Earrings worth $769,500 recovered by Florida police after alleged thief swallows them
The man allegedly swallowed two pairs of earrings worth $769,500 (£597,000) hoping to avoid being charged with theft.
Netanyahu claims decision to fire Shin Bet chief not connected to Qatar inquiry
Israeli PM says Ronen Bar sacked over 7 October report, rather than investigation into his office’s alleged links to Qataris
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in a Saturday speech that the decision to fire the country’s domestic security chief Ronen Bar was made before the announcement that Bar was investigating the prime ministry for alleged ties to the Qatari government.
Netanyahu said that he had decided to fire Bar, the director of Shin Bet, after the agency’s report on the 7 October 2023 attack, rather than after it opened its investigation.
Continue reading...United pilot attacked passenger for taking too long in the bathroom, lawsuit alleges
Yisroel Liebb of New Jersey claims pilot broke lock and pulled him out with his pants down, leaving him exposed
An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston.
Yisroel Liebb, of New Jersey, described his trip through allegedly unfriendly skies in a federal lawsuit this week against the airline and the US Department of Homeland Security, whose officers he said boarded the plane upon landing and took him away in handcuffs.
Continue reading...US lifts $10m reward for major Taliban leader Haqqani
The removal of the bounty comes days after Afghan group releases US citizen.
Thousands of Israelis protest Shin Bet chief’s dismissal, for captives
PM Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar have been at loggerheads over failure to prevent October 7 attacks.
Israel strikes Lebanon after first rocket attack since ceasefire
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Unifil, said it was "alarmed by the possible escalation of violence".
Heathrow boss defends response as airport resumes flights after fire brought facility to standstill – CNN
- Heathrow boss defends response as airport resumes flights after fire brought facility to standstill CNN
- Can Heathrow nightmare hit Indian airports? The Times of India
- What we know about the fire that brought London’s Heathrow Airport to a standstill The Associated Press
- Energy secretary calls for investigation in power outage near Heathrow BBC.com
- Heathrow Airport orders probe into shutdown as travellers endure days of disruption Reuters UK
China considering sending peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, German media say – TVP World
- China considering sending peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, German media say TVP World
- China is considering deploying a contingent to Ukraine - media Українські Національні Новини
- China considers participating in peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, media RBC-Ukraine
- China signals willingness to aid Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction Kyiv Independent
- Why China won’t send a peacekeeping force to Ukraine ThinkChina
Detained Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu denies ‘terrorism’ charges: Report
Opposition leader detained by the government on Wednesday for alleged corruption and "terrorism".
All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns
Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement
Living standards for all UK families are set to fall by 2030, with those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as middle and high earners, according to new data that raises serious questions about Keir Starmer’s pledge to make working people better off.
The grim economic analysis, produced by the respected Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), comes before the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, makes her spring statement on Wednesday in which she will announce new cuts to public spending rather than increase borrowing or raise taxes, so as to keep within the government’s “iron clad” fiscal rules.
Continue reading...Houthi missile crashes in Saudi Arabia in 2nd attack on Israel by Yemeni terrorists this weekend – All Israel News
- Houthi missile crashes in Saudi Arabia in 2nd attack on Israel by Yemeni terrorists this weekend All Israel News
- Ballistic missile fired at Israel from Yemen lands in Saudi Arabia The Times of Israel
- Houthis declare Ben-Gurion Airport ‘no longer safe’ after renewed Gaza fighting The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli military says it intercepted missile fired from Yemen; Houthis claim responsibility Reuters
- Missiles from Yemen target Israel despite US threats Al Jazeera English
At least two dead as wildfires rage in South Korea
Two people were found dead as multiple fires raged across the country on Saturday.
Is the conflict in Sudan entering a decisive phase?
Army retakes territory in the capital. RSF makes gains in Darfur.
Canada can win trade war with US, foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly says
Canada is among the countries waiting to see what Trump's 2 April reciprocal tariffs look like.
Proposed nuclear power plants in Queensland could not access enough water to prevent a meltdown, research finds
About 1,000 times the combined capacity of Wivenhoe and Boondooma dams was required to cool Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactors in 2011
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Proposed nuclear power plants in Queensland would not have access to enough water to stop a nuclear meltdown and could strain capacity on drinking water and irrigation supplies even under normal operations, research has found.
Analysis by the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has found that one of the two nuclear reactors proposed for the sunshine state under the energy plan that the Coalition will take to the upcoming federal election would require double the water currently used by the existing Callide coal-fired power station. The other, Tarong, would use 55% more water than its existing coal station.
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Continue reading...Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reef hit by ‘profoundly distressing’ simultaneous coral bleaching events
Scientists say widespread damage to both world heritage-listed reefs is ‘heartbreaking’ as WA reef accumulates highest amount of heat stress on record
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Australia’s two world heritage-listed reefs – Ningaloo on the west coast and the Great Barrier Reef on the east – have been hit simultaneously by coral bleaching that reef experts have called “heartbreaking” and “a profoundly distressing moment”.
Teams of scientists on both coasts have been monitoring and tracking the heat stress and bleaching extending across thousands of kilometres of marine habitat, which is likely to have been driven by global heating.
Continue reading...Gaza’s ceasfire brought hope, but it was the calm before a brutal storm
New strikes are ‘just a beginning’ said Netanyahu, after Trump inspires Israel to seize territory with massive military onslaught
In Gaza this weekend, the mood is darker than it has been at perhaps any time in this long, appalling war. Last Tuesday Israeli warplanes, tanks, artillery, drones and ships launched a wave of strikes, shattering the increasingly fragile pause in hostilities that had brought respite to the devastated territory for nearly two months. The ceasefire had also brought hope which, Palestinians in Gaza said, made the return to violence that much more unbearable.
In a video statement last Wednesday, Israel Katz, Israel’s defence minister, called on 2.3 million people in Gaza to “banish Hamas”, saying “the alternative is complete destruction and ruin”.
Continue reading...‘Wake-up call’: ministers launch urgent investigation into Heathrow shutdown
Government says lessons need to be learned after the substation fire that caused chaos for 300,000 passengers
The government has launched an urgent investigation into the power shutdown that crippled Heathrow airport, with experts warning it was a “wake-up call” about vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure.
The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has commissioned the independent National Energy System Operator (Neso) to investigate the incident and assess the UK’s energy resilience. The regulator Ofgem warned it would “not hesitate” to take action if there were any breaches of standards or licence obligations.
Continue reading...Pope Francis is discharged from Rome hospital
The Pope waved from the hospital window before being discharged to return to the Vatican.