NewsMagdeburg vigil, Bratislava protests, U.S. airstrike in Syria: Latest updates to what happened overnight
Magdeburg vigil, Bratislava protests, U.S. airstrike in Syria: Latest updates to what happened overnight
This happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what world agencies reported overnight from Monday to Tuesday.
- Hundreds of people gathered in Magdeburg, the site of a previous Christmas market attack, to pay tribute to the victims and to oppose its political use by the right wing. Attendees held candles, applauded the rescuers, and shouted "thank you" to them. "These are lights for a cosmopolitan city," said Oliver Wiebe from the initiative "Don't Give a Chance to Hatred," which is supported by the Diocese of Magdeburg, as reported by the dpa agency.
- On Monday, a large crowd assembled in front of the government offices in Bratislava to voice displeasure over Prime Minister Robert Fico’s visit to Moscow the previous day. Many protesters labeled his meeting with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin as a betrayal of Slovakia and an endorsement of Russian aggression in Ukraine. Former Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok (Progressive Slovakia) characterized Fico’s trip as deeply embarrassing during the rally. According to Korčok, Fico has distanced Slovakia from its traditional partners, such as the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, and France, in favor of aligning with Putin. He also claimed that Fico effectively called for Ukraine to surrender during his discussions in Moscow.
- The U.S. Central Command reported that it conducted an airstrike in Syria, which killed two Islamic State militants and injured one. The militants were attacked while transporting weapons by truck in the Deir ez-Zor province, an area formerly controlled by the Syrian government and Russians, according to a statement by the U.S. Central Command on the social media platform X.
