Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has changed the venue of the party celebrating his wedding with former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez, following protests against the event scheduled for the weekend in the Italian city of Venice.The wedding party, which was rumoured to be held this Saturday in a popular and central nightlife area, in Cannaregio’s…
Representative Image (AI-generated) A large brush fire erupted Tuesday afternoon in the Wetlands Park area of Clark County, burning over 100 acres of land and prompting a significant multi-agency response, as reported by KTNV. The Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) and the US bureau of land management are leading efforts to contain the blaze. Additional…
Secretary of state Marco Rubio stands behind US President Donald Trump. (Pic credit: AP) It seems like US President Donald Trump will buck Europe’s demand to impose more sanctions on Russia as secreatry of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday emphasised that America still wants room to negotiate a peace deal.In an exclusive talk with Politico,…
Truck hangs from collapsed bridge in China after landslide, driver rescued in daring operation (Video credit: Reuters) In a dramatic and heart-stopping incident caught on camera, a cargo truck was left dangling from a collapsed highway bridge in China’s southwestern Guizhou province after a landslide triggered by torrential rains struck on Tuesday morning, June 24.The…
Chris Pappas (left-X@ChrisPappasNH) and Scott Brown (AP) Former ambassador and former senator Scott Brown launched his campaign for senate in the swing state of New Hampshire on Wednesday.“I’m running for the United States senate to restore common sense, keep our border secure, and fight for our New Hampshire values,” Brown, a Republican, said in a…
A civil court in Nantes ruled Tuesday that the French government bore partial responsibility for the 2016 death of Jean-Rene Auffray, a 50-year-old jogger who suffered rapid pulmonary oedema, which sees the lungs fill with liquid, after he inhaled high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide on a beach in western Brittany.In a statement, the court said…
File photo: US President Donald Trump, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Image credit: AP) In the last 24 hours, the Israel-Iran war took several dramatic turns, with US President Donald Trump making fast diplomatic moves to present himself as a peacekeeper in the conflict.The world watched closely as tensions…
The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday released a report claiming that Islamic State-linked militants from the regional Islamist terror group al-Shabab have kidnapped at least 120 children in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province since the start of the year.HRW says al-Shabab, which is not tied to the Somali terror outfit of the same…
Syria: IS splinter group behind church bombing (Image: AP) On Tuesday, the Islamic State (IS) splinter group Saraya Ansar al-Sunna (Brigade of Sunni Supporters) claimed responsibility for the deadly Sunday bombing of a Greek Orthodox Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus.The incident happened when a member of the group blew himself up at the doors…
ECOWAS gets a new leader at pivotal time for West Africa (Image: AP) Nigerian President Bola Tinubu led the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for just under two years as its rotating chairman. But, in that short period, the main political and economic body in the region witnessed some of the biggest challenges…
