The streets of Bethlehem lit up on December 6 as the city’s iconic Christmas tree in Manger Square was illuminated for the first time since the outbreak of the Gaza war, signaling a cautious return of festive celebrations after two years of silence. For 2023 and 2024, Bethlehem cancelled all public Christmas activities, leaving the…
Israel is confronting one of its most volatile political and social crises in decades as the Knesset debates a controversial bill that would require ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) men to serve in the military. For generations, Haredi yeshiva students were granted exemptions from mandatory military service, a policy originating in 1948 to allow full-time religious study. This…
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, John Lee, has ordered the establishment of an independent investigation committee after a fire at the Wang Fuk Court public housing complex left at least 151 people dead, marking the city’s worst blaze in more than seven decades. Officials warn that the death toll may rise as recovery operations continue. Inferno…
Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau’s Presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa, following a Military Coup that halted the release of the Country’s election results and plunged the West African Nation into fresh Political turmoil. Dias, 47, who contested under the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), sought refuge at the Nigerian embassy in Bissau after…
Four people have been killed and 40 injured in a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, authorities reported Monday. Unconfirmed sources suggest a ballistic missile may have been used in the strike, which targeted office buildings, shops, and vehicles along a motorway. Dramatic videos circulating online captured a massive explosion, highlighting…
Rescuers in Indonesia are scrambling to locate at least 400 people reported missing, many believed trapped under landslides, following catastrophic floods caused by cyclonic rains nearly a week ago. The Government has confirmed that the death toll on Sumatra has surpassed 440. Cyclone Senyar, an exceptionally rare tropical storm, triggered severe flooding and landslides across…
Southern Asia is grappling with one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history as torrential rains and landslides have claimed at least 600 lives, displaced millions, and submerged entire communities. The catastrophic flooding, triggered by a rare tropical storm combined with heavy monsoon rains, has hit Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and parts of Malaysia,…
Guinea-Bissau spiralled into its most dramatic power shift in years on Wednesday after mutinous soldiers stormed key state institutions overnight and installed Major General Adilson Fonseca as the Country’s new strongman barely a day after toppling President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in a lightning coup. The coup, described by diplomats as “ferocious and meticulously planned,” erupted…
Canada has issued one of its most sweeping and hard-hitting travel advisories in years, warning citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Nigeria and 16 other African Countries, citing a rapidly escalating security crisis across the continent. The advisory-released in the early hours of Tuesday-links the heightened travel risk to a dangerous combination of terrorism,…
Bissau was thrown into uncertainty on Wednesday after armed men reportedly detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló in what appears to be a fresh attempt to overthrow his Government. The reported arrest occurred around 1 p.m. inside the Presidential palace in Bissau, just days after a tense Presidential election from which the main opposition candidate was…
