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Wildfire erupts near Kelowna airport: Tactical evacuations ordered, flights suspended amid firefighting efforts – video

Wildfire near Kelowna airport (Castanet.news) A fast-moving wildfire that broke out behind Kelowna International Airport in British Columbia on Sunday prompted tactical evacuations, grounded dozens of flights, and led to a temporary closure of airport airspace, local authorities confirmed.The blaze ignited in the Ellison area, just north of the airport, and quickly spread due to […]

Traffic suspended after blast at rail link in Balochistan

KARACHI: A railway employee was injured and traffic was suspended at one of the most important links following a bomb blast in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Monday, an official said.The explosion targeted the track linking Mach and Ab-e-Gum area in the northwestern province, disrupting traffic, the official said.A spokesperson for the Pakistan Railways said […]

Airports grounded, skies on alert: Flights suspended as Russia fends off huge Ukrainian drone attack

Russian authorities say they repelled a major Ukrainian drone attack, with over 100 drones intercepted late Tuesday and early Wednesday across several regions, including near the capital.According to a post on Telegram by Russia’s defence ministry, 112 Ukrainian drones were “destroyed and intercepted” across six regions within a three-hour span before midnight. The drones targeted […]

21 University of Washington students suspended for pro-Palestinian protest

Damage is seen to a CNC machine inside of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building on University of Washington’s campus after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space in Seattle (Image: AP) The University of Washington has suspended the 21 students arrested earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest, the school announced Wednesday. The […]

UK Nurse Suspended: UK nurse claims she was suspended for ‘misgendering’ trans prisoner

File photo: Suspended nurse Jennifer Melle (Picture credit: X) A senior NHS nurse on Sunday was suspended after addressing a transgender paedophile as “Mister” and later speaking publicly about the incident. Jennifer Melle, 40, was escorted from St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, Surrey, in tears following a short meeting with a manager last week, Daily […]

Labour MP Dan Norris suspended after arrest over rape and child abuse allegations

British MP Dan Norris has been suspended from the Labour party following his arrest on suspicion of rape and child sex offences.The 65-year-old, who represented North East Somerset and Hanham and is a former Labour minister, was taken into custody on Friday after police searched his constituency home. He has also been arrested on suspicion […]

Brooklyn tragedy: Mother and two daughters killed in car crash by driver with suspended license

A mother and her two young daughters were killed in Brooklyn when a driver with a suspended licence crashed into an Uber before hitting the family. Her four-year-old son is in critical condition. The accident occurred in the Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood of Gravesend, where nine people were injured. The driver and Uber driver were hospitalized, […]