🔥 North Korea's Kim calls for military readiness against any 'provocation' 🔥 -------------------------------- ❌❌❌ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his military to be ready to respond to any "provocation" by the enemy, state media said on Friday, after Pyongyang vowed to deploy stronger armed forces and new weapons along its border with the South. ✔ Tensions on the Korean peninsula have...

🔥 Zambia selects UAE's IHC unit as new partner in Mopani Copper Mines 🔥 -------------------------------- ❌❌❌ Zambia has selected United Arab Emirates' International Resources Holdings (IRH) as the new strategic equity partner in Mopani Copper Mines, the miner's owner ZCCM-IH (ZCCM.LZ) said late on Thursday. ✔ IRH, which is linked to Abu Dhabi's most valuable listed company, International Holdings Company...

🔥 New Zealand plans to ban cellphone use in schools 🔥 -------------------------------- ❌❌❌ New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal tobacco controls in the ambitious agenda he released Wednesday for his first 100 days in office. ✔ Christopher Luxon outlined 49 actions he said his conservative government intended to take over the next three months. ✔ The first...

🔥 Israel-Gaza live updates: Cease-fire between Israel and Hamas extended 🔥 ✔ The cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended again, the IDF and a Qatari official announced early Thursday morning local time. ✔ Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel and held in the war-torn Gaza Strip for nearly two months have been released over the...

🔥 Small plane crashes into car on Minnesota roadway; pilot and driver suffer only minor injuries 🔥 -------------------------------- ❌❌❌ The pilot of a small airplane and a car's driver both escaped with minor injuries Tuesday after the plane crashed into the car in suburban Minneapolis. ✔ The accident happened just after 10:30 a.m. on a county road in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Police said it appeared...

🔥 Antisemitic incidents rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, monitoring group says 🔥 -------------------------------- ❌❌❌ A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. ✔ The RIAS group said it recorded 994 incidents, which is an average of 29 incidents per day...

✔ It's the holiday season at the White House and thousands of feet of ribbon, ornaments and bells are helping mark the occasion. ✔ First lady Jill Biden unveiled the holiday decor Monday and announced this season's theme is "Magic, Wonder, and Joy," which was inspired by how children experience the holidays. ✔ The first lady invited National Guard families to be the first members of the public to take...

🔥FOOD SAFETY ALERT🔥: The CDC published a food safety alert on Friday, after multiple retailers and brands issued recalls for both whole and pre-cut cantaloupes. ✔ The cantaloupes were sold by some retailers with labels or stickers that read "Malichita" or "Rudy," and by others in clear containers or cups, pre-cut or sliced into cubes. ✔ The CDC has advised people not to eat, sell or serve any recalled fruit. Cre: ABC News

🔥 Rainy weather closing in on Indian rescuers trying to reach trapped men 🔥 -------------------------------- ❌❌❌ Wet weather expected on Monday could mean more complications for the rescue of 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for more than two weeks but rescue leaders said they are prepared to deal with it. ✔ The workers, from some of India's poorest states, have been...

🔥 Thousands rally in Italy over violence against women after slaying of 22-year-old 🔥 -------------------------------- ❌❌❌ Tens of thousands took to the streets of Italy’s main cities on Saturday to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, just as an Italian man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend was extradited from Germany. ✔ The slaying of 22-year-old university student...