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At least 12 injured in hot air balloon crash in Mexico

At least 12 injured in hot air balloon crash in Mexico


May 24, 2025
At least twelve people were injured in a hot air balloon crash near an archaeological site in Mexico on Friday, local authorities say. The balloon undertook a “forced landing” in San Martin de las Pirámides after hitting an air pocket, according to a statement from the Civil Protection Coordinator for the State of Mexico. The […]
Several people sustain ‘life-threatening’ injuries in knife attack at Hamburg’s Central Station, police say

Several people sustain ‘life-threatening’ injuries in knife attack at Hamburg’s Central Station, police say


May 24, 2025
Several people have sustained “life-threatening injuries” in a knife attack at Hamburg’s Central Station, German police said Friday evening. Police said they have arrested a 39-year-old woman, who they believe acted alone, after a major police operation. There are currently no reliable figures on the number of injured people, they added. Investigations into the incident […]
‘What was that bang?’ Footage captures sound of Titan sub’s implosion

‘What was that bang?’ Footage captures sound of Titan sub’s implosion


May 24, 2025
The apparent sound made when the Titan submersible imploded in June 2023 has been revealed in new footage released Thursday by the Marine Board of Investigation, the US Coast Guard’s highest level of inquiry. Cameras on the sub’s mother ship captured the moment when Wendy Rush – whose husband Stockton founded OceanGate, the company which […]
We’re ‘poker chips’: International Harvard students describe fear after Trump administration moves to revoke their enrollment

We’re ‘poker chips’: International Harvard students describe fear after Trump administration moves to revoke their enrollment


May 24, 2025
A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s ban on Friday, after the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college filed a suit in federal court. Harvard argued revocation of its certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program was “clear retaliation” for its refusal of the government’s ideologically rooted policy demands. “They’re literally like, teenagers, thousands […]
Mexican singer Julion Alvarez postpones Texas show after US visa allegedly revoked

Mexican singer Julion Alvarez postpones Texas show after US visa allegedly revoked


May 24, 2025
A popular Mexican singer, Julión Álvarez, says he and his band have had to cancel a show in Texas on Saturday night after the singer’s visa to enter the United States had been allegedly revoked. The band, called Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda, was due to play at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, around 30 […]
Russia attacks Ukrainian capital with missiles and drones, hours after prisoner swap begins

Russia attacks Ukrainian capital with missiles and drones, hours after prisoner swap begins


May 24, 2025
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack overnight into Saturday, just hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange. At least eight people were injured in the attacks, which triggered fires and left debris strewn in districts throughout the city, the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a […]
US moves to ease sanctions on Syria after Trump pledge

US moves to ease sanctions on Syria after Trump pledge


May 24, 2025
The Trump administration issued orders Friday to begin easing sanctions on Syria, marking a major policy shift after US President Donald Trump pledged earlier this month to roll back the measures during a trip to the Middle East. Trump administration officials had been carrying out quiet engagements for months to pave the way for sanctions […]
Part of southern France suffers power cut with Cannes festival also impacted

Part of southern France suffers power cut with Cannes festival also impacted


May 24, 2025
The local French authority forthe Alpes-Maritimes region said on Saturday that part of thearea was suffering a major electricity outage, including thetown of Cannes which is currently hosting its annual filmfestival. This is a developing story and will be updated. This post appeared first on cnn.com
Israel is facing unprecedented pressure from allies over its war on Gaza. Can they force it to change its ways?

Israel is facing unprecedented pressure from allies over its war on Gaza. Can they force it to change its ways?


May 24, 2025
After 19 months of pounding Gaza, Israel is now under growing pressure from unlikely quarters – some of its closest Western allies. Their patience has worn thin over Israel’s decision to expand the war and, in the words of one Israeli minister, “conquer” the territory – a move paired with plans to forcibly displace Gaza’s […]
A Gaza doctor went to work to save lives. Hours later, her children’s burned bodies arrived

A Gaza doctor went to work to save lives. Hours later, her children’s burned bodies arrived


May 24, 2025
Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home on Friday when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza. Hours later, the bodies of seven children – most of them badly burned – arrived at the hospital, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. They were […]
German tourist carrying ancient Roman artifact on e-scooter chased by Italian police

German tourist carrying ancient Roman artifact on e-scooter chased by Italian police


May 23, 2025
Italian police say they chased down a German tourist after spotting him transporting an ancient Roman artifact on a rented e-scooter. Officers apprehended the 24-year-old on Wednesday evening after he was spotted zipping down the historic Via Veneto near the US Embassy with the 30 kilogram (66lbs) marble base of an ancient column between his […]
Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Congo, not South Africa

Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from Congo, not South Africa


May 23, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. “These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of an article accompanied by […]
Prince William’s new docuseries spotlights ‘one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet’

Prince William’s new docuseries spotlights ‘one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet’


May 23, 2025
Wildlife rangers are being killed at a rate of nearly two a week, and it’s a toll Prince William has said the world can no longer ignore. This is the reality laid bare in “Guardians,” a new six-part docuseries from the Prince of Wales which offers a rare insight into the dangerous work of rangers […]
Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II

Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II


May 23, 2025
Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s eastern flank and declared Thursday that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as worries about Russian aggression persist. He said Berlin’s strengthening of its own military sends a signal to its allies to invest […]
China says Trump Harvard ban will ‘tarnish’ US image as students caught in crosshairs

China says Trump Harvard ban will ‘tarnish’ US image as students caught in crosshairs


May 23, 2025
The Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students has ricocheted across China, with officials and commentators seeing it through one lens: the growing rivalry between Washington and Beijing. “China has consistently opposed the politicization of educational collaboration,” a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday, adding that the US move “will […]