The Frightening Precedents for Trump’s ‘Legal Abyss’
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Russia downs 170 drones, 8 Western-supplied missiles over Crimea, other regions
[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday said it has downed 170 drones and more than 10 guided missiles overnight over Crimea and several border regions with Ukraine. In a press release on its Telegram channel, the defence ministry said between 22:00 hours Friday and 05:00 hours Saturday, Russian air defence units have destroyed […]
Temu halts shipping goods from China directly to US customers
[ad_1] Temu, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has stopped shipping products directly from China to US customers. Instead, all orders will now be fulfilled from warehouses within the United States, a company spokesperson confirmed Friday.The move comes following the closure of a provision that previously permitted Chinese-made products valued up to $800 to enter the United […]
‘Fate loves irony’: Elon Musk, JD Vance defend Germany’s ‘right-wing extremist’ AfD
[ad_1] Elon Musk, AfD leader Alice Weidel and US Vice President JD Vance Tech billionaire Elon Musk and US Vice President JD Vance have come out in defense of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, after it was officially labeled a “proven right-wing extremist organisation” by the country’s Federal Office for the Protection of […]
Man accused of raping corpse on New York subway train is illegal immigrant who repeatedly crossed US border
[ad_1] A man accused of raping a corpse on a Manhattan subway train near the Whitehall Street station, is an undocumented immigrant who reportedly crossed the US border at least five times before being arrested for the disturbing act.Felix Rojas, aged 44, had crossed the US-Mexico border without authorisation“on several occasions” during the 1990s, before […]
Germany: 1 killed after car plows into crowd in Stuttgart
[ad_1] Scenes from the aftermath of incident (AP) A car drove into a crowd of people in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, killing one person and leaving several others injured, police said.After a preliminary investigation, Stuttgart Police said they believe it was a tragic traffic accident.The incident comes after a number of deadly car-ramming […]
UK court jails Ugandan judge over slavery conviction
[ad_1] A senior judge who worked for the United Nations as well as Uganda’s High Court has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison after she was convicted of enslaving a young woman to work as a maid in the United Kingdom.The Oxford Crown Court found that Lydia Mugambe had taken “advantage […]
Israel says intercepts missile fired from Yemen | World News
[ad_1] Representative Photo (Photo: AP) JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Saturday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels meanwhile reported several US strikes against their positions.The Iran-backed Huthis, who control large parts of Yemen, have launched missiles and drones targeting Israel and Red Sea shipping throughout the Gaza war, claiming to act […]
Musk’s dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote | World News
[ad_1] HOUSTON: Tech billionaire Elon Musk‘s dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality on Saturday, with voters set to green light Starbase as a new municipality.There’s little doubt over the outcome of the ballot that will likely name a senior SpaceX representative […]
Nigeria: Autistic teenager sets world painting record
[ad_1] Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke (Image Credit AP) In an effort to raise awareness of autism and the challenges faced by autistic people, a 15-year-old Nigerian boy has made global headlines after he set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas.Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, who is autistic, created a work of art with a multicolored ribbon, […]