N Korea says US soldier crossed border seeking refuge from racism
Travis King slipped away while on a tourist tour around the Joint Security Area that separates North, South Korea.
Day: August 16, 2023
Canada’s Northwest Territories declares emergency due to wildfires
By Nia Williams and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -The government of Canada’s Northwest Territories declared a state of emergency on Tuesday due to wildfires that have largely destroyed one remote community and are also posing a risk to territorial c…
Russian drones threaten Ukraine’s key Danube River ports
Russian drones said to have entered Danube River area and air defences heard near ports of Izmail and Reni: Reports
Ex-chief of FBI’s NYC counterintelligence division pleads guilty to helping sanctioned Russian oligarch find dirt on enemies
NEW YORK — Former chief of the FBI’s New York City counterintelligence division Charlie McGonigal pleaded guilty in Manhattan Tuesday to helping a sanctioned Russian oligarch find dirt on his enemies after his retirement. The former special agent in c…
US Judge Shoots Dead Wife, Texts Colleague “I Won’t Be In Tomorrow”
A California judge charged with drunkenly killing his wife with a gun he kept in an ankle holster allegedly texted a colleague after the shooting to say “I won’t be in tomorrow. I will be in custody,” a court heard Tuesday.
Pauline Hanson wins appeal against $250,000 defamation finding awarded to Brian Burston
Burston, a one-time senator for One Nation, was ordered to pay his former leader’s legal costs for the initial defamation case and appealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily …
The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education
The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. He also i…
Ship sets sail from England to retrace Charles Darwin’s voyage nearly 200 years later
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Bank of Ireland IT Blunder Allows Customers To Withdraw More Money Than What’s Held In Their Accounts
Long lines have formed at ATMs around Ireland tonight as a cash machine glitch is allowing customers to withdraw more cash than they have in their accounts. Independent.ie reports: The fault with the online app allows people who have no money in their …
Janet Yellen inadvertently ate hallucinogenic mushrooms in China – and started a trend
‘I was not aware that these mushrooms had hallucinogenic properties. I learned that later,’ the US Treasury secretary told CNNUS treasury secretary Janet Yellen has started a craze in China for a magic mushroom-based dish called Jian shou qing, or “see…