“US approves $330 mil. arms sale to Taiwan .
The United States has announced a proposed 330-million-dollar weapons sale to Taiwan. It would be the first one since President Donald Trump took office in January. The Defense Department said Thursday the sale includes parts for Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighter jets and C-130 military cargo planes, and also covers technical and logistics support. The... Read More
Explosion hits police station in Kashmir Reuters, Indian media.
A blast has torn through a police station in India-administered Kashmir, sparking a fire. It comes amid heightened tensions in India after a deadly car explosion in New Delhi this week.A police station in Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir has been hit by an explosion, police said Friday. At least three people have died in the... Read More
Trump says he will take legal action against BBC over Panorama edit
Listen: “I have to do it” – Trump says he will sue the BBC over Panorama edit US President Donald Trump has said he will take legal action against the BBC over how his speech was edited by Panorama, after the corporation apologised but refused to compensate him. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force... Read More
Sweden: 3 killed after bus crashes into bus stop – DW –Sweden: 3 killed after bus crashes into bus stop
The driver of the bus has been arrested and there were no passengers on board At least three people were killed after double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Stockholm on Friday, police in the Swedish capital said. In a statement, police confirmed that three other people were injured, two of whom were brought to the hospital by ambulance for treatment. ... Read More
A Russian drone has slammed into a block of flats in eastern Kyiv, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, during a wave of strikes throughout the Ukrainian capital.
As emergency workers sifted through the wreckage in the Lisovyi area, one Kyiv resident called Vita described how the drone had pierced the building, exploding on the other side. Meanwhile, Ukraine stepped up its attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure, with drone strikes on one of its biggest export terminals in Novorossiysk, on the Black Sea... Read More
Italy Probes ‘War Tourists’ in Sarajevo Siege
Prosecutors in Italy are investigating possible Italian snipers who may have paid the Bosnian Serb army during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo to be allowed to shoot civilians for sport, local media reported. According to La Repubblica daily, the investigation opened by Milan prosecutor Alessandro Gobbis for voluntary manslaughter seeks to identify Italians who between... Read More
EU Court Rules Gin Must Contain Alcohol
Beverage Called A beverage called “gin” must contain alcohol and juniper berries, and have an alcohol content of at least 37.5%, Europe’s top court has ruled. A German group took exception to a “Virgin Gin” non-alcoholic product. ‘Gin’ must contain alcohol, top European court says Symbolic, undated image of two iced gin and tonics with... Read More
Review Finds Sara Sharif Was Failed by Safeguarding System
Two years after her death, an independent review has shed new light on the failings that led to the death of ten-year-old Sara Sharif. Will Tullis reports. Ten-year-old Sara Sharif, who was murdered by her father and stepmother after a campaign of abuse, was “failed by the safeguarding system” in multiple ways throughout her short... Read More
MrBeast Opens Pop-Up Amusement Park in Riyadh
RIYADH: MrBeast, the world’s most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday (Nov 13), the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to become a major entertainment hub. “Beast Land”, open from November 13 to December 27, features several obstacle course-like challenges similar to... Read More
Saudi, US to Launch Investment Forum in Washington
A Saudi-American investment forum is set to take place in Washington on November 19 during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United States, according to a Reuters source. The summit will take place after the Saudi Crown Prince meets President Trump at the White House on Nov. 18, a White House official told... Read More