the Simorgh rocket...