World top 5 News…..
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1. Ongoing Conflict Between Israel and Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels
Fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Houthi rebels continues. Both sides are attacking each other. The Houthi rebels said an airstrike hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa on Friday. The Houthi rebels blamed the attack on “American-British aggression.
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There was no immediate comment from Israel, the United States or Britain. “I heard explosions. My house shook,” said a resident of the rebel-held capital Sanaa. The attack followed Israeli strikes on infrastructure including Sanaa’s international airport on Thursday, killing six people.
There was no immediate comment from Israel, the United States or Britain. “I heard explosions. My house shook,” said a resident of the rebel-held capital Sanaa. The attack followed Israeli strikes on infrastructure including Sanaa’s international airport on Thursday, killing six people.
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2. North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “several” wounded North Korean soldiers had died after being captured by Ukrainian forces. Zelensky accused Russia of not providing basic security for the soldiers. AFP reported that South Korean spies recently reported that a North Korean soldier had been captured during the Russia-Ukraine war.
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3. Car Bomb Explosion in Northern Syria
A car bomb exploded in the northern Syrian city of Manbij late on Friday. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.
Manbij, held by Kurdish-led forces for years, fell to pro-Turkish armed groups earlier this month. At the same time, people gathered in the Syrian capital, Damascus, to pressure officials in the new government to release relatives who disappeared under Bashar al-Assad and demand their trial.
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4.Bird Flu Concerns in the US
The continued spread of bird flu in the US has experts worried. A sample of the virus found in a critically ill patient in the US showed signs of a more suitable mutation in the human respiratory tract. But there is no indication that it has spread beyond that person.
Earlier this month, officials announced that an elderly patient in Louisiana was in “critical condition” with a severe H5N1 infection.
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5. Trump’s Petition Regarding TikTok
US President-elect Donald Trump has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to block a law that would ban TikTok until it is sold to ByteDance, ahead of his inauguration on January 20. Trump’s legal team has written to the court to give him “the opportunity to pursue a political solution.” Trump has been a staunch opponent of TikTok during his first term as president.
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