‘Great threat’: Venezuela claims 5 US combat planes near coast; denounces ‘harassment’ | World News

Venezuela claims 5 US combat planes near coast Venezuela defence minister on Thursday accused the United States of threatening its national security after at least five American combat planes approached its coastline. In a televised address, defence minister Vladimir Padrino said the country’s air defenses and the tracking systems of its largest airport “detected more […]

Ship struck in Gulf of Aden: Suspected missile sets vessel ablaze off Yemen coast; Houthi role suspected

A suspected missile strike, likely from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, caused a vessel to catch fire in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. Initial reports indicated no casualties.Media outlets in Yemen, quoted by Associated Press, indicated a possible ballistic missile was launched from Houthi-controlled areas.The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported that a […]

What is the Fujiwhara Effect: Understanding how Atlantic storms Humberto and 94L could threaten the US East Coast | World News

The Atlantic Ocean may witness one of meteorology’s rarest and most intriguing phenomena this week as Tropical Storm Humberto and a nearby developing system, Invest 94L, move closer together. These storms could interact through the Fujiwhara Effect, a complex dynamic where two cyclonic systems orbit around a shared center. While more common in the western […]

Powerful earthquake at Russian coast: Far East hit with tremors of magnitude 7.4; ‘hazardous’ waves possible

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck off Russian Far East’s Kamchatka on Saturday, USGS reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that “hazardous” waves were possible along coasts within 300 kilometres of the epicentre.In July, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Kamchatka peninsula, unleashing tsunamis up to four metres high across the Pacific. The […]

Watch: US coast guard blows up drug boat in Caribbean; seizes 13,000 pounds of cocaine

The US coast guard destroyed a drug-laden boat bound for the United States, seizing nearly 13,000 pounds of cocaine in a high-profile operation. A video posted on X Wednesday shows the vessel being blown up into flames as authorities carried out the strike.“ASMR: @USCG captures, burns, and sinks a drug boat. Over the weekend, as […]

Hippo horror in Ivory Coast: Boat capsizes on Sassandra River, throwing people into water; children among 11 go missing

At least 11 people, including women, children, and a baby, are missing after a hippopotamus capsized a passenger boat on the Sassandra River in western Ivory Coast on Friday, authorities said.The boat, carrying 14 passengers, overturned in Buyo on the morning of September 5 after a hippo collided with it, according to the nation’s minister […]

Massive drug haul: US Coast Guard seizes record 76,000 pounds of cocaine, marijuana off Florida coast; contraband worth half a million | World News

US Coast Guard seizes record 76,000 pounds of illegal drugs off Florida coast (Pic credit: AP) The US Coast Guard on Monday announced that it had seized more than 76,000 pounds of narcotics off the coast of Florida, the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency. In a statement, […]

Hurricane Erin nears US East coast: North Carolina’s outer banks hit; NHC warns of ‘life-threatening surf and currents’ | World News

Hurricane Erin nears US East coast: North Carolina’s outer banks hit; NHC warns of ‘life-threatening surf and currents’ (Pic credit: AP) The National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned of “life-threatening surf and currents” along much of the US East coast as Hurricane Erin’s outer bands brushed North Carolina on Wednesday evening.A storm surge warning was issued […]

Mega-tsunami warning: Could a 1,000-foot tsunami hit the US Pacific Coast? Scientist raises alarm | World News

Scientists are warning of a potentially catastrophic mega-tsunami that could strike parts of the US Pacific Coast, triggered by a major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ). Stretching roughly 600 miles from Northern California to Vancouver Island, this fault line accumulates massive tectonic stress as the Juan de Fuca Plate slides beneath the North […]