Author: Harleen Dhunda

source: Al Jazeera Northeastern Syria A patrol base was the target of two rocket attacks, according to the US military, but no one was hurt. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed in a statement that the assaults late on Friday “targeted coalition forces” at its base in al-Shaddadi, Syria. The rockets were launched at about 10:31 p.m. local time (19:31 GMT) on Friday and were aimed at the US patrol base in al-Shaddadi town, according to a brief statement from the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM), which is in charge of managing American forces in the Middle East. The missiles…

On Wednesday, two enormous explosions at two bus terminals in Jerusalem resulted in the death of a teenage kid and the injury of over a dozen Israeli residents. Police identified the explosions as a terrorist bombing attack. The first explosion reportedly took place in Givat Shaul, close to Jerusalem’s main entrance, at approximately 7 am, right when commuter traffic was at its busiest. At the bus stop, the explosion hurt 18 people, two of whom were seriously and twice as badly. The victims were sent to two hospitals in Jerusalem. One of the victims was subsequently pronounced dead by the…

Saudi Arabia has reportedly executed 12 people on drug-related charges in the past 10 days. One report states that some of them were decapitated with swords. Up to 12 people, including three Pakistanis, four Syrians, two Jordanians and three Saudis, have been sentenced to death after being imprisoned on non-violent drug charges, The Telegraph reported. In March this year, Saudi Arabia executed 81 of his people, convicted of various crimes, including murder and belonging to extremist groups, in the largest mass execution in the Kingdom’s modern history. The recent new wave of executions comes almost two years after Saudi Arabia…

According to Russian news outlets, the Russian defence ministry has accused Ukraine of firing rounds at the power cables powering the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. According to the defence ministry, IAEA and state-owned nuclear power provider Rosatom specialists will look at the damage at the plant. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the director general of the IAEA, voiced alarm at the escalation of fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Grossi issued a statement saying, “The news from our team yesterday and this morning is quite distressing.” “Whoever is responsible for this must cease right away. You’re playing with fire, as…

State media said on Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had threatened to use nuclear weapons in response to US threats. Kim had personally monitored Pyongyang’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch. Washington has increased regional security cooperation, including cooperative military drills, since Kim proclaimed North Korea an “irreversible” nuclear state in September. Washington is also searching for measures to increase the protection it provides Seoul and Tokyo. Kim denounced what he dubbed “aggression war games” and warned that Pyongyang “would definitely answer to nukes with nuclear weapons and to the ultimate confrontation with all-out conflict” if America…

JAPANESE BANK UNDER PRESSURE With the headline core consumer price index (CPI) rising for 14 consecutive months, the Bank of Japan is under pressure to modify its long-standing monetary easing policy. Consumer prices there continue to remain static despite years of attempts by officials to create inflation. They increased by just 0.2% on a year-over-year basis in September, while inflation, excluding fresh food and energy costs, actually decreased by 0.5% over the same time In October, core consumer price levels excluding volatile fresh food—rose 3.6 percent on-year, well beyond analyst predictions. Even though it is below the extremely high levels…

North Korean Missile Launch: The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said in a brief statement that they had detected the launch from North Korea. The precise location of the weapon’s landing or any additional details, such as the weapon’s flight route, were not provided. This year, North Korea carried out a record number of such tests. More recently, while South Korea and the United States held manoeuvres, some of which included Japan, North Korea also launched hundreds of artillery shells into the sea. According to South Korea’s military, the ballistic missile was fired from the city of Wonsan…

Missile crash at village in Poland: Two people were killed in yesterday afternoon when a missile that was thought to be built in Russia struck a village in eastern Poland, raising concerns about the Ukraine conflict escalating. The missile reportedly crashed at Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland about 6 km from the Ukrainian border, according to the Polish foreign ministry. The strike reportedly affected a plant for drying grains. The missile’s launcher’s identity remains unclear, according to Poland’s president Andrzej Duda, who added that it was “most likely Russian-made.” He stated, “We do not at this time have clear…

DEATH SENTENCE TO FIRST PROTESTER Iranian authorities claim that a judge has punished the nation’s first protester with a definitive death sentence, according to official television. A Revolutionary Court in Tehran apparently found an unidentified prisoner guilty of “enmity against God” and setting fire to a public institution. A different court used the public safety and national security justifications to sentence five individuals to prison terms ranging from five to ten years. Iran had been in a deep internal crisis following the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested by morality police for allegedly…

Police officers stand at the entrance to Istanbul popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, late on Sunday, November 13, 2022 [Emrah Gurel/ AP]