Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan minister and ally of Nicolás Maduro, has pleaded guilty to a US money laundering conspiracy and agreed to forfeit $195 million. Saab entered the guilty plea on Tuesday before a federal judge in Miami, Florida. Under the agreement, he will also cooperate with US prosecutors and faces a maximum sentence…
Three people have died after a helicopter crashed between two commercial buildings in Los Angeles, fire authorities said. The aircraft crashed in the Chatsworth neighbourhood shortly before 19:00 local time on Tuesday, near Lurline Avenue and Nordhoff Street. Los Angeles Fire Department spokespersons said the helicopter came down between two commercial buildings. One person was…
Dan Thomas has resigned as Reform Wales leader after police arrested him over alleged assault and controlling behaviour. Gwent Police arrested the 45-year-old on Sunday, 13 September, in the Aberbargoed area of Caerphilly. Officers later released him on bail as investigations continue. Thomas said police released him “without charge.” He also denied any wrongdoing. The…
Rail services across central and northern Netherlands faced major disruption on Tuesday after objects were deliberately placed on tracks at multiple locations. Rail operator ProRail said the incidents appeared to be an intentional disruption caused by human action. Police have launched a criminal investigation, but no suspects or motives have been identified. ProRail reported about…
Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its military helicopters during a monitoring operation in the Baltic Sea. Also summoning the Russian ambassador and triggering a sharp diplomatic exchange between Copenhagen and Moscow. The Danish armed forces confirmed that a Fennec helicopter was fired at on Monday. This…
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuania’s airspace overnight, according to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda. Lithuanian authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania near Kaunas shortly after midnight on Tuesday. The area borders Belarus, a close Russian ally. Nausėda said in a statement on X that NATO fighter jets destroyed the…
US President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns over artificial intelligence safety as a “hoax” while rejecting calls for stronger safeguards on the technology. Trump’s comments came as warnings from AI industry figures about the potential dangers of increasingly powerful systems intensified. Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, told the BBC that governments may eventually need to…
China has introduced new rules that expand the circumstances under which citizens can be prevented from travelling abroad. The regulations, which took effect on Tuesday, allow authorities to bar some citizens from leaving China for up to three years after they return from overseas. People deemed to have harmed China’s national security or interests while…
Uganda’s military has confirmed it will participate in Prince Harry’s Invictus Games after reversing a withdrawal announced just days ago, following a direct conversation between Buckingham Palace and Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces. The turnaround came after Sir Clive Alderton, the King’s principal private secretary, spoke by phone with General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. He conveyed that…
A Russian drone struck a Ukrainian train near the Poland border shortly after Boris Johnson and senior European security officials had passed through the area. The strike hit the train’s engine at Yahodyn, about 2km (1.2 miles) from the Polish border. No casualties were reported, and all passengers on the affected train were evacuated, Ukrainian…
