Britain and France conducted a joint strike late Saturday against an underground arms cache in Syria used by Islamic State (IS), the U.K. defense ministry said. Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were joined by French aircraft in the strike near the city of Palmyra in central Syria, the ministry said in a statement. “Careful intelligence […]
Continue ReadingUnlike Venezuelans abroad, those inside the country dare not celebrate the arrest of dictator Nicolás Maduro.image: keystone/watson While Venezuelans abroad celebrate the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro, who was arrested by the US on Saturday, the mood in the country itself is very different. Even without the president, the regime is still in power. An eyewitness […]
Continue ReadingU.S. President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or other technical capabilities to cut power off in Caracas during strikes on the Venezuelan capital that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. If true, it would mark one of the most public uses of U.S. cyber power against another nation […]
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of people in Berlin are affected by a power outage. This was triggered on purpose. Jan 4, 2026, 7:43 amJan 4, 2026, 7:43 am Claudia Zehrfeld / t-online An article by A major power outage cut off numerous households in southwest Berlin from their energy supply on Saturday. The police assume sabotage. […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump said Washington will “run” Venezuela until a political transition can occur, hours after US bombs exploded over Caracas and the country’s President Nicolas Maduro was seized by the US military. “We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump told […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Up to 45,000 households in south-western Berlin could be without power until January 8 after a fire on a Teltow Canal bridge. Grid company Stromnetz Berlin confirmed the outage, […]
Continue Reading“The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr. Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition,” Kallas said in a post on X on Saturday. “Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the U.N. Charter must be respected. We call for restraint,” she said. Kallas said she had spoken with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio […]
Continue ReadingJan 3, 2026, 12:24 p.mJan 3, 2026, 12:24 p.m One of Africa’s most famous elephants is dead. The bull elephant Craig, known for his large tusks, died in Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya at the age of around 54, according to the Kenyan park authority Kenya Wildlife Service. Craig was well known.Image: www.imago-images.de “Early […]
Continue ReadingMore than 100 people have had to shelter in a shrine on a mountain top in Japan after heavy snowfall cut off access by road. Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around it were […]
Continue ReadingViolence surrounding protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic’s ailing economy killed two more people, authorities said on Saturday, raising the death toll in the demonstrations to at least 10 as they showed no signs of stopping. The new deaths follow US President Donald Trump warning to Iran on Friday that if Tehran “violently […]
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