Phillip Blanks says the child’s mother was the “real hero”, after making the “ultimate sacrifice” to save her son’s life. Video footage shows the moment a toddler was caught by a former American football player after being thrown out of a burning building by his mother in Phoenix, Arizona. The …
Read More »EU executive says ‘significant’ differences in Brexit talks
The European Union’s executive said on Thursday that “significant divergences” persisted in its talks with Britain on their new relationship from 2021. Britain left the EU in January and is in a standstill transition period with the bloc to give the two sides time to forge a new relationship on …
Read More »Libya: UAE unacceptable in our political talks
Libya’s permanent representative to the UN said that his country “no longer accepts the UAE’s presence in its political dialogues”. This came during Taher al-Sunni’s speech at the UN Security Council session on Libya, late Wednesday in New York. “The UAE is involved in supporting the failed coup attempt in …
Read More »Three killed disposing explosives from Turkish firework factory (Videos)
Three Turkish security force members were killed on Thursday when a truck exploded in the northwest of the country as it carried explosives collected from a fireworks factory that blew up last week, the Interior Ministry said. Çok zor, çok acı… Allah geride kalanlara sabır versin?? #sakaryadapatlama #Sakarya pic.twitter.com/VKjMznkJ2f — …
Read More »Statue of Melania Trump set on fire in Slovenia
A quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump is reported to have been set on fire near her hometown in Slovenia, prompting its removal. Brad Downey, the American artist who commissioned the statue, said it was targeted on 4 July, Independence Day in the US. The Berlin-based artist …
Read More »Small plane engulfed in flames after crash landing in middle of Sao Paulo rush hour traffic (Videos)
Eyewitnesses could only look on in horror as a small private plane crash-landed on the streets of Sao Paulo, before exploding into flames. Emergency response teams were too late to save the sole occupant trapped inside. The tragic incident took place just outside of the Campo de Marte Airport in …
Read More »Afghanistan to release prisoners from Taliban list in push for talks
Afghanistan is to release more Taliban prisoners in the hope of getting peace talks going, a government spokesman said on Thursday, after the insurgent group provided the government with a revised list of several hundred of their detainees. Disagreement over about 600 prisoners from a total of 5,000 the Taliban …
Read More »Angering China, Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, extends visas
Australia said on Thursday it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to a new security law imposed there and announced measures to attract businesses from the Asian financial hub, provoking an angry response from Beijing. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the law introduced last week in …
Read More »Video: Indian gangster accused of killing eight policemen arrested from temple
Vikas Dubey, a notorious gangster behind a string of murders, kidnappings, and extortions, was arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police after massacring 8 cops in an ambush and spending days on the run. Dubey was apprehended after visiting a temple in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. A shopkeeper happened to recognize the …
Read More »Serbia Protests Meet Violent Response in Europe’s 1st Major Virus Unrest (Video)
To counter a second coronavirus wave, President Aleksandar Vucic announced a new lockdown. Protesters reacted with fury at his inconsistency, amid wider anger over his strongman leadership. Thousands of Serbs demonstrated for a second consecutive night on Wednesday in response to President Aleksandar Vucic’s management of the coronavirus crisis and …
Read More »China Says It Will Join Nuke Talks If US Agrees to Cut Stockpile
A senior Chinese arms control official has offered to enter U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty talks if Washington, D.C., agrees to nuclear parity with Beijing, and offers the official acknowledged will never be accepted. Fu Cong, director-general of the Department of Arms Control at China’s foreign ministry said Wednesday that Beijing …
Read More »Police ignored George Floyd’s ‘I can’t breathe’ plea: transcript
The former U.S. police officer charged in the death of George Floyd told him to stop shouting and save his breath as he knelt on his neck and Floyd gasped for air, according to a newly released transcript of police body camera footage. The death of Floyd, a Black man, …
Read More »Turkey announces naval drills off Libya coast
The Turkish Ministry of National Defence has announced that large-scale naval exercises off the Libyan coast will take place soon. According to the official statement, the expected maneuvers will be called “Naftex”, adding that the maritime exercises will take place off the Libyan coast in three different regions: Barbaros, Turgutreis, …
Read More »Australian city wakes to another lockdown as more state borders close
Australia’s second-most populous city began a six-week lockdown on Thursday following a spike in new coronavirus cases, as states around the country tightened internal borders to prevent a second wave sweeping the country. Australia has avoided the high casualty numbers of other countries to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed …
Read More »Can Trump keep his finances secret? US Supreme Court to rule on cases
Can Donald Trump refuse to hand over his financial records to Congress and New York prosecutors simply because he is president of the United States? The Supreme Court will rule Thursday on two related cases to answer this, with potentially widespread political implications. The decision by the nine justices could …
Read More »US Supreme Court upholds Trump’s expansion of ObamaCare birth control exemptions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Trump administration’s expansion of ObamaCare birth control exemptions for employers. The 7-2 decision stemmed from a highly litigated question that first arose in the early days of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA): Do employers who oppose birth control have to pay for …
Read More »Alphabet’s Loon launches balloon internet service in Kenya
Alphabet Inc began offering the world’s first commercial high-speed internet using balloons to villagers in remote regions of Kenya’s Rift Valley on Wednesday. The service is run by Loon, a unit of Google’s parent Alphabet, and Telkom Kenya, the East African nation’s third-largest telecoms operator. “Kenya is the first country… …
Read More »Ivory Coast’s prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies at 61
Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and its ruling party’s candidate for the October presidential election, has died, President Alassane Ouattara said on Wednesday, adding that the country was mourning. Gon Coulibaly, 61, became unwell during a weekly cabinet meeting and was evacuated to a hospital where he passed …
Read More »Florida hospitals running out of ICU beds as Coronavirus cases continue to surge
As Florida continues to battle one of the worst surges of coronavirus cases in the US, official numbers released on Tuesday show that the state’s hospitals are struggling to cope with the influx of Covid-19 patients. The data, which comes from the state health authority, show that more than four …
Read More »Delhi’s hospitals ‘at edge of overwhelming’ as coronavirus cases continue to soar: Report
Living in a country like India where there is such a stark divide between those who can afford private healthcare and those who cannot, Lakhjeet Singh’s family believed they had the means to access the best treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. So when the 68-year-old Delhi business owner started to …
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