Commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea as US warship downs three drones
Two other commercial ships, the Panamanian-flagged bulk carriers Number 9 and Sophie II, were both struck by missiles. The Number 9 reported some damage but no casualties, and the Sophie II reported no significant damage, Central Command said.
11 climbers killed, 49 evacuated and 12 missing as Indonesia volcano erupts, search suspended
This year, it erupted between January and February and was spewing ash around 75 metres-1,000 metres from the peak. Indonesia sits on the Pacific’s so-called “Ring of Fire” and has 127 active volcanoes, according to the volcanology agency.
‘Lone wolf’ assailant kills German tourist dead and hurts two in Paris near Eiffel Tower
French anti-terrorism prosecutors are leading an investigation into the incident and were due to hold a press conference later on Sunday. European security officials have warned of a growing risk of attacks by Islamists amid the Israel-Hamas war, with the biggest threat likely from “lone wolf” assailants who are hard to track.
Trump rallies supporters to ‘guard the vote’ and vows revenge against Biden if he wins 2024 poll
Trump noted he was often attacked for these relationships and tried to defend them. “It’s good to have a good relationship with people who have nuclear weapons,” he said.
Trump rallies supporters to ‘guard the vote’ as he vows revenge against Biden if he wins 2024 poll
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden, arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American democracy.” Trump’s allegations about Biden, a Democrat, echo the ones that Biden has been...
Deepfakes: Families with teen girls victimised by deepfake nudes push for law to rein in AI technology
The problem with deepfakes isn’t new, but experts say it’s getting worse as the technology to produce it becomes more available and easier to use. Researchers have been sounding the alarm this year on the explosion of AI-generated child sexual abuse material using depictions of real victims or virtual characters. In June, the FBI warned it was continuing to receive reports from victims, both minors and adults, whose photos or videos were used to create explicit content that was shared online.
Israel bombards southern Gaza with war planes, artillery as humanitarian crisis hits ‘breaking point’
Displaced Gazans have been sheltering in Khan Younis and Rafah because of fighting in the north of the densely populated enclave, but residents said they feared Israeli troops were preparing to move on the south.
What’s the endgame of East African Community: East African federation or East African confederation?
When Ugandans voted 65 per cent for federal system of government in a nationwide constitutional change initiated by President Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the early 1990s, they sincerely wanted a federal government of Uganda.
War diplomacy: A big part of Henry Kissinger’s legacy is the corruption of US foreign policymaking
Kissinger ducked questions about the bombing of Cambodia, muddied the truth in public comments, and spent half his life lying about his role in the killings there. In the early 2000s, Kissinger was sought for questioning in connection with human rights abuses by former South American military dictatorships, but he evaded investigators, once declining to appear before a court in France and bolting from Paris after receiving a summons. He was never charged or prosecuted for deaths for which he bore responsibility.
Henry Kissinger, top US diplomat who died aged 100, was in many respects stuck at age 14
As national security adviser, Henry Kissinger played a key role in prolonging the US wars in Southeast Asia, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of American troops and hundreds of thousands of Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese. During his tenure, the United States dropped nine billion pounds of munitions on Indochina.
