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Seven dead in Russian attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city (Worthy News Radio)
Seven dead in Russian attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city (Worthy News Radio)

Ukrainian authorities say seven people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. The attack came after the Ukrainian president made changes in the military.

Pakistan’s Ex-PM Seeks Coalition
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Seeks Coalition

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says he will try to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates backed by his imprisoned rival, Imran Khan, in parliamentary election results on Friday.

Putin: War Against Ukraine  ‘Could Be Over’ Within Weeks Without Western Support
Putin: War Against Ukraine ‘Could Be Over’ Within Weeks Without Western Support

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Russia’s war with Ukraine could be over within weeks if the West stops supplying weapons to Kyiv

Pakistan Counts Votes In Deadly Ballot; Ex-PM Khan Allies In Lead
Pakistan Counts Votes In Deadly Ballot; Ex-PM Khan Allies In Lead

Votes were being counted in Pakistan after Thursday’s blood-stained general election, which was overshadowed by attacks and the suspension of mobile phone and internet services by authorities in the Islamic nation.

Dutch Security Forces At Israeli Embassy After ‘Serious Threat’
Dutch Security Forces At Israeli Embassy After ‘Serious Threat’

The Netherlands rushed special police forces and explosive experts to the Israeli embassy in The Hague late Thursday after a threat that “must be taken extremely seriously,” the city’s mayor, Jan van Zanen, confirmed.

China Had Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure for At Least 5 Years According to U.S. Gov’t
China Had Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure for At Least 5 Years According to U.S. Gov’t

Hackers supported by China have accessed key U.S. critical infrastructure for at least five years, according to a U.S. Intelligence Advisory seen by Worthy News on Wednesday.

World Saw 171% Increase In Antisemitic Incidents Last Month
World Saw 171% Increase In Antisemitic Incidents Last Month

A new report shows there were at least 468 reported incidents of antisemitism worldwide in January 2024, representing a 171% increase in such incidents from January 2023.

U.S. Airstrike Kills Top Commander of Iranian Backed Militia Group in Iraq
U.S. Airstrike Kills Top Commander of Iranian Backed Militia Group in Iraq

According to US officials, a drone strike carried out by the US in Baghdad resulted in the deaths of three individuals associated with the Iranian-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah militia organization, among them the leader of the group’s activities in Syria.

Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens Ahead Of Elections
Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens Ahead Of Elections

Two bomb explosions have killed at least 22 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on the eve of general elections, officials say.

Dutch Coalition Talks With Anti-Islam Party Collapse
Dutch Coalition Talks With Anti-Islam Party Collapse

The hopes of the anti-Islam Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders’ to become prime minister of the Netherlands were dwindling Wednesday after coalition talks collapsed.

New Report Details Iran Closer Than Ever To Building a Nuclear Weapons
New Report Details Iran Closer Than Ever To Building a Nuclear Weapons

A new report by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) raises serious concerns about Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb, marking a significant escalation by assigning its highest warning level, “Extreme Danger,” for the first time since it started monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities in the 1990s.

China-Born Australian Activist Sentenced To Death
China-Born Australian Activist Sentenced To Death

Australia was weighing its options Tuesday after a Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a prominent China-born Australian pro-democracy activist on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled.

Australia Rushing To Become World’s First Functionally Cashless Society
Australia Rushing To Become World’s First Functionally Cashless Society

Australia has begun unleashing a digital revolution to possibly become the world’s first functionally cashless nation by 2025 after a digital identity (ID) document scheme will be rolled out across the country by July, Worthy News learned Tuesday.

Grandson Munich Massacre Victim Hospitalized After Anti-Jewish Attack In Berlin
Grandson Munich Massacre Victim Hospitalized After Anti-Jewish Attack In Berlin

German police have detained a 23-year-old man for “attacking and seriously injuring” the grandson of an Israeli athletics coach who was murdered by Palestinian fighters in the Munich Olympics massacre in 1972, several sources confirmed Monday.

Hungary Refuses To Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
Hungary Refuses To Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership

Legislators of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s party boycotted an opposition-initiated parliamentary session on Sweden’s entry into NATO, ensuring further delays and more tensions between lone holdout Hungary and other allies of the military alliance.