Islamist rebels breached neighborhoods in Syria’s second-largest city of Aleppo and clashed with government military forces after detonating two car bombs Friday. The incident, reported by a leading war monitoring group and The Associated Press, has renewed international attention on a country wracked by civil war and extremism for more than a decade.The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, the monitoring organization, said fierce clashes were underway between the attacking insurgents and regime troops. The fighting is a significant escalation since rebels launched a surprise offensive Wednesday, seizing towns and villages as they advanced toward Aleppo.The breach marked the first time opposition forces besieged...
Movie Title: The ImpossibleDirector: J.A BayonaTime: 1: 54 Mins.
The Impossible is a true life story of a Spanish family, the Belón-Álvarez and how they survive the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, during their vacation in Thailand for Christmas, that killed 230, 000 people.This is a simple but powerful film about human tenacity, about surviving against all odds in the face of death, about salvaging and hanging out to the last bit of hope when it doesn’t even feel like it.What The Impossible brings home is the simple agony and terror of being separated from loved ones, especially in chaos and devastation.It tells the story of how the parents and children find themselves,...
Authorities Investigate Russian Stowaway Who Boarded New York-To-Paris Flight Without A Ticket
Authorities are investigating after a Russian national who did not have a ticket boarded a Paris-bound Delta flight at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport this week and was arrested when the plane touched down.Report revealed that Delta Flight 264 took off Tuesday night from Kennedy and landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris the next day with a stowaway who had somehow bypassed security.Police boarded the plane at the Paris airport, according to a video from a passenger that was shared on social media. “This is the captain. We’re just waiting for the police to come on board,” the...
MI6 Chief Moore Notes Russia Victory In Ukraine Will Threaten America And Europe Accuses Russia Of ‘Staggeringly Reckless’ Sabotage Campaign.
MI6 chief Richard Moore, the head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service on Friday said that Russia is conducting a “staggeringly reckless” sabotage campaign against Ukraine’s Western allies, and that his spies are working to stop the consequences from spiraling out of control.And in a message aimed in part at U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump, Chief Moore said that Russian victory in Ukraine would threaten American, as well as European, security.According to the Britain’s foreign intelligence head, his agency and its French counterpart were working together to a dangerous escalation by “calibrating the risk and informing the decisions of our respective governments”...
WEST VIRGINIA DEPUTY KILLS SHOOTER IN A FIRE EXCHANGE
Authorities reported that a West Virginia sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person on Friday who fired at him as he was responding to a 911 call.The individual who died wasn’t immediately identified by the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office, which released a statement about the shooting on Facebook. It said officials were notifying next of kin.Law enforcement responded to a residence in the community of Bolt, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Charleston, West Virginia, at around 9 a.m. on Friday “following a 911 call reporting a mentally disturbed individual armed with a gun,” according to the sheriff’s office.The...
DESERTION THREATENS TO STARVE UKRAINE’S FORCES AT A CRUCIAL TIME IN ITS WAR WITH RUSSIA
Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks.Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, tired and bereft, have walked away from combat and front-line positions to slide into anonymity, according to soldiers, lawyers and Ukrainian officials. Entire units have abandoned their posts, leaving defensive lines vulnerable and accelerating territorial losses, according to military commanders and soldiers.Some take medical leave and never return, haunted by the traumas of war and demoralized by bleak...
166 WTO MEMBERS REACHES AGREEMENT TO REAPPOINTS DR. OKONJO-IWEALA
“It is with humility and a great sense of honour that I thank each and every one of the 166 WTO members for the consensus they achieved in supporting my reappointment!“Thank you for the wonderful words of recognition and support. I don’t take this lightly. I also want to thank my colleagues in the Secretariat Staff for their dedication and hard work.“This is an enormous responsibility and I will redouble my efforts to work with each and every member to try and deliver the results this organization needs, including the necessary reforms to make it fit for 21st century challenges....
Nigerian Army Denies Detaining Investigative Journalist Over Customs/Borders’ Corruption, Says He’s Been Interrogated For Oil Theft And Pipeline Vandalism
The Nigerian Army in a statement on its X account has announced that it arrested and detained Fisayo Soyombo an investigative journalist in linkage with oil bunkering in Port Harcourt as against the narrative circulating online.The Nigerian Journalist has been in the custody of the Nigerian Army Headquarters, 6 Division, Port Harcourt since on Tuesday 26th November 2024.There has been allegation that Soyombo was arrested over his investigation into the Nigerian Customs activities at the Border where he exposed a syndicate that illegally moved 130,000 bags of rice into country from Bebe, Benin to Sango, presenting the customs with overwhelming...
DG WTO REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DELIVER RESULT AS GENERAL COUNCIL REAPPOINTS HER FOR ANOTHER FOUR-YEAR TERM
Following her reappointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), by the General Council to appoint her for a second four-year term, which will commence on 1 September 2025, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reaffirmed her commitment to the organization.The DG on Friday shortly after her reappointment pledged to work alongside dedicated staff in building inclusive trading system that benefit all through trade promotion.Her appreciative statement read: “I am deeply honoured by the trust and support of the WTO General Council and its 166 Members. It is a privilege to continue serving as Director-General for a second four-year term.“In recent...