French Far-Right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Passes Away At 96
Le Pen, who had been in a care home for several weeks, died at midday (1100 GMT) Tuesday “surrounded by his loved ones”, the family said in a statement.
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South Korea Investigators Get New Warrant to Arrest President Yoon
As anti-graft officials and police got their fresh warrant from the same court that issued the first order, Yoon remained holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his detention.
10 Gunmen Dead in Clash With Mexico Security Forces
The early morning shootout happened during a joint patrol by police and the military in the municipality of Yuriria in Guanajuato, a central industrial region that is also home to warring drug cartels.
Marekani Yaripoti Kifo Cha Kwanza Cha Binadamu Kutokana na Homa Ya Ndege
Mgonjwa huyo alikuwa na umri wa zaidi ya miaka 65 na alikuwa na magonjwa mengine, na alikabiliwa na ugonjwa mbaya wa kupumua unaohusiana na maambukizi ya H5N1.
US Records Its First Human Death From Bird Flu
The patient, aged over 65, had been hospitalized in the southern state since at least mid-December, when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it as the country’s first serious case of human infection from the H5N1 virus.
Electric Car Sales Fall By 27.4% in Germany in 2024
Overall, some 2.8 million new vehicles were registered in Europe’s largest car market in 2024, one percent fewer than in the previous year, the KBA federal transport authority said.
Over 30 Million in Need of Aid in War-Torn Sudan: UN
The UN has launched a $4.2 billion call for funds, targeting 20.9 million people across Sudan from a total of 30.4 million people it said are in need in what it called “an unprecedented humanitarian crisis”.
Indian Maoist Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Troops
The attack on Monday in the central state of Chhattisgarh took place as soldiers were returning from an anti-Maoist operation on Saturday, where four rebels and a police officer were killed.
Mozambique Protest Leader Says He Will Return From Exile
Venancio Mondlane, who left Mozambique after his lawyer was gunned down on October 19, said in a Facebook live address he would arrive at Maputo’s Mavalane airport on Thursday.
S. Korea Extends Closure Of Airport Where Plane Crashed
The closure of Muan International Airport has been extended until January 14, the ministry of land said in a statement to AFP on Monday.
