Further air strikes on Daesh
French military spokesman Colonel Gilles Jaron says a new series of air strikes on the Syrian city of Raqqa have destroyed a Daesh command post and training camp. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says France has invoked the European Union’s mutual assistance clause. He says all 28 member states accepted the formal request from France for military and other types of aid. Meanwhile, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says police carried out more than 100 anti-terror raids across the country on Tuesday. US Secretary of State John Kerry and French President Francois Hollande met in Paris on Tuesday and discussed the fight against Daesh. Hollande has declared a three month state of emergency following the Paris attacks which killed 129 people. Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Bomb caused Russian crash
The head of Russia’s FSB security service says the Russian passenger plane that crashed over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt on October the 31st was downed by a bomb. Alexander Bortnikov spoke at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and said the crash was the result of “a terrorist act.” Putin has called for assistance from foreign partners in “finding and punishing the criminals.”
Charlie Sheen admits HIV positive
Actor Charlie Sheen has said he is HIV positive. The actor spoke in a televised interview and said he found out about his condition four years ago. Sheen also added that it was “impossible” that he could have transmitted the virus to anyone since then. He said some people who knew that he was HIV positive had blackmailed him, and that he was relieved to disclose his status.
UN: El Nino worst in more than 15 years
The World Meteorological Organization says this year’s El Nino weather pattern could be the worst in more than 15 years. The UN weather agency said it’s already causing severe droughts and flooding. Because El Nino causes dry conditions, it can spark forest fires, like it did in Indonesia. WMO linked this year’s El Nino to the “very active tropical cyclone season” in the Pacific, and warned that it could increase famine in some parts of Africa, as well as cause flooding in other parts. Experts say it’s not climate change that triggers weather patterns like El Nino but believe that global warming affects their frequency and intensity.
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