Modi’s India takes on Trump more openly, from ‘terrorism’ to tariffs
After months of wait-and-watch, India is calling out differences with Trump head on as domestic pressure mounts.
Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response
Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.
Gaza prepares to bury 105 Palestinians killed in October 2023
The bodies of 105 Palestinians have been recovered from the rubble of a residential block destroyed by Israel.
‘Catastrophic year’ as Swiss glaciers lose 5% of ice after heatwaves
Scientists are warning that Switzerland's glaciers have lost an ‘enormous’ amount of ice this year.
Execution of US woman Christa Pike fails after botched lethal injection
The high-profile execution of murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her.
Pakistan says 22 fighters killed in air attacks on Afghanistan
Kabul says the strikes on Kunar and Helmand provinces killed nine women and children.
South Korea’s exports hit record high on AI boom
Exports jump 83.5 percent to top $120bn for the first time amid ferocious semiconductor demand.
AFCON 2027: East Africa races to get tournament-ready
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have less than nine months to prepare for AFCON 2027.
Tennessee woman ‘snoring’ and still alive as execution halted, witnesses say
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses said
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Pike, media witnesses said Wednesday, despite her being administered two doses of a lethal injection drug.
In a press conference, media witnesses described hearing Pike snore 40 minutes after she was administered two doses of pentobarbital. An ambulance pulled up to Riverbend maximum security institution ahead of the press conference, but Pike’s condition is unclear.
Continue reading...Christa Pike’s execution by lethal injection fails in Tennessee
Witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to execute Christa Pike after a lethal injection attempt.
Hegseth announces 20% cut to US military commanders
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says he’s firing 20% of the military’s generals and admirals.
UK says Iran may be linked to alleged airbase plot, drawing angry denial
Andy Burnham says UK has 'strong indications' Iran involved in alleged security incident at RAF base used by US.
Iraq celebrates Sovereignty Day as US troops complete withdrawal
Night time celebrations filled the air as Iraqis observed the start of a four-day holiday.
Police search for additional victims as two bodies discovered in California
Officials investigating missing persons case find bodies in remote area of Lancaster, north of Los Angeles
Law enforcement officials are looking for additional victims after two bodies were found on Tuesday in a remote area of Lancaster, California, a small city about 70 miles north of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Authorities found the bodies in a shallow grave while they were investigating a missing persons case, according to KTLA. Outside of the sheriff’s department investigating the discovery of the remains as a homicide, little is known about the two people who were found in the shallow grave.
Continue reading...Daredevil Jaan Roose prepares to walk slackline high above central Seoul
Estonian will navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace on Thursday
Estonian aerial athlete Jaan Roose will attempt to cross a 160-metre long highline suspended 120 metres above central Seoul on Thursday.
Roose, a three-time slackline world champion, will step out on to a narrow polyester ribbon between the Koreana hotel and the Dong-A Media Center, near the capital city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace and Gwanghwamun square.
Continue reading...Passengers tell of ‘nightmare’ onboard diverted Flydubai flight
Israeli passengers tell of the horror onboard the Flydubai flight that was diverted after a pilot was stabbed.
Iran parades Shahed drones through capital
Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran.
Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations
Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence , including potential job losses and workplace surveillance.
The laws ban employers from using the technology to predict a worker’s emotional state by using their biometric data, require employers to send written notices to workers if AI is responsible for mass layoffs and ban employers from relying on AI to decide to fire someone.
Continue reading...Iran war live: Trump hints US could strike Iran, warns time coming
Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.
Kristi Noem, former Trump homeland security chief, files for divorce
Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandal
Kristi Noem, who was fired by Donald Trump after a rumbustious stint as homeland security secretary, is divorcing her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences”.
The divorce claim “for settlement purposes only” was disclosed in court records filed in Hamlin county, South Dakota, the state of which Noem was previously governor.
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