A hot air balloon landed in a back garden in southern California – with 13 people aboard. The enormous hot air balloon, with a pilot and passengers in the basket, descended perfectly on a small plot of grass at a home in Temecula. Hunter Perrin said he had no idea that he had visitors until […]
Continue ReadingA former X Factor finalist accused of attempting to murder a social media influencer by hitting her with a car in central London has been remanded in custody after facing court for the first time. Gabrielle Carrington, 29, allegedly tried to kill Klaudia Zakrzewska during the 4:30am incident outside the Inca nightclub in Argyll Street, […]
Continue ReadingThe Hong Kong government is seeking to confiscate millions of dollars in funds and corporate shares that it claims are linked to crimes committed by jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. A court document seen by The Associated Press does not explain how the property, which it estimates to be worth over 127 million Hong […]
Continue ReadingA powerful earthquake has struck off the northern Japanese coast and the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami alert in the region and warned of an increased risk of a possible mega-quake. The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there is 1% chance of a mega-quake occurring on the northern Japanese coast […]
Continue ReadingAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. It warned of a tsunami as high as 3 metres (9.84 ft) in Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido prefecturs. The tremor had an epicentre in the Pacific Ocean and was 10 km deep, […]
Continue ReadingPope Leo XIV said on Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate US President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to reporters aboard the papal plane flying from Cameroon to Angola as part of his 11-day tour […]
Continue ReadingA United Nations peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded after a UNIFIL patrol came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh, the peacekeeping mission said on Saturday. Two of the wounded peacekeepers were seriously injured, it said. UNIFIL said initial assessments indicated the fire […]
Continue ReadingCounter-terror police are investigating an arson attack in north-west London “due to the similarities” with recent incidents in the area. A man was spotted approaching a row of shops carrying a plastic bag later found to contain three bottles of “fluid”, the Metropolitan Police said. He placed the bag by a building in Hendon before […]
Continue ReadingSwiss football club FC Basel said on Saturday they have cancelled a Kanye West concert, becoming the latest European venue to stop or postpone the US rapper’s performances amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments. FC Basel, who are responsible for concerts and events that take place at their St. Jakob-Park ground, told Reuters […]
Continue ReadingIran has swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway after the US said the reopening would not end its blockade. Tehran’s joint military command said on Saturday that its “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state… under strict management and control of […]
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