Lithuania investigates deadly plane crash near Vilnius Airport

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

A DHL cargo plane crashed near Lithuania’s Vilnius Airport, killing one crew member.

Denmark says in talks with China over ship linked to cut undersea cables – South China Morning Post

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Denmark says in talks with China over ship linked to cut undersea cables South China Morning Post
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation Reuters
European officials cry sabotage after two internet cables are cut in the Baltic Sea CNN
Nordic Nations Link Chinese Ship to Probes of Damaged Cables Bloomberg
Stakes Rise in Baltic ‘Sabotage’ Standoff Center for European Policy Analysis

What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE?

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Musk wants to slash government spending by a third, and Ramaswamy wants to cut 75% of the federal workforce. Can they?

Uruguay election: Former history teacher Yamandú Orsi wins – BBC.com

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Uruguay election: Former history teacher Yamandú Orsi wins BBC.com
Is Uruguay too stable for its own good? The Economist
Uruguay’s Center Left Reclaims Power in Presidential Election The New York Times
Uruguay's left returns to presidency as government vows friendly transition Reuters Canada
In Uruguay, a presidential election focused on ‘democratic coexistence’ Al Jazeera English

Two Britons among 16 missing after tourist boat capsizes in Red Sea

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Sea Story was on diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew when it sent distress signal

Two Britons are reported to be among 16 people missing after a tourist boat on a diving trip capsized in the Red Sea.

The Sea Story was carrying 30 tourists from several countries and 14 crew when it sent a distress signal at 5.30am local time (0330 GMT), according to Egypt’s Red Sea governorate.

For many in northern Israel the proposed ceasefire with Hezbollah brings hope

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Some who live close to the border with Lebanon believe a deal would allow them to raise their children in safety, but others say communities are split

There is a crack, a boom and a siren, all more or less simultaneously. Sergio Helman has not quite reached the concrete shelter a dozen metres away from his hummus restaurant, off highway 99, which marks the northernmost limit of the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona.

The 60-year-old shrugs and explains that Hezbollah fires the rockets from so close that Israeli air defence systems can give only 15 seconds warning at best.

Biden gives final Thanksgiving turkey pardons of his presidency

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Joe Biden performed his final presidential pardons of Thanksgiving holiday turkeys.

Ireland prices corporation tax loss from Trump policies at €10bn

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Figure costed for three multinationals repatriating to US after nomination for commerce secretary hits out at Ireland’s tax regime

Ireland’s prime minister has said the country could lose €10bn (£8.35bn) in corporate tax if just three US multinationals were repatriated to America under a hostile Donald Trump administration.

His remarks come just days after Trump nominated the Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick to lead the Department of Commerce with direct responsibility for trade.

Prosecutors move to dismiss Trump’s 2020 election, secret documents cases

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Special counsel Jack Smith cites Donald Trump’s return to White House, policy not to prosecute sitting presidents.

UK government vows to do all it can to help Briton captured by Russia

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Admin

Foreign secretary offers support for James Scott Rhys Anderson, who was fighting for Ukraine reportedly in Kursk

The UK government has promised to do all it can to assist a former British soldier fighting for Ukraine who has been taken prisoner by the Russian army.

Two videos of a man who identified himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson surfaced on Russian Telegram channels over the weekend. They featured interrogation of a bearded man in military fatigues, who had his hands tied and spoke slowly in English to give details from his biography, including that he served as a signalman in the British army between 2019 and 2023. Anderson is 22, according to the date of birth he gave in the video.