The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host a military air parade on January 17, commemorating the victims of a 2016 ballistic missile attack by Houthi rebels. The air display will feature fighter jets and helicopters flying across the country. In a call to action, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Vice President, and Minister of Defense, has urged the public to express unity by singing the UAE national anthem at 11 am on weekdays.
The air parade is being organized specifically to honor the victims of the attack, in which three people were killed, including a Pakistani worker, Maqsood Khan, who lost his life in the attack. The display will start in Abu Dhabi and cover all the emirates in the UAE. Protesters have expressed solidarity with Greenland and strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex the island. They also criticized US media for spreading false information that the Iranian government is oppressing its people.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s office has stated that no contact was made regarding the formation of a Gaza board and that the formation of such a board is rejected. The US has not arrested Khalilou Kabelo despite being a wanted person in the same case in which Maduro was arrested.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has said that the recent anti-Iran protests were different from the previous ones and that US President Donald Trump was personally involved. Indian politician Phool Singh Brij’s careless statement has created a political storm. The General Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran has demanded that the GC of the UN stop interfering in Iran’s internal affairs, lift unlawful sanctions, and not use human rights as a political tool.
Russia and the US have not held any direct talks on Afghanistan: a Russian official. US President Donald Trump has said that if countries do not support US control over Greenland, he can impose trade tariffs on them, as Greenland is crucial for US national security. The US has warned Canada of the consequences of allowing Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) to be imported.
A three-story building in Kanpur caught fire, with over 1,000 shops on the ground and mezzanine floors completely destroyed. Senior State Minister said that government machinery has been working all night to control the fire, and the extent of the damage will be estimated after the fire is extinguished.
The article contains a mix of news from various regions and countries, including the UAE, Iran, US, Israel, and India.
