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2 US Troops Go Missing During Joint Military Exercise In Morocco
US, Moroccan and other partner forces have launched coordinated search-and-rescue operations to find the service members
Merz ‘not giving up on working with Trump’ despite Iran war spat
German chancellor downplays US military drawbacks and president’s barbs in TV interviewThe German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has said he will not give up on working with the US president, Donald Trump, despite a spat between the leaders over the war in Iran.“I am not giving up on working on the transatlantic relationship,” Merz told the public broadcaster ARD in an interview due to air on Sunday night. “Nor am I giving up on working with Donald Trump.” Continue reading...
Inside Pentagon AI Deals: Why Google, SpaceX, And OpenAI Are Joining The Frontlines
The US Department of Defence has secured deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon to deploy artificial intelligence across its highly classified networks, aiming to enhance decision-making and establish an AI-first fighting force.
Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
Further three people taken ill, including 69-year-old Briton reported to be in intensive care in South AfricaThree people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic.One case of hantavirus infection had been confirmed and there were five additional suspected cases, the World Health Organization told Agence France-Presse on Sunday. Continue reading...
California, Arizona and Nevada propose water-saving plan for Colorado River
Proposal includes cutbacks for three years as negotiations over future of shrinking reservoirs have been unsuccessfulThe states of California, Arizona and Nevada have proposed voluntary water-saving measures for the next three years aimed at buying time while negotiations remain deadlocked over the future of shrinking reservoirs filled by the Colorado River.The Colorado River provides water to some 40 million people in the American west. But the two massive reservoirs filled by the river, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, both stand at historically low levels, after consistent overdrawing coupled with reduced snowpack and warming from climate change. Continue reading...
Teens storm Scientology church in New York in latest ‘speed running’ incident
Group broke through locked door in Manhattan, damaging property and injuring a staff member, church saysA group of youths forced their way into a Scientology church in New York on Saturday in the latest in a string of nationwide “speed running” incidents that have gone viral on social media in recent weeks.The group broke through a locked door to gain entry to the Church of Scientology on West 36th Street in Manhattan, throwing objects, damaging the property and injuring a staff member as worshippers and visitors attended a seminar, the church said in a statement to the Guardian. Continue reading...
Trump’s disapproval rating hits record high, new poll shows
Disapproval rose to 62%, the worst of his two terms in office, amid economic issues since launching his war against IranSix months out from November’s midterm US elections, Donald Trump’s disapproval rating has reached 62% – the worst of his two terms in office – according to a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.The US president received his worst ratings on the cost of living and other economic issues since launching his deeply unpopular war against Iran in February, which has plunged the global economy into an oil crisis and sent gas prices rocketing to a four-year high. Continue reading...
Kenya’s rainy season turns deadly again, with 18 killed and 54,000 households hit over a week
Police in Kenya say 18 people have died over the last week due to flooding during ongoing heavy rains, with most of the deaths attributed to drowning
Jeanine Pirro says evidence shows suspect shot officer at White House press dinner
US attorney says ‘we can establish’ pellet from defendant’s gunshot was ‘intertwined with fiber of vest’ of federal agentThe US government has evidence that a federal agent was shot by the suspect during an alleged recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the US attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday.“We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant’s Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer,” Pirro said on CNN. Continue reading...
Lightning may have sparked fire destroying top US marine science lab, officials say
About 200 firefighters responded to devastating blaze at University of South Florida’s lab on SaturdayOfficials are investigating whether a huge fire that destroyed a top marine science laboratory at the University of South Florida may have been caused by a lightning strike.Despite a massive response from local fire crews the Marine Science Laboratory building was completely destroyed after the blaze began on Saturday. Continue reading...
Two people dead after explosion at house in Bristol
Avon and Somerset police declare major incident and say cause is being treated as suspiciousTwo people have died and three people, including a child, have been injured after an explosion at a house in Bristol that police have said is “suspicious”.Avon and Somerset police were called to the house in Sterncourt Road at about 6.17am on Sunday for a “domestic-related incident”, Supt Matt Ebbs said. Continue reading...
Cubans struggle to survive on pocket-size government ration books as products dwindle
Cuba's pocket-size government ration book has been circulating for more than six decades
