New Zealand navy ship Manawanui sinks off Samoa All crew safe after specialist dive and hydrographic vessel ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu as it was conducting a reef survey A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has run aground and sunk off Samoa, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday. Manawanui, the navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu on Saturday night as i… Israel Steps Up Attacks in Gaza and Lebanon Ahead of Oct. 7 Anniversary Israel appeared to label much of northern Gaza as an evacuation zone and in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah strongholds, as the region also braced for Israel to hit back at Iran. Israel has bombed much of Gaza to rubble. What will it take to rebuild? Gaza’s road to reconstruction, whenever calm returns, will be a monumental process experts say will involve humanitarian needs, clearing rubble and rebuilding. Operator of a Thai bus that caught fire and killed 23 is charged, as investigators suspect gas leak Police in Thailand say they have filed negligence charges against a bus operator in connection with a bus fire that killed 23 young students and teachers earlier this week, as investigators suggested a gas leak may have caused the blaze |
US professors are fueling antisemitic violence against Jewish students A report from the AMCHA Initiative links increased antisemitic violence to the US campuses to Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP), showing FJP-led protests correlate with threats, attacks. Two dead and eight injured after explosion near major Pakistani airport Two people have died and at least eight have been injured after an explosion near a major airport in Pakistan, officials have said. PTI member 'invites' Jaishankar to join protest, party distances itself Imran Khan's PTI has clarified it did not invite India's external affairs minister S Jaishankar to join its protests, emphasizing no foreign country can comment on its internal matters. Meanwhile, in Lahore, 30 PTI supporters were arrested as they demanded Khan's release. Iran lifts flight restrictions ahead of schedule after grounding all flights for 'operational restrictions' Flight restrictions were lifted in Iran after safe conditions were confirmed, state media reported on Monday, shortening the period of flight cancellations announced earlier. Abcarian: Trump and Vance are angry about fact-checking at the debates. Here's what voters think Republicans say journalists shouldn't be pointing out their lies. But in the era of post-factual MAGA politics, most voters are grateful for the service. |