BBC News: New Zealand officials say at least four people, including a child, have died in the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle, which has caused significant flooding and landslides across the North Island. On Wednesday, officials confirmed a child’s body was found in Hawke’s Bay, one of the worst-affected regions. Rescue helicopters there had rescued about […]
BBC News: US air safety officials say they will investigate why a Boeing 777 jet unexpectedly lost altitude and nearly plunged into the Pacific Ocean. United Airlines flight 1722 had left Maui on 18 December and was climbing when it suddenly plummeted 1,400ft (425m), reports say. It stabilised at just 775ft in altitude and went […]
BBC News: The first UN aid convoy has entered through a reopened border crossing into rebel-held north-western Syria, devastated by last week’s earthquake. The UN said 11 lorries crossed from Turkey at Bab al-Salameh on Tuesday. Many Syrians are angry over the lack of aid for the war-torn nation especially to rebel areas, after last […]
BBC News: A Chinese Communist Party official accused of overseeing human rights abuses has cancelled a visit to the UK. MPs urged the government to block Erkin Tuniyaz from travelling to London. The senior figure is governor of China’s north-western Xinjiang province. In 2021, MPs approved a non-binding Commons motion which declared Uyghur Muslims and […]
BBC News: Former President Donald Trump has lost a legal fight to overturn a $110,000 (£90,300) contempt of court fine, which he was ordered to pay to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office. An appeals court upheld the penalty, which was imposed after he failed to hand over files during an investigation into his […]
BBC News: Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, has announced she is a candidate to become US president in 2024. “Now is not the time to hold back. Now is the time for a strong and proud America,” she tweeted, linking to a campaign video. She is the second major […]
14 February, 2023, Thimphu: De-suung marked its 12th Raising Day today, with around 8,000 De-suups from across the country joining the celebrations at the Changlimithang Stadium. De-suung was established by Royal Charter in 2011 as a platform for trained volunteers to offer their services to the nation. Since then, 34,939 volunteers have been trained as […]
ABC News: BRUSSELS — Ukraine maintained its appeal for Western countries to provide it with fighter jets Tuesday, but the United States and its NATO allies and partners voiced more concern about Kyiv’s needs for large amounts of ammunition as the war with Russia approached its one-year anniversary. Ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine […]
BBC News: The UK must “wake up” to the threat posed by China’s challenges to global security, the ex-head of MI6 has said. Sir Alex Younger, who led the UK’s Intelligence Service between 2014 and 2020, said Western nations are “under full press of Chinese espionage”. US military have shot down four objects – including […]
BBC News: A head-on collision between a tour bus and an armoured cash-in-transit van has killed 20 people and wounded 68 others in South Africa. The vehicles collided on a motorway bridge and the bus then tumbled into the river below. “Three people were found deceased by the roadside and 16 down by the river,” […]
Reuters: WELLINGTON, Feb 14 – New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops. About 225,000 people were left without electricity. “It has been a big night […]
BBC News: The sensors from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down after crossing the US have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean, the US military says. Search crews found “significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and electronics pieces identified”, said US Northern Command. The FBI is examining the items, […]
