Posts by Riah Stelmack
Israeli foreign minister condemns ‘shocking’ attack in Magdeburg
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has offered his condolences following the deadly attack on a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg that left five people dead and 200 more injured. “Shocking images from Magdeburg, Germany last night,” Saar wrote on social media platform X on Saturday. “I condemn this devastating crime,” he…
Read MorePakistan jails 25 Imran Khan supporters over violent protests
A military court in Pakistan has convicted 25 people for their role in violent protests following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country’s armed forces has said. The court said it handed down sentences of between two to 10 years’ imprisonment in connection with attacks on military facilities last year. Protests erupted…
Read MorePope Francis speaks of ‘cruelty’ in Gaza
Pope Francis reflected on the devastating consequences of the Gaza war in an address at the Vatican on Saturday, expressing deep sorrow over the bombing of children in the Gaza Strip the previous day. “This is cruelty. This is not war. I want to say this because it touches the heart,” said the visibly moved…
Read More10 people including children die in stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas charity event
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event, the police said Saturday. The stampede occurred in the early morning hours at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church…
Read MoreFive dead, 200 injured after Magdeburg Christmas market car ramming
The number of people killed at a Christmas market in Magdeburg has risen to five and 200 injured – 41 of them seriously – after a car ploughed into the crowd, security sources said on Saturday. “We have five deaths and over 200 injuries, many of them serious and severe,” state premier Reiner Haseloff said,…
Read MoreFrance’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays and technical setbacks. The Flamanville 3 European Pressurized Reactor in Normandy started providing electricity to French homes at 11.48 am (1048 GMT) Saturday, the EDF power company’s CEO…
Read MoreWhat we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germany on Saturday was still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg. Identified by local media as 50-year-old Taleb A., a psychiatry and psychotherapy specialist, authorities said he has been living in Germany for two decades. He was arrested on site after…
Read MoreDutch authorities see real danger after deadly Magdeburg attack
The Dutch authorities see a real risk of attacks, according to National Counterterrorism and Security Coordinator, Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, following a deadly attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg on Friday. The Dutch authorities are keeping in place the second-highest terror alert level, four out of five, which has applied since December 2023. “This means that…
Read MoreChina faces AI talent shortage in an otherwise booming ‘new economy’ sector, report finds
China’s booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry has a plethora of job openings but not enough talent to fill them, according to a recent report from Maimai, a Chinese professional online network similar to LinkedIn. A quarter of openings among the top 20 “new economy” job types on Maimai this year through October were directly related…
Read MoreGermans mourn attack on Christmas market with no answers about why
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans began Saturday mourning another violent attack and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor drove a black BMW into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers on Friday evening, killing at least two people, including a small child, and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called…
Read MoreUN offers condolences after car smashes into German Christmas market
The United Nations has expressed shock after a man drove a car into a Christmas market in the central German city of Magdeburg on Friday. “We are shocked by the news of the attack today in Magdeburg, Germany,” UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement. “We extend our condolences to the families of the…
Read MoreIsrael says projectile from Yemen injures several in Tel Aviv
The Israeli army said an attempt to intercept a projectile launched from Yemen overnight, some 2,000 kilometres away, was unsuccessful. Several people were injured after the projectile fell in Tel Aviv, the army said on Saturday. Air-raid sirens sounded in central Israel including Tel Aviv overnight, the army said on Telegram. Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which…
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