Day: December 26, 2024

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Syria’s new rulers declare crackdown as tensions flare in coastal area


Syria’s new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed a day before, vowing to pursue “remnants” of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government accused of the attack, state media reported.

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Russia warns against ‘hypotheses’ in Azerbaijan Airlines crash


The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.

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Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Shot Down “Accidentally” By Russian Missile: Report


The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan’s Aqtau on Christmas Day – while en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia – may have been “accidentally struck” by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire.

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Mourners mark 20 years since deadly tsunami in Asia


On December 26, 2004, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Aceh in Indonesia triggered a series of waves that inundated coastal communities and killed 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and others.

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#SouthCaucasus South Caucasus Russia seeks to play down speculation over Azerbaijan Airlines crash | Kazakhstan



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6 people hurt after taxi jumps curb in Herald Square; driver suffered medical emergency


According to the NYPD, a 58-year-old cab driver suffered a medical episode when he drove onto the sidewalk at West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue.

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Corporate interests commit millions to celebrate Trump’s inauguration


Fortune 500 companies, burgeoning crypto firms and individual billionaires are racing to help underwrite Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration – pledging seven-figure donations apiece to next month’s festivities as they work to ingratiate themselves with the new administration.

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Finland police investigate role of foreign ship after power cable outage


OSLO, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Finnish police said on Thursday they are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia following a sudden outage on Wednesday.

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CNN transportation analyst Mary Schiavo explains her theories about the crash based on what we know so far. https://t.co/o4OItnMsBm



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Middle East crisis live: 14 security personnel killed in Syria after clash over former prison officer


Security personnel and three armed men killed in Tartous province after forces sought to arrest officer linked to Sednaya prison, says Syrian Observatory for Human Rights