Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister on Tuesday and vowed to bring “new ideas, a new energy and a new empathy to public life.” Harris, 37, succeeds Fine Gael Party colleague Leo Varadkar,who announced his resignation nearly three weeks ago, and takes the reins of a government that is facing sharp criticism for its handling of the country’s housing …
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Suspect arrested after young mother stabbed to death while walking with her baby
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly stabbing to death a mother who was out walking her baby in a stroller in Bradford, England, on Saturday. While police did not name the person they arrested, he has been identified by the BBC as Habibur Masum, who was previously reported to be the suspect in the case. West Yorkshire Police …
Read More »Hillary Clinton faced list of demands from protesters at her alma mater
Hillary Clinton faced a list of radical demands from anti-Israel protesters who denounced her as a “war criminal” during her visit to her alma mater, Wellesly College, this week. A student-run Instagram page named “WC-against-HRC” posted the list of demands during Clinton’s visit this past weekend as protesters shouted at people attending Clinton’s talk. “As we protest, we firmly echo …
Read More »Taiwan war games to simulate China turning a military drill into an attack: report
Taiwan’s annual war game exercises this year will feature simulating a scenario in which China turns one of its frequent military drills around the island into an actual attack, a report says. Tung Chih-hsing, the head of the joint combat planning department of Taiwan’s defense ministry, made the announcement during a news conference Tuesday, according to Reuters. He reportedly added …
Read More »Ferry accident off Mozambique’s coast leaves more than 90 dead: officials
At least 94 people, many of whom are believed to be children, were killed on Sunday after a makeshift ferry sank off Mozambique’s northern coast, according to officials in the area. The boat was carrying 130 people and was between Lunga and the Island of Mozambique, which is part of the Nampula province off Mozambique’s northern coast, when it capsized, …
Read More »Mother stabbed to death while walking with her baby in a stroller, suspect still on the loose: police
A young woman was stabbed to death while walking with her baby in Bradford, England, according to authorities. Oldham resident Kulsuma Akter, 27, was stabbed during a walk at around 3:21 p.m. on Saturday. West Yorkshire Police said that she was “taken to hospital but subsequently died from her injuries.” Akter was pushing a pram at the time, but authorities …
Read More »Israel UN ambassador, during meeting on Palestinian statehood, holds up picture of Hitler with Grand Mufti
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations spoke out forcefully against the notion of Palestinian statehood during a U.N. Security council meeting on Monday, going so far as to suggest that the U.N. had backtracked on its original goal of preventing the spread of Nazi ideology by supporting Palestinian statehood. While speaking in the General Assembly, Erdan held up a World …
Read More »Blowing 'smoke': Mount Etna puts on a show by emitting rare rings into the sky
Tourists in Italy have been treated to quite the show as Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, has been blowing spectacular “smoke rings” into the sky since last week. The rare phenomenon, known as “volcanic vortex rings,” is generated by the combination of rapid gas release and the vent shape spewed out of a new crater that opened …
Read More »Israel withdraws all ground troops from southern Gaza, leaving just one IDF brigade in the enclave
The Israel Defense Forces announced a full withdrawal of ground forces from southern Gaza on Sunday, leaving a smaller force to maintain operations in the whole of the strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also delivered remarks at the beginning of a cabinet meeting on Sunday, reiterating that Israel would not agree to any cease-fire unless Hamas frees all remaining …
Read More »Novak Djokovic surpasses Roger Federer for another historic tennis milestone
Tennis great Novak Djokovic showed last season that age is just a number as he won three of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the sport. On Sunday, he did it again. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Serbia’s tennis icon Novak Djokovic won the ATP Finals title for the seventh time on Nov. 19, 2023. (Liu Jie/Xinhua …
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