South Korea’s parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday over a short-lived martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos, as the Constitutional Court said it would swiftly…
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Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday (Dec 26), including Sana’a International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed.…
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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Thursday he was at Yemen’s Sanaa airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes, killing two people.…
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Immigration
Record number of migrants lost at sea bound for Spain in 2024
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskAt least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said on Thursday, more than 50% more than last year and the…
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On Friday, India announced seven days of state mourning after the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country’s economic liberalization in the early…
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International
Taiwan’s ex-presidential candidate charged with corruption
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskKo Wen-je, a presidential contender, was indicted Thursday on corruption charges. The 65-year-old is accused of accepting half a million dollars in bribes involving real estate dealing during his term…
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Top News
Assad loyalists kill 14 in clash with Syria’s new ruling forces
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSyria’s new rebel-led authorities say supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad have killed 14 interior ministry troops in an “ambush” in the west of the country. They say 10 other…
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Human RightsTop News
Russian-born US citizen jailed in Moscow on espionage charges
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday. A Moscow…
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International
South Korea opposition says it will vote to impeach acting President
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSouth Korea’s main opposition party said it will introduce a bill to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday and hold a vote on Friday, a move that could deepen…
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Russia unleashed missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and cities in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called an “inhuman” Christmas Day assault, with US President Joe Biden condemning the…