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Mysterious white balloons seen near North Korea’s 5,000 ton sunken warship, what are they?

North Korean destroyer after it suffered a failed launch (Image credit: AP) North Korea might be using balloon-like structures around its most advanced and largest naval vessel, after last week’s failed launch left 5,000-ton warship partially submerged. Satellite images from Maxar Technologies reveal over a dozen white, balloon-like objects have been deployed around the wreckage […]

Russian captain denies manslaughter in North Sea collision, faces UK trial in January | World News

The Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a US tanker in the North Sea pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of one of his crew at a U.K. court hearing on Friday. Vladimir Motin, 59, from St Petersburg, appeared by video link from prison for the pretrial hearing at London’s Central Criminal […]

Trump administration sues North Carolina election board over missing voter ID numbers

US President Donald Trump has filed lawsuit against North Carolina’s election board (Image credit: AP) The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against North Carolina’s election board for violating a federal law regarding voter registrations. As per the accusations, the board has failed to collect mandatory ID numbers from some voters during registration.The US Department […]

King Charles’ message to Trump as he opens Canada’s parliament: ‘True North is indeed strong and free’

King Charles delivers a historic speech opening the Canada Parliament today. King Charles, the head of the Canadian state, referred to Canada’s anthem and reiterated that ‘the true north is indeed strong and free’ in what seemed like a message to US President Donald Trump who wants to make Canada its 51st state. The throne […]

‘Hell-bent on militarising outer space’: North Korea slams Trump’s Golden Dome plan

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump (AP photos) North Korea slammed US president Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield project on Tuesday, calling it a “very dangerous” move that threatens global security and accelerates the weaponisation of space. In a memorandum released by its foreign ministry, North Korea said the initiative was a direct challenge […]

North Carolina’s high court says elections board shift can continue while appeals carry on

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (Image: AP) A divided North Carolina Supreme Court confirmed Friday that it was OK for a new law that shifted the power to appoint State Board of Elections members away from the Democratic governor to start being enforced earlier this month, even as the law’s constitutionality is deliberated. The Republican […]

North Korea vows to arrest those responsible for failed ship launch

Kim Jong Un (File Photo AP) SEOUL: North Korea said Friday it began steps to arrest and investigate those responsible for the failed launch of its second naval destroyer after leader Kim Jong Unexpressed fury over the incident that he said was caused by criminal negligence. The 5,000-ton-class warship was damaged when a transport cradle […]

‘Criminal act’: North Korea says ‘serious accident’ occurred during warship launch ceremony

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (AP Image) Calling “Serious accident” occurred at the shipyard a “criminal act,” North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un indicated that those responsible for these “irresponsible errors” would face consequences at an upcoming plenary meeting of the Party Central Committee next month. North Korea said that the accident occurred the previous […]

3 Climbers Die After Falling in North Cascades in Washington State

Three rock climbers were killed over the weekend and another was seriously injured when they fell nearly 200 feet while descending a steep gully in the North Cascades mountains in Washington State, the authorities said. The four men, whose names have not been released, were rappelling down a sheer rock face near the North Early […]

South Korea says North Korea has fired several missiles towards its eastern waters

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday fired several ballistic missilestowards its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a run of weapons tests that have raised animosity in the region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons fired from an area around the eastern port city of Wonsan were presumed to be short-range […]