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Ship attacked with gunfire, rocket-propelled grenades in Red Sea off Yemen: UK maritime agency

Gunmen aboard small boats launched a coordinated assault on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and small arms fire, according to international maritime monitors. British military officials later said the ship was taking on water and the crew was preparing to abandon the […]

2026 senate race: Scott Brown launches bid to flip battleground New Hampshire seat from blue to red; Pappas criticizes

Chris Pappas (left-X@ChrisPappasNH) and Scott Brown (AP) Former ambassador and former senator Scott Brown launched his campaign for senate in the swing state of New Hampshire on Wednesday.“I’m running for the United States senate to restore common sense, keep our border secure, and fight for our New Hampshire values,” Brown, a Republican, said in a […]

Trump likely to dump his red Tesla after ‘break up’ with Elon Musk. It was not a gift

Trump does not want to keep the Tesla he bought from Elon Musk. President Donald Trump is planning to get rid of the Tesla that he purchased from Elon Musk in March. It was a token gesture to encourage people to buy Tesla as Tesla shares fell and the Tesla vehicles came under attack from […]

‘Toms River is red and won’t stand…’: NJ bar drops Bruce Springsteen cover band over anti-Trump rants

NJ bar cancels Springsteen cover band over rocker’s anti-Trump comments A Springsteen tribute band has been dropped from a Jersey Shore venue after the owner took issue with the singer’s public comments criticising US President Donald Trump, reports the New York Post.The nine-member cover band, No Surrender, was set to play at Riv’s Toms River […]

Red carpet welcome? Saudi Arabia rolls out a lavender one for US president

Trump is greeted by Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh (NYT photo) No, don’t call it purple. When President Donald Trump disembarked from Air Force One in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, he stepped onto the rich lavender-colored carpet unfurled before him, just one feature of the lavish welcome extended to the visiting American leader on the […]

Donald Trump: Donald Trump fires copyright chief after AI report raises red flags

US President Donald Trump has dismissed Shira Perlmutter, the head of the US Copyright Office, just days after her office raised concerns over the use of copyrighted material in training artificial intelligence models. The move has triggered fierce backlash from Democrats, with accusations of executive overreach and interference in copyright regulation.According to CBS News, Perlmutter […]

Israel’s aid blockade to Gaza ‘unacceptable’: Red Cross | World News

GENEVA: The Red Cross denounced the human cost of the war raging in Gaza, slamming Israel’s “unacceptable” full blockade on aid into the besieged and conflict-ravaged Palestinian territory.Aid agencies have repeatedly warned of a growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, which they say has been exacerbated by an Israeli blockade on all aid since early March.“It […]

Second US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: A multi-million-dollar US warplane failed to land on the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea on Tuesday, the US military said, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week.The two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, worth around […]

Red Bull’s plans spark water scarcity fears near Berlin | World News

The small town of Baruth is just over an hour’s train ride out of Berlin. Some 4,500 people live here and in the 12 surrounding villages that make up the municipality. Forests and a few fields dominate the landscape.Two years ago, energy drinks maker Red Bull and its partner Rauch took over operations from a […]

‘Deadly blockade’ leaves Gaza aid work on verge of collapse: UN, Red Cross

Flag of UN organisation (Image: AP) GENEVA: Two months into Israel’s full blockade on aid into Gaza, humanitarians described Friday horrific scenes of starving, bloodied children and people fighting over water, with aid operations on the “verge of total collapse”.The United Nations and the Red Cross sounded the alarm at the dire situation in the […]