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Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon on Oct. 31, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The United States has assessed that Russia [Read More…]
One dead, six critically injured amid ‘severe’ turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, carrier says
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — One person died and dozens of others were left injured after a Singapore Airlines flight encountered “severe” turbulence, the airline said in a social media post. The Boeing 777-300ER departed [Read More…]
What to know about Turks and Caicos’ strict gun laws after US tourists charged with possessing ammunition
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The plight of multiple Americans charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos has drawn attention to the islands’ strict gun laws. Those convicted under the firearms ordinance of possessing [Read More…]
Andrew Tate, ‘King of Toxic Masculinity,’ faces 3 legal cases in 2 countries
DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — He claims to be the pinnacle of masculinity. Andrew Tate — “Top G.” The former kickboxer in the last four years has flooded social media, taking over newsfeeds, [Read More…]
1 dead, 7 critically injured amid ‘severe’ turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, carrier says
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — One person is dead and dozens others injured after a Singapore Airlines flight encountered “severe” turbulence, the airline said in a social media post. The Boeing 777-300ER departed London’s Heathrow [Read More…]
‘Hit Job’: ICC prosecutor seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is ‘absurd,’ Netanyahu says
ABC News (LONDON) — A plan by an International Criminal Court prosecutor to apply for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is “absurd,” casting a “terrible stain” on the court, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. [Read More…]
One dead amid ‘severe’ turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, carrier says
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (LONDON) — One person was dead and several others injured after a Singapore Airlines flight encountered “severe” turbulence, the airline said in a social media post. The Boeing 777-300ER departed London’s Heathrow [Read More…]
US delegation travels to Turks and Caicos after five tourists detained over ammunition
A United States Congressional delegation meets with government officials in Turks and Caicos, May 20, 2024. (Turks and Caicos Islands, Governor’s Office/Facebook) (NEW YORK) — A Congressional delegation traveled to Turks and Caicos over the [Read More…]
France releases scratch-and-sniff postage stamps that smell like French baguettes
La Poste (LONDON) — France’s postal service is expected to raise quite a bit of dough after releasing a brand new scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like a baguette with just over two months to go [Read More…]
American mistakenly accused of involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo coup attempt
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. national has been mistakenly accused of involvement in last weekend’s attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cole Patrick Ducey, an engineer living in Eswatini, told ABC [Read More…]
Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport reopens for first time since country hit with gang violence
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport has been reopened after being closed for nearly three months after unprecedented gang violence forced it to close, effectively sealing the capital city off from the rest [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Biden says what’s happening in Gaza ‘is not genocide’
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]
Expert provides insight into suspected cause of helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other officials died in a helicopter crash Sunday near Iran’s northern border with Azerbaijan, Iranian state media said Monday morning. [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: More than 810,000 flee Rafah, UNRWA says
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]
UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US
Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, delivers a speech in front of the Home Office as protesters gather to Demand Julian Assange’s Immediate release on May 17, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by [Read More…]
Iranian vice president to become acting president until election, supreme leader says
People bring flowers to the Iranian embassy to pay tribute to Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in Moscow on May 20, 2024. The placard with a Raisi portrait reads “(We) mourn”. [Read More…]
Iran’s President Raisi dead in helicopter crash, former foreign minister blames US sanctions
Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is dead following a helicopter crash, Iranian state media said Monday morning. The Iranian minister [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: ICC to seek arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]
US troops to leave Niger by mid-September: Officials
FotografiaBasica/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — All of the remaining U.S. troops based in Niger will leave the country no later than mid-September, according to U.S. officials and a joint statement from the two countries. Both sides [Read More…]
Iranian president’s helicopter suffers ‘hard landing,’ search underway: Reports
Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images (LONDON) — A helicopter flying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made a “hard landing” Sunday in foggy conditions in central Iran, according to [Read More…]