$1 Billion in Cash Buys a Permanent Seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter does not mention the Palestinian enclave, suggesting a possibly broader mandate. Source link
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A surge in patriotism and fewer US trips
Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter EPA In the year since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term, he has brought with him significant global shifts. Like many countries, Canada – America’s closest neighbour to the north – has felt the impact and seen a change in the long-standing relationship with its close security…
Syrian army seizes country’s largest oil field from Kurdish forces
Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country’s largest oilfield. The Omar facility and nearby gas fields are under army control after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pulled back, officials and monitors say. Earlier the army captured the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates river. The push came after the…
What to know about ‘flashover fire’ dangers
The Boston Globe/Getty Images Warning: This article contains themes you may find upsetting Gina Russo was watching a gig with her husband-to-be, Fred Crisostomi, one night in 2003 when she realised something wasn’t right. Great White, an 80s hair-rock band, had opened their set with a thrash of guitar chords, as four large pyrotechnic flares…
Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island
Chris BockmanIn southern France Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP Alain Orsoni was shot at his mother’s funeral service in his native village of Vero The mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive from Ajaccio, the capital of the picture-postcard Mediterranean island of Corsica. In their midst was former nationalist leader Alain Orsoni, 71,…
Will Iran’s internet shutdown become permanent?
Joe Tidy,BBC cybersecurity correspondentand Farshad Bayan,BBC Persian NurPhoto via Getty Images Iran is 10 days into one of the most extreme internet shutdowns in history, with 92 million citizens cut off from all internet services and even disruption to phone and text messaging. The Iranian government cut off services on 8 January, apparently to stifle…
YouTube star touches hearts in Africa during first tour
Eswatini Tourism US YouTuber IShowSpeed took part in an initiation ceremony to become a warrior in Eswatini One of the world’s most popular content creators has been attracting huge crowds, mostly his young fans, as he undertakes a 20-nation tour of Africa, a continent he says is “full of surprises”. Pre-teen boys in Rwanda and…
Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, reports say
Soldiers are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a US defence official has told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. The official said the 1,500 soldiers, currently in Alaska, are an option for the US president if he decided to use active duty military personnel, as anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demonstrations continued in…
Man swims in flooded Sydney golf course after heavy rain
An Australian man took a dive into a flooded golf course on Sydney’s northern beaches as heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed coastal communities. Craig Finniss soaked up the opportunity by swimming a lap of the waterlogged course at Palm Beach. Residents in some nearby suburbs were ordered to evacuate their homes due to flash flooding,…
The South Korean millennials mocked for ‘trying too hard’
Instagram/@detailance Ji says he has become more self-conscious interacting with younger colleagues Ji Seung-ryeol, 41, prides himself on his sense of fashion. He diligently shares mirror selfies on Instagram, where everyone knows the more likes you get, the cooler you are. So he was bewildered to find out that men his age have become the…