At least 36 people have been killed and 50 others injured in Israeli air strikes on residential buildings and an industrial area in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, Syrian…
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Ireland: Man arrested over fatal explosion in Creeslough
A man in his 60s has been arrested by gardaí (Irish police) investigating an explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal, in 2022. The blast, which killed 10 people, happened at a…
USA: Bitcoin rises to nearly $100,000
Bitcoin is nearing the $100,000 mark as crypto enthusiasts bet that United States President-elect Donald Trump will usher in a more welcoming regulatory environment for digital assets. The world’s most…
Bangladesh: Ex-ministers arrested on ‘massacre’ charges
More than a dozen Bangladeshi former top government officials arrested after a mass uprising in August have been charged with “enabling massacres” before a special tribunal which also told investigators they have one…
Palestine: More that 70 killed in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza
Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza. Paramedics and Hamas-affiliated media said at least 70 were killed, including women and…
Iran: Authorities release woman detained for undressing
An Iranian woman will not face charges after she stripped to her underwear in an apparent anti-hijab protest at a university in Tehran, Iranian authorities said. Earlier in November, video…
USA: 43-year-old man who called 911 for help killed by police in his home
A 43-year-old man was fatally shot by police in Las Vegas after he called 911 for help while fighting off an intruder in his home. The family of Brandon Durham,…
USA: FBI charges man with alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with plotting to set off a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to court documents. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener is…
Russia: President Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea’s main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow…
USA: Authorities charge Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in…