ABC News has obtained a new set of images showing damage to American military assets across the Middle East from Iranian missile and drone attacks, adding to a growing body of evidence suggesting the Pentagon has significantly understated how much punishment US bases in the region have actually absorbed since fighting resumed with Iran earlier … Read more
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been withdrawn from public engagements after falling ill following his return from the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, his office confirmed Wednesday, leaving both of the country’s top two leaders sidelined from official duties at the same time. The announcement came just two days after Ramaphosa touched down in … Read more
Indian Officials Debunk Viral Claims That Multiple World Leaders Fell Ill After BRICS Summit A wave of viral social media posts claiming that several world leaders fell sick after attending the BRICS Summit in New Delhi has been officially labeled misleading by India’s Ministry of External Affairs, though one piece of the story checks out: … Read more
The European Union is preparing to unveil one of the most sweeping child safety proposals to reach Brussels’ formal legislative pipeline, a law that would block children under 13 from opening social media accounts entirely and introduce new restrictions on how teenagers interact with AI chatbots, video-sharing platforms, and online games. European Commission President Ursula … Read more
The United Arab Emirates is actively working with foreign governments to get removed from their travel advisory lists, a campaign that comes just as hotel occupancy in Dubai has rebounded to its strongest level since war broke out between the United States and Iran earlier this year. The push reflects how directly government travel warnings … Read more
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone, the latest in a long and escalating string of claimed downings stretching back to late February, when a renewed US-Israeli military campaign against Iran began. The IRGC credited the shootdown to what it described as a modern, advanced air-defense system, with … Read more
Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 Suffers Mid-Air Structural Failure, Forces Emergency Return to Mashhad A domestic flight in Iran turned into a genuinely terrifying ordeal for passengers this week after a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 experienced a landing gear failure shortly after takeoff, triggering violent vibrations that tore loose sections of the cabin ceiling and sent … Read more
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo dispersed opposition protests in several cities on Tuesday, firing tear gas and warning shots in the capital Kinshasa as hundreds of demonstrators marched against proposed constitutional changes that critics say could pave the way for President Felix Tshisekedi to seek a third term in office. The protests, coordinated … Read more
A television news helicopter covering a fatal Metro bus crash in the San Fernando Valley went down and burst into flames Tuesday evening, killing three people in a tragedy that unfolded live on air and left a visibly shaken Los Angeles news community reeling hours later. The crash happened in the Chatsworth neighborhood, a short … Read more
The World Trade Organization issued one of its starkest warnings in years on Tuesday, telling its 166 member governments that the rules underpinning global commerce have failed to keep pace with a rapidly changing world and risk breaking apart into competing regional blocs unless members commit to substantial reform. The warning, delivered in the WTO’s … Read more