South Korea’s presidential security chief stated on Friday that there must be no bloodshed if investigators attempt to execute another arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid. Yoon has refused questioning and last week resisted arrest in a tense stand-off between his guards and investigators after his short-lived...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk hosted a live event on his social media platform X on Thursday, featuring Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s far-right, anti-immigrant party Alternative for Germany (AfD). The event marks the latest move in Musk’s efforts to amplify reactionary political voices in Europe and North America. During the hour-long conversation, Musk engaged with...
Kazakhstan’s airline Qazaq Air has launched subsidized flights on the Kostanai – Turkistan route starting January 4. Additionally, the airline will introduce Karagandy – Turkistan subsidized flights beginning January 13, according to the Kazakh Transport Ministry. Flights from Astana to Turkistan are also set to start on January 13. Kostanai – Turkistan flights will run...
Iran has effectively curbed the oppressive Western sanctions on its oil industry, according to a report by Israeli media on Tehran’s new methods for confronting these restrictions. On Wednesday night, IRNA cited a report from Hebrew-language media outlet Ma’ariu, acknowledging Iran’s success in mitigating the impact of sanctions on its energy sector. Despite crippling sanctions,...
A wing panel from a Boeing 747 freighter that had fallen off upon landing was found in a grassy area near the runway at London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Investigations revealed that the panel had been there for over two months, having detached from a One Air 747-400 freighter that landed in early January 2024. According...
President Joe Biden canceled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to devastating fires raging in California. Biden was scheduled to leave on Thursday, after eulogizing former President Jimmy Carter at a memorial...
Moscow is closely monitoring recent developments regarding US claims to Canada and Greenland but considers the issue to be part of Washington’s bilateral relations with Ottawa and Copenhagen, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a briefing. Peskov noted that such claims are largely part of the United States’ bilateral relations with Denmark and other countries....
Iran’s Army has announced the upcoming addition of 1,000 strategic drones to its forces, enhancing the country’s defense capabilities. A report from the Iranian Army’s public relations on Thursday stated that these drones, designed and produced in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, will join the Army in the coming days....
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) updated its Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) to include certain regions in Russia, citing deficiencies in the coordination of civil and military air traffic. EASA stated that the addition of Russia and its four flight information regions (FIR) to the list of potentially hazardous airspaces was to ensure...
Police and security officials in northwestern Pakistan reported on Thursday that militants have abducted at least 16 government workers, with unclear demands for their release. The workers, employees of a mining project linked to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in the conflict-prone Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, were ambushed and taken hostage...