Animation showing deviations of the global mean surface temperature from the average over the period 1951-1980. Image: NASA AIVD. Believe it or not, average surface temperatures on Earth have actually been relatively cool for the past three years, but that’s about to change. Why it matters: Temperatures are expected to rise this year – and … Read more
TEL AVIV, Jan. 14 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in three major cities on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reform plans, with organizers accusing him of undermining democratic rule weeks after his re-election. Netanyahu, now in his sixth term, battling a religious-nationalist coalition with a solid parliamentary majority, wants to rein … Read more
When ‘Eleni Via, 67, lived on Atatā Island, her family could live off the land and the sea, surviving on crops planted in their garden and seafood fresh from the ocean. But life has changed dramatically in the past year. Now they struggle in a new home, trying to cultivate a land that is not … Read more
Romanian authorities seized luxury cars from the compound of accused rapist and sex trafficker Andrew Tate on Saturday. A Rolls-Royce, BMW and Mercedes-Benz along with other cars were taken from the property on the outskirts of the capital, Bucharest reported, Reuters reported. Romanian police raided seven homes on Thursday as part of their investigation into … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial on corruption charges, has made reforming the country’s justice system a central point of his agenda. Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in three cities to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul the country’s legal system and weaken the Supreme Court. Saturday’s protests in the cities … Read more
Russia carried out two massive rocket attacks on Ukraine destroy an apartment building in Dnipro on Saturday and leave at least 14 people dead and 64 injured, at least a dozen of them children. There were rescue efforts in the south-central city on Sunday. A separate attack on a residential area in the nearby town … Read more
CHISINAU, Jan. 14 (Reuters) – The president of Moldova, Ukraine’s western neighbour, on Saturday denounced a new wave of Russian attacks on Ukrainian targets after missile remnants were found just inside the border of the small former Soviet state. “Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine once again has direct consequences for Moldova. Moldovan border police found … Read more
CNN — Tens of thousands of people protested Saturday night in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s proposed changes to the Israeli legal system. Despite pouring rain over the city, police estimated that more than 80,000 people flooded HaBima Square in central Tel Aviv and surrounding streets, according to Israeli … Read more
LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said late on Saturday that Britain would send 14 of its main battle tanks along with additional artillery support to Ukraine, despite criticism from the Russian embassy in London. A squadron of 14 Challenger 2 tanks will move into the country in the coming weeks … Read more
Russia has launched a new barrage of missiles at targets across Ukraine, killing at least 12 people in the east-central city of Dnipro and disrupting power supplies in the Kiev and Kharkiv regions, officials said. Saturday’s attacks destroyed a nine-story apartment building in Dnipro, leaving an entire part of the building in ruins and spewing … Read more