Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens appears alive and well in this video released by a separatist group which has taken him hostage in West Papua.
Forensic probe confirms Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned to death after Pinochet coup
Pablo Neruda, the Chilean Nobel poet laureate, diplomat, and leftist politician who died days after Gen. Augusto Pinochet seized power in a 1973 U.S.-backed military coup, was poisoned to death, his nephew said Monday ahead of the expected publication…
U.S. arrests 4 more suspects with ties to Haitian president’s assassination
The squad of former Colombian soldiers are among dozens of suspects who carried out the July 2021 attack that authorities say originally was envisioned to be a coup.
KDE Plasma 5.27 Released
Long-time Slashdot reader jrepin writes: Plasma is a popular desktop environment, which is also powering the desktop mode on the Steam Deck hand-held gaming console. Today, KDE Community announced release of KDE Plasma 5.27, a Long Term Support (LTS) r…
Ghanian footballer Christian Atsu remains missing after Turkey earthquakes
Christian Atsu, who previously played for English clubs Chelsea and Newcastle, signed with Hatayspor in Turkey late last year.
Shoichiro Toyoda, who led Toyota’s surge into U.S. market, dies at 97
An engineer by training, Mr. Toyoda focused on turning the Toyota assembly line into one of the world’s most efficient and nimble.
Nikki Haley announces US presidential run
Invoking her background as “the proud daughter of Indian immigrants”, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley nee Nimrata Randhawa, formally announced that she is running for US Presidency in 2024, declaring that “it’s time for a new generation of l…
Mystery objects shot down over North America probably ‘benign’, US admits
Three objects shot down by fighter jets over North America in the past week probably had a “commercial or benign” purpose, the White House has admitted.
New Zealand fears more fatalities after cyclone kills 4
A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives and police have “grave concerns” for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
China’s economic recovery is off to a slow start
Preliminary economic data indicate overall growth isn’t yet roaring back since mainland China ended its Covid controls in early December.