Happy New Year!
Wishing all our readers a great start to 2025…
Germany’s Scholz urges citizens to vote in NYE address
Berlin, Germany Reuters Chancellor Olaf Scholz appealed to his fellow Germans to vote in snap elections in February as the country argues over immigration and the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), according to a New Year’s speech seen in advance. “I appeal to you today: Please go vote! By looking around in […]
US Treasury says Chinese hackers stole documents in “major incident”
Washington DC, US Reuters Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the US Treasury Department’s computer security guardrails this month and stole documents in what Treasury called a “major incident,” according to a letter to lawmakers that Treasury officials provided to Reuters on Monday. The hackers compromised third-party cybersecurity service provider BeyondTrust and were able to access unclassified […]
Israel, at UN, warns Houthis risk sharing same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah
Reuters Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations issued on Monday what he called a final warning to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same “miserable fate” as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad if they persisted. The ambassador, Danny Danon, also warned Tehran that Israel has […]
Plane flight records of Kazakhstan crash headed to Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters Flight records for the plane made by Brazil’s Embraer that crashed last week in Kazakhstan are headed to the South American country so the data can be extracted, the Brazilian Air Force said in a statement on Monday. A drone view shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of an […]
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon
Seoul, South Korea Reuters A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on 3rd December, investigating authorities said. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) confirmed the Seoul Western District Court approved […]
Syria eyes “strategic” ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments
Damascus, Syria Reuters Syria hopes for strategic partnerships with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart on Monday, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new Islamist rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. Russia was a staunch ally of ousted President Bashar al-Assad and has given him political asylum. Moscow has […]
Migrants in Mexico anxious to enter US legally before Trump ends humanitarian programs
Tapachula, Mexico Reuters Hundreds of migrants waited in long lines outside an immigration office in southern Mexico on Monday, hoping to secure safe passage north and enter the US legally before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Trump plans to end President Joe Biden’s humanitarian programs, including one that allows migrants in parts of […]
Year in Review: 12 people who shaped Sight’s 2024
Editor DAVID ADAMS takes a look back at some of the people Sight featured in 2024…
“A shining example”: Religious leaders praise the late former President Jimmy Carter
Washington DC, US RNS A broad array of religious and political leaders across the country issued outpourings of support for former President Jimmy Carter following news of his death, heaping praise on the evangelical Christian Democrat known for teaching Sunday School and being unapologetic about his faith. Among the first to mourn the passing of […]