The regional source suggested that while the deal was closer than ever, it was not fully formed yet. US and Israeli officials cautioned no green light had been given to mediators yet. In recent days Hezbollah has been considering a US-Israeli proposal for a 60-day pause in fighting that some…
The engine of a Russian-made passenger plane caught fire after landing at southern Turkey’s Antalya Airport on Sunday, the Turkish transport ministry said in a statement. The ministry said landings at the airport were suspended until 3 a.m. local time while authorities towed the plane from the runway. All 89…
The father of an Australian teenager who died from methanol poisoning while on a backpacking holiday has issued a plea to the Laos government to fully investigate his daughter’s death and ensure such incidents don’t happen again. Bianca Jones, 19, was one of six foreign tourists who died in a…
“The city’s special services are working at the scene and leading the rescue efforts, as well as crews from the Vilnius Airport Fire Service,” the airport spokesperson said. The incident happened at about 5.30 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET) near Zirniu Street, south of the capital. The spokesperson said…
A massive fire tore through a coastal shanty town in the Philippine capital on Sunday, leaving at least 2,000 families homeless as flames billowed for nearly eight hours. Drone footage from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office showed raging orange flames razing densely packed stilt homes in Isla…
At least five people have died as Storm Bert swept across the United Kingdom, causing power outages and widespread train and flight cancelations. Dramatic footage which emerged over the weekend showed rivers in Wales, one of the hardest hit areas, bursting their banks to submerge low-lying streets and vehicles parked…
Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), Russia’s state-owned diamond miner, plans to suspend certain operations and reduce its workforce in 2025 as it confronts falling global diamond prices and the impact of international sanctions. CEO Pavel Marinychev outlined the measures during an interview with local media in Yakutia, the company’s primary production hub, as…
First Helium Inc. (‘First Helium’ or the ‘Company’) (TSXV: HELI) (OTCQB: FHELF) (FRA: 2MC) today announced that it has completed its field survey activities and selected the surface location for its Leduc anomaly test well planned for drilling this winter. The survey will be used to prepare necessary regulatory applications…
Kirra Pendergast talks to thousands of teenagers each year in her role as a cyber safety educator. She knows what they get up to online – the texting, the bullying, the sextortion, the threats – but nothing prepared her for the hostility she faced this month in a roomful of…
The police chief in a small town in central Mexico took his own life Friday as troops closed in to arrest him as part of anticorruption raids that also detained several other top police commanders and a mayor in other towns. The massive, near-simultaneous raids, which federal officials called “Operation…