An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, killing five people and seriously injuring five others. The crash also triggered a major emergency response that grounded all flights at one of the country’s busiest international airports. The Boeing 767-300, operated by charter company 21…
Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland party has won a decisive victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, securing 43.8 percent of the vote in state elections on Sunday. Preliminary results show the AfD falling short of an outright majority, heading for approximately 39 seats in the 83-seat state parliament. However, 42 is what is needed for…
Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging after an Egyptian court convicted her and eleven other defendants on drugs charges, in one of the country’s most high-profile criminal cases in recent years. Khalifa is best known for hosting a television programme called Mission Impossible, which focused on crime issues. According…
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are heading to Kyiv on Sunday after spending three hours in closed-door talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at his official Moscow residence on Saturday. A meeting whose outcome both sides describe in broadly positive but carefully guarded terms. The White House said the envoys had “discussed substantive…
US forces have struck and destroyed three Iranian crude oil tankers in retaliation after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at an American aircraft carrier and destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz region, US Central Command confirmed on Saturday. CENTCOM said two of the Iranian tankers were “permanently disabled” and a third was…
Two of Donald Trump’s most senior envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have arrived in Moscow for weekend talks aimed at breaking the deadlock in efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The envoy also has plans to travel to Kyiv on Sunday for a separate round of discussions with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump told…
Romanian prosecutors have charged social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate with further alleged trafficking and sex offences. The brothers are accused of making more than $1.2m by coercing a girl into performing sex acts during video chats, according to Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT). Andrew Tate faces charges of trafficking minors,…
The United Nations General Assembly has backed a resolution calling for wider use of a world map that more accurately represents Africa’s enormous size. The “Correct the Map” resolution, sponsored by Togo and supported by African Union members, passed with 164 votes in favour. France and the UK were among those supporting the resolution. The…
Rescuers in Nepal are racing to reach dozens of workers trapped underground after two men were found alive nine days after devastating flash floods. The discovery at the Trishuli 3A hydropower site has renewed hopes of finding more survivors. Rescuers also recovered the body of a third person from the tunnel. The floods swept through…
A 12-year-old boy has died after the car he was travelling in was struck by a train at a level crossing in County Mayo, Ireland. Gardaí and emergency services responded to the collision at Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis at about 20:45 local time on Thursday. The boy was a passenger in the car and was pronounced…
