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‘Safety mechanism’: UN rules out sabotage behind Trump’s escalator stopping abruptly, says it was a feature

The United Nations issued a statement on Tuesday after President Donald Trump took to social media to complain about technical glitches during his visit to UN headquarters in New York, where an escalator carrying him and First Lady Melania abruptly stopped after moving only a short distance.“The safety mechanism is designed to prevent people or […]

Norway: Nordic nations embrace total defence as risk of sabotage, war rises | World News

The above-ground entrance to a public shelter, which can fit around 450 people in case of crisis or war, is seen in Kongsberg, Norway (Image credit: AP) In 1944, Norwegian resistance fighters in the town of Kongsberg blew up a factory making cannons for occupying Nazi German forces during World War II. More than 80 […]

Fire cuts power to 45,000 in French Riviera, sabotage suspected | World News

French Riviera authorities said Sunday they are boosting security around electricity grid sites after an overnight fire in a substation that cut power to 45,000 people, and a massive blackout during the Cannes film festival blamed on sabotage.A blaze hit an electricity transformer in the western part of the city of Nice, knocking out power […]

‘More than a coincidence’: UK terror police investigate Heathrow fire as experts suspect Russian sabotage

This image taken from video shows firefighters working to secure the area of a fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire Thursday night and lead to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London. (Pic credit: AP) British counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation into a massive fire at an electrical substation near […]