Warning: Viewers may find the footage distressing Video shows the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper. Eyewitnesses told Reuters news agency that an aircraft the size of a car…
Universal Pictures will forgo so-called “word-of-mouth” screenings for social media influencers ahead of the July 17 release of director Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” opting instead to screen the film exclusively for professional critics following its world premiere, the Hollywood Reporter…
He confirmed this was the first time that charges had been brought against anyone for offences related to contracting, consenting to or facilitating child marriage. “Before 2024 we had conflicting pieces of legislation one of which – the Customary Marriage…
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed major weapons tests and called for the military’s “deadly and destructive offensive posture” to be bolstered, state media reported Friday, as South Korea announced it would drastically boost its drone…
The US has sanctioned a major gold refinery in Rwanda and two of its executives, accusing them of smuggling minerals from rebel-controlled areas of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Washington alleged what it described as a “network” was collaborating with…
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Defense Ministry announced Friday that it would train 500,000 “drone warriors” in a major shift into the asset class that is dominating warfare in Ukraine. Questions hang, however, over operational doctrine and manufacturing capacity,…
To go faster and deeper will require advances in drilling technologies. Companies are developing drilling equipment that is more stable when breaking through hard rock at high temperatures. Some firms are even aiming to penetrate rock without using standard drills….
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani barreled into City Hall vowing to tackle the city’s notoriously high cost of living, partly by fulfilling a campaign promise repeated with almost monomaniacal zeal in social media ads, speeches and…
The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has paused the planned evacuation of more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo ship passing through the waterway was attacked. IMO chief Arsenio Dominguez said several boats had…
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings Thursday and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured….
UK meat giant Cranswick has acquired a stake in The Jolly Hog, a local business focused on “higher welfare” pork. In a statement, the companies said Cranswick will be The Jolly Hog’s “long-term manufacturing partner”. The financial terms of the…
Comedian Tom Segura hinted at his split from wife Christina Pazsitzky by not wearing his wedding ring on his latest podcast episode. Segura ditched his ring for Monday’s episode of his “2 Bears, 1 Cave” podcast that he co-hosts with…
President Donald Trump on Monday sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by former presidents on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern…
