A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as Tehran rolled out high-stakes subsidy reforms in the face of escalating protests against economic hardship. No further information on the internet outage was immediately available. Witnesses in the capital Tehran and major cities of Mashhad and Isfahan told Reuters […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer “set out his position on Greenland” in a phone call with Donald Trump on Wednesday evening, Downing Street has said. US officials have suggested America could use “military means” to take over the semi-autonomous Danish territory, which Mr Trump claims is vital for national security. Downing Street did not provide further details of […]
Continue ReadingThe US is attempting to seize a US-sanctioned oil tanker after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic. US officials told Reuters of the attempted seizure on Wednesday morning, as Russian state broadcaster RT said that it looked like US forces were trying to board the tanker from a helicopter and published an image […]
Continue ReadingNicole Kidman and Keith Urban are now divorced and legally single. A judge in Nashville, Tennessee, issued an order dissolving the 19-year marriage of the Oscar-winning actor and the Grammy-winning country singer. The judge said in court papers that the couple’s settlements on splitting assets and child custody are sufficient, and granted them the divorce. […]
Continue ReadingIsrael has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank into two, according to a government tender. The tender, seeking bids from developers, would clear the way to begin construction of the E1 project. The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now first reported […]
Continue ReadingFire safety inspections had not been carried out for several years at the bar where a deadly blaze broke out during a New Year’s Eve party, Swiss authorities said. Investigators have said they believe sparkling candles on champagne bottles ignited the fire at Le Constellation in the resort of Crans-Montana when they came too close […]
Continue ReadingNo safety inspections were carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar that burst into flames at New Year, killing 40 people, the mayor of the town of Crans-Montana said on Tuesday. “We are profoundly sorry. We did not have an indication that the checks had not been done,” Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud told reporters […]
Continue ReadingBillionaire Elon Musk has hinted at a reconciliation with US president Donald Trump as the pair shared a “lovely dinner” at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. The pair were joined by Mr Trump’s wife Melania, just hours after US missile strikes in Caracas led to the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The pair […]
Continue ReadingDeposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro declared himself “innocent” and a “decent man” as he pleaded not guilty to federal drug-trafficking charges in a US courtroom. “I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country,” Maduro told a judge. Maduro was making his first appearance in an American courtroom […]
Continue ReadingDeposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is making his first appearance in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used to justify capturing him and bringing him to New York. Maduro, wearing a blue jail uniform, and his wife were led into court at around noon for a brief, but required, legal proceeding […]
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