Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Las Vegas hotel, killing driver
Las Vegas, US Reuters A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on Wednesday, killing the driver and injuring seven others, and the FBI was investigating whether the blast was an act of terrorism, officials said. Videos taken by witnesses inside and outside the hotel showed the vehicle exploding and […]
Palestinian Authority suspends broadcast of Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV temporarily
Cairo, Egypt Reuters The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar’s Al Jazeera television in the territory including its broadcasts, citing the network’s dissemination of “inciting material,” the Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Wednesday. The culture, interior and communications ministers made the decision jointly because the channel broadcast material that was “deceiving and stirring […]
South Korea’s Choi orders immediate action on aircraft inspection as crash probe ramps up
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Thursday immediate action must be taken if a special inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated in the country finds any issues as authorities ramp up a probe into Sunday’s deadly air crash. The conversion of data from the Jeju Air 7C2216 cockpit […]
Israeli airstrike kills at least 10 in southern Gaza, medics say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in southern Gaza strip early on Thursday, medics said. The 10 people, including women and children, were killed in a tent in Al-Mawasi, designated as a humanitarian area in western Khan Younis, according to the medics. Fifteen […]
Driver in deadly New Orleans truck ramming may have had help; ISIS flag found on truck
Updated: 1pm (AEDT) New Orleans, US Reuters A US Army veteran with an ISIS flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans’ crowded French Quarter on New Year’s Day, killing 15 people in an attack officials believe was carried out with the help of others. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din […]
UK plans tough laws to fight people smugglers
London, UK Reuters Suspected people smugglers will face severe curbs under new laws in Britain, the government said on Thursday, as it steps up efforts to fight illegal migration and strengthen border security. Those suspected will face travel bans, social media blackouts and restrictions on phone usage to help the government “dismantle organised immigration crime networks,” […]
Two killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine says
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia launched a New Year’s Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said. Explosions boomed across the morning sky as Ukraine’s air force warned of incoming drones and Mayor Vitali Klitschko said air […]
Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical’, from campaigns to race and women’s rights
BILL BARROW, of Associated Press, reports on how the faith of former US President Jimmy Carter, who died this week at the age of 100, shaped his life…
Russian gas era in Europe ends as Ukraine stops transit
Moscow, Russia/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year’s Day, marking the end of decades of Moscow’s dominance over Europe’s energy markets. The gas had kept flowing despite nearly three years of war, but Russia’s gas firm Gazprom said it had stopped at 0500 […]
Essay: A century after Hubble’s discovery, our neighbour galaxies suggest a creator’s mind
DONALD SWEETING, chancellor of Colorado Christian University, says – in an article first published on Religion News Service, that while Hubble made no claims about a creator, his discoveries and the wonder they evoke have prompted others to reconsider ‘the God hypothesis’…