Hezbollah’s media chief, Mohammed Afif, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit the headquarters of the Lebanese Baath Party in central Beirut.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has called for dialogue toward an environment of unity, following an apparent bomb attack the day prior on the country’s Supreme Court.
Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv earlier in the day, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days.
The United States of America has offered a $25,000 reward for anyone who could provide it with information that could facilitate the arrest of a Nigerian, Olalekan Olawusi, who is reportedly facing trial for the alleged murder of his child.
The judge in US President-elect Donald Trump’s New York criminal case will decide whether to throw out his conviction, potentially handing him a major legal win as he prepares to take office again.
The Kremlin has denied a US media report that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump had spoken on the phone last week about the Ukraine conflict.
A British minister said that the government is unlikely to ask the Reform party leader Nigel Farage to act as an intermediary to deal with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris, aiming to be the first female president, congratulated Trump, who reclaimed the White House by winning key swing states. Trump led in both electoral and popular votes, marking his comeback after losing to Biden in 2020. Harris was endorsed by Biden as the Democratic nominee for the upcoming election.
The dollar surged and Bitcoin hit a record high as traders bet on a victory for Donald Trump, with the former president securing key swing states necessary to take the White House. This boosted expectations for fresh tax cuts, tariffs, and rising inflation.