Senior Iranian commander killed after alleged Israeli strike on embassy in Syria
A senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed on Monday in an alleged Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Syria and Lebanon’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, was among those killed in the airstrike. According to Reuters and Iranian media. […]
South Korean Doctor Strike Forces Largest Hospitals to Close Wards
About 10,000 medical trainees in South Korea entered the second month of a nationwide strike in late March, forcing hospitals into “emergency mode” and shutting down key departments, including emergency wards, it said on Wednesday and Thursday. This was confirmed by the Korean News Agency. Medical trainees began a strike in late February to protest […]
Goldsmiths academics to strike over ‘incomprehensible’ redundancies | Goldsmiths, University of London
Staff at Goldsmiths, University of London have voted to strike over an “almost incomprehensible” number of redundancies, the union has announced. More than 87% of University and College Union (UCU) members at the south London university voted in favor of strike action, with a turnout of 69%, as well as supporting actions short of a […]
South Korea doctors’ strike escalates as senior doctors resign
Senior doctors at South Korea’s major hospitals began handing in their resignations en masse on Monday in support of residents and trainee doctors who have been on strike for five weeks against the government’s surge in admissions to medical schools. Senior doctors have said they intend to continue working even after submitting their resignations, so […]
South Korea doctors’ strike widens as medical professors join protests | South Korea
As a doctor’s strike spreads in South Korea, medical professors in South Korea say they will reduce their clinical hours, while others say they plan to resign. The move begins on Monday in support of trainee doctors who have been on strike for more than a month over government plans to increase medical school admissions. […]
Russia Rains Missiles Down on Kyiv in Major Strike, First in Six Weeks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia fired 31 ballistic and cruise missiles toward Kiev early Thursday, officials said, in the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in 44 days. Air defense forces shot down all the incoming missiles, but said 13 people, including children, were injured by falling debris. At around 5 a.m., Kiev residents were […]
Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for cruise missile strike in Israel
Yemen’s Houthis were responsible for launching a cruise missile that landed in open territory in Israel, marking the first time a projectile launched by the Iranian-backed group has hit the Jewish state. The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday that it had tracked a “suspicious aerial target,” but later confirmed it was a cruise missile, The […]
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militant positions in Iraq after attack kills soldier, wounds 4
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced new targets Tuesday against Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq, hours after an attack in the region killed one Turkish soldier and wounded four others. It was announced that an airstrike had been carried out. Turkey has launched frequent attacks against targets in Syria and Iraq believed to […]
Congressional leaders strike deal on Homeland Security funding ahead of shutdown deadline
Congressional leaders have struck a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill, ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline. The six bills scheduled to be submitted by now have been completed. Negotiators are still finalizing the details and […]
Ben Hall honors Fox News journalists who died in Russian strike
Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall on Thursday marked two years since the March 2022 attack that left him critically injured and killed two of his beloved co-workers, paying tribute to them and giving them a “second chance” at life. ” conveyed a positive message. Exactly two years ago, Hall was traveling with photojournalist Pierre Zakushevsky […]