Grief and anger from families at South Korea airport
The BBC's Jean Mackenzie speaks to bereaved relatives waiting to know more about the Jeju Air crash.
Trinidad and Tobago declares emergency as murders soar
The country has one of the highest homicide rates in the region, with more than 620 killed this year.
Five charged, including manager, in death of singer Liam Payne
One Direction singer had alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of his death, an autopsy finds.
Dominique Pelicot won’t appeal conviction in ex-wife’s rape trial in France
The Frenchman was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping his then-wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same.
Appeals court upholds Trump sexual abuse, defamation liability verdict
President-elect loses appeal in E Jean Carroll case connected to alleged 1990s attack, must pay $5m.
More than 70 killed in Ethiopia after lorry plunges into river – BBC.com
- More than 70 killed in Ethiopia after lorry plunges into river BBC.com
- Truck Carrying Wedding Party Plunges into River After Missing Bridge, Killing at Least 71 PEOPLE
- At least 71 people killed in Ethiopia road accident, officials say CNN
- More than 60 people dead after road accident in southern Ethiopia The Guardian
- Ethiopia traffic accident kills dozens VOA Asia
Gisèle Pelicot rape case: 17 men appeal against convictions
More could follow before the window to lodge appeals closes at midnight on 30 December.
Gisèle Pelicot rape case: 17 men appeal against convictions
More could follow before the window to lodge appeals closes at midnight on 30 December.
World endures ‘decade of deadly heat’ as 2024 caps hottest years on record – The Guardian
- World endures 'decade of deadly heat' as 2024 caps hottest years on record The Guardian
- What climate records were broken in 2024? Al Jazeera English
- A year of extreme weather that challenged billions BBC.com
- These are the billion-dollar disasters of 2024: Why analyzing them matters ABC News
- Electric wallpaper and carbon-sequestering cows: Positive environmental stories from 2024 Euronews
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women
Ministry of Economy warns that any NGO that does not comply will have its activities suspended and its licence revoked.
Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election – The Guardian
- Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election The Guardian
- German government seeks to downplay Musk's backing of far-right party ahead of general election The Associated Press
- Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to interfere in its national elections Fox News
- Berlin accuses Elon Musk of seeking to influence Germany's election Axios
- Germany's Scholz: 'We can make 2025 a good year' DW (English)
I survived a Russian torture camp. So I had to see Assad’s Sednaya prison – Kyiv Independent
- I survived a Russian torture camp. So I had to see Assad's Sednaya prison Kyiv Independent
- Uncovering the atrocities of the Assad regime at its 'death factory' on the hill Fox News
- "Every Minute You're Dying": Syrian Man Reveals Horrors Of Assad's Prison NDTV
- Prisoners held for years in notorious Syrian prison recall details of mass murder kuaf.com
- Slaughterhouse Damascus: Inside Sednaya, the Assad regime’s most brutal prison The Insider
Serbian court jails parents of teenager who killed 10 in school attack
Trial conducted solely against teenager’s parents as their son could not be criminally prosecuted due to his age
A Belgrade court has jailed the parents of a 13-year-old boy after he shot dead nine students and a security guard at an elementary school in Serbia’s capital last year.
The killings, on 3 May 2023, deeply shocked the Balkan state, where mass shootings have been rare despite high levels of gun ownership.
Continue reading...Trinidad and Tobago declares emergency as murders soar
The country has one of the highest homicide rates in the region, with more than 620 killed this year.
Houthi attack risk complicates Navy’s calculus on retrieving downed fighter jet, analysts say – Stars and Stripes
- Houthi attack risk complicates Navy’s calculus on retrieving downed fighter jet, analysts say Stars and Stripes
- U.S. Navy crew ejects safely after fighter jet shot down over Red Sea by likely "friendly fire," officials say CBS News
- Video: CNN military analyst breaks down how a friendly fire incident can happen | CNN Politics CNN
- From New Jersey To Grozny, Drones Cause Friendly Fire Chaos Forbes
- Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source Fox News
Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage – The Associated Press
- Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage The Associated Press
- Tensions with Russia rise amid power line sabotage The Hill
- The West found a miles-long piece of evidence backing its claim Russia is purposely cutting undersea cables Yahoo! Voices
- Finlandization: More Please Center for European Policy Analysis
- Owner seeks release of oil tanker seized in Finland cable probe Reuters
2024 was a year of anti-Palestinian censorship and active art rebellion
For 12 months, artists and art workers across the world stood up in solidarity with Palestine and against repression.
New Taiwanese boardgame offers chance to battle Chinese invasion
Mizo Games wants players to have a chance to ‘experience war on the tabletop before it reaches us’
As families in Taiwan prepare to gather for lunar new year celebrations in January, a game that will be released that month promises to offer some war-themed fun over the festive period.
The board game 2045, developed by the Taiwanese company Mizo Games, invites players to participate in an imaginary Chinese invasion 20 years in the future. Players are given roles that include Taiwanese army officers, Chinese sleeper agents and volunteer citizen fighters.
Continue reading...Sixty-mile drag mark found near damaged Baltic Sea cable, says Finland
Electricity cable link to Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day in suspected Russian act of sabotage
Finnish investigators say they have found a seabed trail stretching almost 100km (about 60 miles) around the site of an underwater electricity cable that was damaged on Christmas Day in a suspected act of Russian sabotage.
The ship under suspicion of causing the damage, a vessel called the Eagle S flying the flag of the Cook Islands, is believed to be part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, used for transporting Russian oil products subject to embargos after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Continue reading...Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election
Government spokesperson says freedom of speech ‘covers the greatest nonsense’ after Musk’s endorsements of AfD
The German government has accused Elon Musk of trying to meddle in the country’s election campaign with repeated endorsements of the far-right party AfD.
“It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,” said the government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann after Musk’s X posts and an opinion piece published at the weekend backing the anti-Muslim, anti-migration Alternative für Deutschland.
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