Over 2,200 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe in search of refuge in 2024. The toll, cited in a statement by…
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Mike Johnson wins dramatic vote to remain House speaker
Mike Johnson has secured enough votes to retain his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives, after two Republicans who had initially voted against him changed their vote at…
The Dutch police have arrested a man suspected of committing three murders in Rotterdam
Dutch police announced on Friday that they have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting three people in the city of Rotterdam in the past two weeks. These crimes have…
Chemical secret laboratories, a toxic legacy of the Assad regime, in Syria
People from the Jaramana suburb of Damascus (the capital of Syria) have always felt that something strange was happening in a state-owned laboratory in the area. It was fenced off,…
Emergency landing at Swiss Air: An employee on board died in the hospital
A member of the crew of a Swiss Air company plane that departed from Bucharest and had to make an emergency landing in Graz on December 23, died from the…
The US Treasury was cyber-attacked by China: Hackers stole an important element
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it was the victim of a cyber attack in early December. This letter indicates that the attack targeted multiple workstations at the…
Day 1042 Ukrainians achieved a world premiere. Explosions in Crimea, air attack in Kiev. Oil depot in Russia on fire (Video)
Day 1042 of the war began with an important announcement from the Security Service of Ukraine: for the first time in the world, a naval drone has destroyed an aerial…
Images of the year: The most important moments in Romania captured in 2024 (Photo & Video)
The most relevant events of this year are presented in a selection of suggestive images, created by the Inquam Photos agency. It was a dense, complicated year, with ups and…
Day 1041 Ukrainians have destroyed a Russian headquarters (Video). Slovakia urges Kiev to accept territorial concessions. Latvia provides 1,000 drones
On day 1041, the Ukrainian Intelligence Service announced that it had destroyed the Russian troops’ headquarters in the Zaporizhzhia region. The Ukrainian service also released a video recording of the…
NATO countries in Europe are left without a vital defense system against Russia if Trump decides to withdraw the USA from the alliance
Without American support, Europe would be left without a key element necessary to counter a Russian attack. Experts warn that it would take at least ten years to overcome this…
High-ranking NATO official: An unconventional Russian attack could cause "substantial" casualties. Allies are preparing a strategy
NATO is in a complicated situation due to Russian hybrid attacks of an intensity that would have been considered unacceptable five years ago, says the deputy secretary-general of the North…
Day 1040 The Russians foiled a plot. Zelenski announces that important decisions are coming. Ukraine received American gas for the first time
On the 1040th day of war, the Ukrainian air defense neutralized nine out of the ten drones launched by Russia overnight. Russian troops attacked the positions of the Ukrainian army…
Mihail Kavelașvili was inaugurated as president of Georgia in a brief ceremony at the Parliament
Mihail Kavelashvili, the new president of Georgia, loyal to the ruling Georgian Dream party, took the oath on Sunday, succeeding Salome Zourabichvili, a supporter of the pro-European opposition. This former…
"Let's see who will leave": The presidential deadlock in Georgia is approaching a critical point
All eyes in Georgia are focused on the elegant 19th-century Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi, where a decisive moment is approaching. Who will occupy its halls on December 29? On Sunday,…
Conflicts at a global level have increased in 2024. What to expect in 2025
The world has witnessed a staggering increase in conflicts over the past year. It is estimated that at least 233,000 people were killed in conflicts in 2024, according to new…
Dozens of incidents in the mountains in the last 24 hours: One person has died, nearly 100 others have been rescued
The National Mountain Rescue Dispatch announced on Friday morning that dozens of emergency intervention requests were received in the last 24 hours. „A day of intense activity for mountain rescuers…
The first conclusions of the investigation after the emergency landing of the Swiss Air flight from Bucharest to Zurich
The initial elements of the investigation into the emergency landing on Monday of a Swiss Airbus A220-300 aircraft, due to the presence of smoke while flying from Bucharest to Zurich,…
Serious accident in Vrancea: Two people have died and three others have been injured after a car collided head-on with a private ambulance UPDATE
A man and a teenager died, and three other people, including two medical staff, were injured in a road accident that occurred on Friday in Vrancea County. The incident involved…
Day 1038 Ukraine launches a mobile command post for drones. A North Korean soldier has been captured. Putin rejects Trump's peace proposal
On day 1040 of the war, we learn that Putin has rejected a peace proposal from Donald Trump. The proposal involved delaying Ukraine’s NATO membership by at least a decade…
Elon Musk proposes cognitive testing for elected American officials
Elon Musk suggested testing the cognitive abilities of American elected officials. The idea came following the health issues faced by Kay Granger. A member of Congress and former chair of…