Category: World News
Two Black Holes are Giving the Cosmos a Fright
New York Times The ghosts of stars are up to their usual mischief. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/science/space/astronomy-black-holes.html
Read MoreWhat to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel
Washington Post A pair of laws passed by the Israeli Knesset this week, however, could imperil the ability of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees to work in Gaza. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/30/what-to-know-unrwa-gaza/
Read MoreHighest-altitude U.S. voters to cast their ballots from space
Washington Post Astronauts on the International Space Station, including two who are stuck there after a Boeing Starliner malfunctioned, said they intended to vote from orbit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/30/us-election-astronauts-vote-space/
Read MoreHow U.S. elections could shape Israel’s multifront Middle East war
Washington Post Officials and analysts say the outcome of Tuesday’s vote between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris could have major implications for Israeli actions in Iran and Gaza. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/30/us-elections-trump-harris-israel-iran-gaza/
Read MoreCanada alleges Indian minister Amit Shah behind plot to target Sikh separatists
Fox News The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. The Indian government did not immediately respond but has dismissed Canada’s prior accusations as baseless, denying any involvement. CANADA-INDIA TIES…
Read MoreSkydiver plunges to death in freak accident after both parachutes fail
Fox News Heart-wrenching video shows the moment a professional skydiver plunged to her death after both parachutes failed during a fatal dive. Carolina Muñoz Kennedy, 40, a professional skydiver from Chile, was making the dive in Boituva, Brazil, on Saturday when she got into difficulty with her parachutes, according to news outlet Diario AS. Her…
Read MoreUS hits ISIS camps in Syria, killing nearly 3 dozen terrorists
Fox News U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday said its forces in the Middle East conducted a “series of strikes” on several ISIS locations in Syria earlier this week in an operation that killed up to 35 terrorists. The operation, which targeted multiple camps across Syria on Monday evening, also successfully took out “multiple” senior…
Read MoreIsrael cease-fire plan for Lebanon seeks to bypass UN, as US mediators travel to Jerusalem for talks
Fox News JERUSALEM – President Biden’s top Middle East advisers are scrambling to mediate a temporary cease-fire deal between Israel and the Lebanon-based terrorist movement Hezbollah that would dislodge the reportedly ineffective U.N. mission. The controversial United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was tasked by a U.S.-backed U.N. Security Council resolution with aiding the Lebanese…
Read MoreCenturies-old ‘witches marks’ found carved into walls of English manor house
Washington Post A volunteer tour guide found an inscription cursing a previous owner of Gainsborough Old Hall, an old manor house in England with a history of ghosts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/30/witches-marks-curses-england-gainsborough-old-hall/
Read MoreOPEC+ could delay December oil output hike, sources say
Reuters Reuters was first to report that the OPEC+ had agreed to do delay its planned December oil output hike, prompting global oil prices and European oil equity prices to rally. The post OPEC+ could delay December oil output hike, sources say appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/opec-could-delay-december-oil-output-hike-sources-say/
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