NASA PROBE MAKES HISTORY WITH CLOSEST-EVER APPROACH TO THE SUN

Sat 28 December 2024: Parker Solar Probe is operating normally after passing just 6.1 million kilometres above the Sun’s surface, NASA says. The United States space agency has confirmed its Parker Solar Probe is safe after making the closest approach to the Sun ever recorded by a human-made object. The probe passed just 6.1 million kilometres (3.8 […]

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AFGHANISTAN CARRIES OUT RETALIATORY ATTACK AGAINST PAKISTAN

Sat 28 December 2024: The Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday it has attacked “centers and hideouts of evil elements and their supporters” across the Durand Line, locla media reported. “Several points across the hypothetical line including centers and hideouts of evil elements and their supporters from where attacks were organized in Afghanistan were […]

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ISRAEL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ELEVATED TURKISH THREAT IN SYRIA FOLLOWING REGIME FALL

Fri 27 December 2024: A recent Israeli report has raised alarms about the escalating threat posed by Turkiye in Syria, particularly concerning the future of the Kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern Syria after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. The report, published by the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University yesterday, underscores […]

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UN SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED ABOUT POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN MOZAMBIQUE

Fri 27 December 2024: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern about the unrest in Mozambique, his associate spokesperson said Thursday. “The Secretary-General is concerned about the post-election violence, which has resulted in loss of lives and the destruction of public and private property,” Stephanie Tremblay told reporters. Guterres continues to follow developments closely, Tremblay said. […]

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RUSSIA STARTS USING BITCOIN FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS

Fri 27 December 2024: Russian companies have started using Bitcoin and other digital assets in international payments, the Russian finance minister said on Wednesday. In a statement to the Russian state channel Rossiya-24, Anton Siluanov said that Bitcoins mined in Russia can be used in the experimental process for international payments, and such payments have […]

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NEARLY 10,500 MIGRANTS DIED TRYING TO REACH SPAIN THIS YEAR: NGO

Fri 27 December 2024: At least 10,457 people perished while trying to reach Spain’s coasts irregularly in 2024, migration NGO Caminando Fronteras said Thursday. This makes 2024 the deadliest year in Spain’s modern migration history, according to the group. It also reaffirms Spain as having one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Each day, an […]

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THOUSANDS FLEE VIOLENT POST-ELECTION UNREST IN MOZAMBIQUE TO NEIGHBORING MALAWI

Thu 26 December 2024: Thousands of Mozambicans have fled ongoing violence in their country to neighboring Malawi after months of unrest over disputed presidential election results, government officials told Anadolu on Thursday. Dominic Mwandira, a senior civil official in Malawi’s Nsanje district, which borders Mozambique, said some 2,000 households have entered the territory since Monday. […]

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AZERBAIJANI OFFICIALS CONFIRM CLAIMS AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES PLANE CRASH CAUSED BY RUSSIAN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM

Thu 26 December 2024: Senior Azerbaijani officials on Thursday confirmed to Anadolu the validity of earlier media reports suggesting that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday was caused by a Russian missile system. This came after Azerbaijani media, citing government sources, reported that the preliminary results of the […]

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MORE THAN 200,000 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN BOSNIA AFTER BALKAN SNOWSTORM

Thu 26 December 2024: More than 200,000 homes across Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity for a second day on Wednesday, authorities said, after a snowstorm the day before caused widespread disruption across several Balkan countries. Mainly in northwestern and central Bosnia, towns and villages suffered ongoing power outages, the country’s two power utilities said. The snowfall had stopped on Wednesday, […]

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US TO CONTINUE SURGE OF WEAPONS DELIVERIES TO UKRAINE: BIDEN

Thu 26 December 2024: US President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to bolster Ukraine militarily against Russia after its overnight aerial attacks. “I have directed the Department of Defense to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, and the United States will continue to work tirelessly to strengthen Ukraine’s position in its defense against Russian […]

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