International from Sunday, December 1st, 2024

  • Georgian PM says president must vacate office

    Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Sunday that President Salome Zourabichvili would have to leave office at the end of her term this month despite her statement that she will refuse to do so.

  • Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza

    Israeli military strikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics said, as Israeli forces kept up bombardments across the enclave and blew up houses on its northern edge.

  • Three killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Kherson

    At least three people were killed in a Russian drone attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the regional governor said on Sunday.

  • China blasts US arms sale to Taiwan

    China vowed "resolute countermeasures" on Sunday to a recently approved US arms sale to Taiwan, and complained to the US for arranging for the democratically governed island's president to transit through US territory.

  • Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo

    The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack led by rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing the army to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years.