More than $300 million worth of cocaine has been found floating in a net in the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Police said Wednesday that the discovery of the 3.2 tons of drugs – which is believed to have been destined for Australia – has dealt a “significant blow to an …
Read More »Syrian infant whose mother appears to have given birth while buried underneath ruble saved by rescue crew
Residents digging through a collapsed building in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble from this week’s devastating earthquake, relatives and a doctor said Tuesday. The newborn girl’s umbilical cord was still connected to her …
Read More »Steady rains trigger mudslides that killed at least 36 in Peru
Landslides triggered by steady rains swept mud, water and rocks into several villages in southern Peru, killing at least 36 people, authorities said Monday. Wilson Gutierrez, a civil defense official in the Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel municipality in Camana province, told local radio RPP that 36 bodies had been recovered in …
Read More »Russia’s Wagner forces accused of using drugs to bolster stamina on the front lines
Russia’s infamous Wagner Group has been accused of supplying its troops with drugs to increase stamina on the front lines as the war nears the one-year mark and Russian causalities mount. Fierce fighting continues to rage in the Donbas region and despite months of heavy warfare and concentrated efforts by …
Read More »Earthquake in Turkey, Syria is deadliest in a decade as deaths pass 9,400
Massive earthquake strikes Syria and Turkey WARNING: Graphic Footage – Correspondent Alex Hogan reports on the Middle East earthquake that stunned the region on Monday morning, killing thousands on ‘Special Report.’ The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has killed more than 9,400 people, making it the deadliest seismic event in …
Read More »Zelenskyy visiting UK for first time since Russia invaded in 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to visit the United Kingdom on Wednesday, his first trip to the area since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The British government said Zelenskyy would first visit Britain, where he will meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and make an address to …
Read More »24 people killed in 2nd day of fighting in Somaliland
At least 24 people were killed and another 53 injured in a second day of heavy fighting in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, two doctors said, after local leaders declared their intention to rejoin federal Somalia. Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained widespread international recognition …
Read More »China’s surprising intelligence operations take focus following ‘watershed’ spy flight
The American public may have hit a “watershed” moment in awareness and understanding of Chinese surveillance methods, creating the opportunity to understand some of the more surprising ways in which Beijing carries out its information-gathering operations. “What was interesting about this whole incident over the past week has been it …
Read More »Japanese court denies medical aid for children of Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors
A Japanese court on Tuesday rejected a damage suit filed by a group of children of Hiroshima atomic bombing survivors seeking government support for medical costs, saying the hereditary impact of radiation exposure is still unknown. A group of 28 plaintiffs whose parents suffered radiation exposure in the Aug. 6, …
Read More »British headteacher found dead in home along with husband, daughter
British police said Tuesday they have opened a homicide investigation after the headteacher of an elite private school was found dead along with her husband and 7-year-old daughter. Emma Pattison, 45, was found dead alongside her husband George, 39, and daughter Lettie in the early hours of Sunday at their …
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