At least a dozen dead in Japan after 7.6 earthquake strikes — buildings wrecked, power out in freezing temperatures
NANAO, Japan — Japan was struggling to grasp the extent of the damage from an earthquake that struck its west coast on Tuesday, leaving at least a dozen people dead, buildings and highways destroyed, and people stranded in subzero temperatures. A wide range of homes lost power. Earthquake of provisional magnitude 7.6 RBI A tsunami […]
Israeli Supreme Court Strikes Down Judicial Reform, 8-7, Despite Ongoing War
Israel's Supreme Court on Monday struck down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first and most moderate judicial reform proposal in a narrow 8-7 decision, again amid an existential war with Hamas terrorists. It risked dividing the country. Opposition parties and the far-left, including the US State Department-funded Campaign for Quality of Government, celebrated the ruling and […]
Russia Launches Record Number of Drone Strikes Across Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a record 90 Shahid-type drones over Ukraine in the early hours of the new year, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, while Russia also reported attacks by Ukraine. Odesa's military administrator, Ole Kipel, announced that debris from one of the 87 downed drones hit a house in Odesa, killing […]