New York’s LaGuardia airport shut down as pilot, co-pilot killed in runway collision -A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck early on Monday on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and forcing a halt to flights, authorities and United States media reported.
AFP pictures showed the heavily damaged nose and cockpit section of the Air Canada Express plane, which had arrived from Montreal, on the tarmac flanked by emergency vehicles with their lights flashing. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the collision, US media including CNN and NBC reported. Another 13 people, including 11 passengers and... Read More
Blasts reported in Tehran as Israel says launched strikes-
TEHRAN: Explosions rang out in Tehran early Monday morning, Iranian media reported, as Israel announced it launched a fresh wave of strikes. “Explosion heard in Tehran,” local media Mehr posted on Telegram, while Fars news agency said airstrikes had targeted five areas of the Iranian capital and that “terrible sounds of explosions have been reported.”... Read More
Four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Hatzolah organization have been set ablaze overnight in north London, UK police say, adding that the incident is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime.
Police launchinvestigation after arson attack on ambulances in Golders GreenPolice have launched an investigation after four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community were set on fire in Golders Green, north London. The arson attack is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, police said. Officers remain on the scene where the four vehicles, belonging to... Read More
Cuba’s power grid collapsed on Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as the communist government battles with a decaying infrastructure and a US-imposed oil blockade-
The Cuban Electric Union, which reports to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, announced a total blackout across the island without initially giving a cause for the outage.From that moment, a cascading effect occurred in the machines that were online,” said a report from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, which activated “micro-islands” of generating... Read More
France’s Socialists hold onto power in major cities in election boost Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, succeeding fellow left-winger Anne Hidalgo
Socialists and allies held on to power France’s big four cities – Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille – on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year’s presidential elections. The new aspirants of the far-left and far-right also made gains – notably in Nice for an ally of Marine Le... Read More
The relegation six-pointer left Spurs one place and one point above the drop zone and raised further questions about the future of coach Igor Tudor-
“The season is tough, especially in this moment. Another very bad (result) for us,” said Tottenham captain Cristian Romero. “The situation is tough, but most important thing is play (every game) like a final now.” Fellow relegation-fighting Forest climbed above Spurs to 16th in the standings. The only positive on another miserable day for Tottenham... Read More
Iran’s IRGC commanding Hezbollah operations in Lebanon, PM Salam tells Al ArabiyaLebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in an interview with Al Arabiya on Sunday that members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are directing Hezbollah’s operations in its ongoing war with Israel.
Salam criticized Hezbollah for dragging Lebanon into the conflict by launching rockets at Israel. “It was declared that this war was in retaliation for the assassination of Khamenei, so this means this war was imposed upon us,” he said. Lebanon was drawn into the war after Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2,... Read More
Starmer and Trump discuss need to reopen Strait of Hormuz as strikes continue in Middle East-BBC
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump agree that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is “essential to resume global shipping” during a call late on Sunday Earlier this weekend, Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iranian power plants if the Strait was not reopened within 48 hours – why is the waterway vital for... Read More
Meloni v the judges: high stakes for Italian PM in vote on judiciary overhaul National referendum is being seen as a de facto confidence vote on the government – and the polls are neck and neck.
In the run-up to a referendum in Italy on a government quest to overhaul the judiciary, a campaign flyer circulated online quoting Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister, taking aim at judges and feminists. “Judges block the deportations of rapists. Where are the feminists? Vote yes – there will not be another opportunity,” it read.The flyer,... Read More
At least 64 people killed in strike on hospital in Sudan, WHO says.
The World Health Organization says a strike hit a hospital last week in Sudan’s western Darfur region and killed at least 64 people.At least 64 people killed in strike on hospital in Sudan, WHO saysThe World Health Organization says a strike hit a hospital last week in Sudan’s western Darfur region and killed at least... Read More