Tag: World
Titan Submersible Mission Halted by Mechanical Failure Claims
A testimony before a U.S. Coast Guard investigatory panel has revealed significant concerns regarding the safety of submersible missions conducted by OceanGate, the company behind the Titan vessel. A passenger who participated in a previous dive to the Ti...
Some Western nations may have ignored adoption fraud, Korean adoptees allege
im was caught in an adoption machine that sent hundreds of thousands of Korean children to families in the United States, Europe and Australia.
Twins conjoined at the head separated in marathon 14-hour surgery
Minal and Mirha, 11-month-old girls, were born fused at the head and shared several vital blood vessels.
Meet Moo Deng, the adorable baby hippo everyone is falling for
Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of animals in his care for years, but he never imagined the zoo's newborn pygmy hippo would become an internet megastar.
Ukraine bans Telegram app on state-issued devices, citing security fears
Despite the ban, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to continue using Telegram in his public communications since it is in his official capacity.
Israel says it made ‘targeted strike’ in Beirut as Lebanon reels from pager blasts
Hezbollah's leader on Thursday vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week’s deadly sabotage of its members’ communication devices.
Anxiety in Lebanon after pager explosions trigger a nation already on edge
Even in a country that has vaulted from one crisis to another for decades, the level of confusion, insecurity and anger is reaching new heights.
‘Russians at War’ producers threaten TVO with legal action for pulling film
A letter addressed to TVO's board and management demands that the network immediately reinstate its commitment to air the controversial documentary or face 'legal remedies.'
Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son died with Princess Diana, accused of multiple rapes
More than 20 women told the BBC that Mohamed Al-Fayed sexually assaulted them before the former Harrods owner died in 2023.
Israel’s focus shifts north as tensions climb after Hezbollah pager blasts
Speaking to Israeli troops on Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said, 'We are at the start of a new phase in the war.'
Bank of England holds key rate after U.S. Fed makes 1st cut in 4 years
The Bank of England kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at five per cent on Thursday, mere hours after the U.S. Federal Reserve had delivered an oversized rate cut.
Iranian hackers tried to send stolen Trump info to Biden campaign, FBI says
There's no evidence that any of the recipients responded, officials said, preventing the hacked information from surfacing in the final months of the closely contested election.
Associate of Frenchman on trial for mass rape admits to copycat abuse
Jean-Pierre Marechal, 63, told the French courtroom that Dominique Pélicot supplied the tranquilizers and acted as a mentor to him.
Canada, allies lay new Iranian sanctions 2 years after Mahsa Amini death
Included in Wednesday's sanctions are a dozen officials accused of killing and detaining protestors, suppressing protests in 2019 and 2022 and arresting journalists.
‘Canada does not view China as an adversary,’ ambassador says
Jennifer May said Canada no longer faces the green light of "business as usual" with China, but it's also past what she called the red-light scenario of 2018.
