An explosion at a fireworks factory killed five people and injured 19 in Villigran, Guanajuato, Mexico. The dead bodies were scattered within a 200-meter radius, rescuers said. The explosion was supposedly caused by a spark striking the gunpowder in the workshop. Authorities launched an investigation into the incident.
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price answered journalists’ questions at department’s press briefing on Wednesday. Price was asked if he welcomes the removal of restricting the sale of F-16s to Turkey from the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Price said that Turkey has what it needs to take on the formidable threats that it […]
Israeli forces killed 3 Palestinians and injured 10 others during an assault on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank early this morning, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Ministry identified the three as Sudqi Zakarneh, 22, Tareq al-Damj, 32, and Ata Shalabi, 46. A large Israeli force raided the city […]
Heavy rainfall caused flooding in some parts of Portugal, particularly in Lisbon, the country’s capital. Vehicles were dragged and submerged in Lisbon while streets were flooded, including train stations, a theater, a hospital, and an airport. A woman in her 50s was killed in the floods, while her husband was saved, local authorities said. The […]
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia, with the epicenter in the West Java region, according to the Indonesia Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 104 kilometers, and there was no tsunami danger, the authorities said. The earthquake was felt in Sukabumi and around Jakarta, the capital. People fled their […]
A giant snowman is being built on the banks of the Songhua River in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China. The snowman is supposed to be about 18 meters tall and made of 2,000 cubic meters of snow. It will be finished in a few days. December 7 marks the beginning of […]
The Congress of the Republic of Peru dismissed President Castillo’s dissolution of the congress. Following a vote in Congress, the president was removed from office and reportedly detained under the law. Peruvian President Pedro Castillo had declared a state of emergency in his address to the nation earlier, announcing the dissolution of the Congress. Eleven […]
At least 6 people were killed and 5 were injured in the attack on Kurakhove in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Donbass. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack on social media. “Terrorists launched an attack on Kurakhove, the city of peace. A fire broke out in a market, bus stop, gas stations, and residential […]
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China successfully launched a new test satellite for China into orbit. A Kuaizhou-11 Y2 carrier rocket launched the VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) test satellite into its intended orbit. The satellite’s primary functions will be communications test and key technologies verification of the VDES and the automatic identification system […]
Russia continues deploying weapons in the Kuril Islands, where it has a dispute with Japan. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Army’s Pacific Fleet has deployed Bastion coastal defense missile systems to the islands, located between Japan and Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. “Bastion, the coastal missile systems of the Pacific Fleet for the […]