Category: World News
Spanish towns evacuated as intentional wildfire tears through western part of country
Fox News Some 700 people were evacuated from four small towns in western Spain owing to a wildfire fanned by strong winds that has razed some 20,000 acres, officials said Friday. More than 400 firefighters, including 50 agents from the army’s Military Emergency Unit, are battling to bring the fire under control in Las Hurdes,…
Read MoreBiden administration reveals plan to train Ukraine pilots on F-16s, ‘will decide’ when, who will provide jets
Fox News The United States will support a joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighter planes and support an international effort to procure warplanes for Ukraine as part of underscoring a commitment to the country’s defense. A senior administration official told reporters that “the training takes place over the coming months, our coalition…
Read MoreNew Zealand, islands hit with small tsunami caused by 7.7 magnitude earthquake
Fox News A 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused a small tsunami to wash ashore on South Pacific islands Friday. No damage has been reported, and the threat passed in a few hours. Waves 2 feet above tide level were measured off Lenakel, a port town in Vanuatu, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. Smaller waves were…
Read MoreIran defies US over executions, putting three democracy protesters to death
Fox News JERUSALEM—The Islamic Republic of Iran continued its killing spree of protesters seeking to create a democracy despite a plea on Friday from the Biden administration to “not carry out these executions.” The Iranian-regime controlled Mizan News Agency, which is affiliated with the country’s opaque judiciary, reported that Saleh Mirehashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeed Yaqoubi…
Read MoreGerman surgeon fired for enlisting help from hospital cleaner to amputate toe
Fox News Officials at a hospital in western Germany have expressed regret after it emerged that one of their surgeons got a cleaner to assist in a toe amputation. Public broadcaster SWR reported Friday that the incident at the Mainz University Hospital, which happened in 2020, didn’t result in any complications to the patient but…
Read MoreSudan’s top army general fires former deputy turned paramilitary leader in symbolic gesture
Fox News In a symbolic gesture, Sudan’s top army general on Friday fired a paramilitary leader — his former ally turned deadly rival — as the deputy of the country’s governing body, state media reported. Clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and a rival paramilitary force, the Rapid Support Forces, after their leaders failed…
Read More11 dead in China-Vietnam border road accident linked to human trafficking
Fox News Chinese authorities say 11 people were killed in a road accident Friday along the China-Vietnam border, including nine Vietnamese citizens. The incident highlights the persistence of human trafficking in the mountainous border region, where there has long been a trade in agricultural goods and workers coming from Vietnam to the relatively poor Chinese…
Read MoreBritish mountain guide scales Everest for 17th time, breaking record for most ascents by non-Sherpa guide
Fox News A British mountain guide returned to Nepal’s capital on Friday after scaling Mount Everest for a 17th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Kenton Cool first climbed Mount Everest in 2004 and has been doing it almost every year since then.…
Read MoreDirect flights resume between Russia and Georgia despite rocky relations between the nations
Fox News Direct flights resumed on Friday between Russia and Georgia amid protests and sharp criticism from the South Caucasus nation’s president, just over a week after the Kremlin unexpectedly lifted a four-year-old ban despite rocky relations. Georgian police on Friday afternoon dispersed protesters who had gathered at Tbilisi airport to meet an Azimuth Airlines…
Read MoreSuspected Haitian gang members set police vehicle on fire, killing officer
Fox News Suspected gang members ambushed a group of policemen, set their armored vehicle on fire and killed one officer in the latest attack against Haiti’s National Police force, authorities said Thursday. The attack occurred late Wednesday in the community of Source Matelas, north of the capital of Port-au-Prince, police said. “This criminal act is…
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