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All About Donald Trump's New Air Force One: A $400 Million Jet Gifted By Qatar
The United States Air Force has introduced a new "bridge aircraft", a modified Boeing 747-8i, to support presidential travel amid delays in the long-term Air Force One replacement programme.
Woman Hailed As Hero For Saving Man's Life During New York Knicks Parade, Video Viral
Simone Kelly, EMT, saves a man from overdose using Narcan during a parade in New York.
Trump Calls Netanyahu "Warrior PM" As US Intel Warns He May Ruin Iran Deal
Trump had earlier fumed at Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon despite a deal with Tehran to end the war.
"I Was Trying To Be Funny, Not The Boss": Trump On Viral G7 Remark
The US president drew laughs on Wednesday from his fellow G7 leaders for his quip as he walked into a meeting on the last day of their summit when he said, "I'm the boss."
Nobel Prize Winner John Jumper Quits Google DeepMind For Anthropic
John Jumper won the chemistry Nobel Prize alongside Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis for creating an AI model that can predict the structure of proteins called AlphaFold.
"Be Quiet": Israeli Envoy, Top UN Official's Shouting Match At New York Meet
Israeli envoy Danny Danon clashed with UN official Vanessa Frazier over a report that blacklisted Israel for alleged sexual abuses in conflict.
"Lot Of People Had Broken Legs": Passenger Recounts UK Train Collision Horror
One person died and dozens were injured, 11 of them "very seriously", after two passenger trains collided near London on Friday.
‘It’s Russian roulette’: alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions
Exclusive: European Commission planning to rewrite key law to allow water-intensive mines in regions suffering from droughtThe European Commission plans to rewrite the EU’s flagship water protection law to speed up the development of critical minerals mines, despite many being located in drying and water-stressed regions, analysis has found.Mining is a water-intensive industry, requiring large volumes of water for ore processing, dust suppression, waste management and mine dewatering. While modern projects recycle water, they still require significant amounts, and in water-stressed regions those demands can add to pressure on already stretched rivers, aquifers and water supplies. Continue reading...
SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds
Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reducedDrivers who are told about the safety risks posed by SUVs to cyclists and pedestrians are very unlikely to be deterred from buying one, a new study has found.The findings indicate that if governments want to reduce the number of large, dangerous vehicles on the roads, it is likely to require financial penalties, according to the psychologists at Swansea University who led the research. Continue reading...
Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after deadly flareup disrupts opening of Iran talks
JD Vance pulls out of US-Iran meeting in Switzerland on implementation of peace deal after clashes in southern LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict.A meeting that was scheduled to take place on Friday between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland to discuss implementation of the new deal was cancelled when Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley that killed at least 47 people. Continue reading...
"World's Most Luxurious Plane": Trump Unveils Qatar-Gifted Air Force One
US President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a replacement Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar, which he dubbed a...
‘It’s a big mistake’: Israelis feel betrayed and angry after Iran peace deal
In ‘middle Israel’ there are fears Iran could rebuild stronger – and there is particular ire for Donald TrumpIn the Tree brasserie off Herzl Street in Rehovot, there was much that almost everyone agreed on. Few contested that the ceasefire deal concluded by Iran and the US a few days earlier was very bad for Israel. “We were betrayed by President Trump,” said Avi Perez, 55.They believed, too, that Israel, more than ever, was surrounded by danger that it would have to confront alone. “It is strange. One day we were in the [bomb] shelters with our children … The next day, everything is supposed to be normal. But nothing has been resolved,” said Shaham Nowick, 35, as he studied the menu. Continue reading...
