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Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not that simple
U.S. President Donald Trump said that "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in "our new and beautiful Greenland," though it wasn't clear what developments he was referring to on an island where resource extraction has stymied companies for decades.
Irish public sector workers strike, leading to school closures and canceled medical appointments
Hundreds of thousands of Irish teachers, doctors and civil servants have walked off the job
In Seoul, Democratic hopeful Harris sounds a Trumpian note on defense-cost sharing
Former Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her political vision in Seoul on Wednesday -- a vision that, rather than being a scathing assault on the Trump administration, was somewhat aligned with the MAGA playbook.
The building housing London's oldest restaurant has been donated to a conservation charity
The building that houses London's oldest restaurant has been donated to Europe's biggest conservation charity, a move that will, it is hoped, secure one of the U.K. capital's go-to eateries for centuries to come.
Pope Leo is eating and recovering after cancer surgery, his doctors say
Pope Leo XIV was eating regularly Wednesday and began walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said.
Fuel crisis hits Indonesia's Bali, triggers long lines in gas stations for days
Long lines of vehicles snaked outside gas stations across Indonesia's resort island of Bali this week after fuel deliveries were disrupted by a combination of technical problems, bad weather and surging demand, officials said Wednesday.
‘How do you explain the deletion of 130 million names?’: why Indian voters are on the streets
Anger at electoral roll changes has boiled over, sparking a crisis for Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist governmentLeaders of India’s Cockroach party jailedBorn into a small village in West Bengal, Shahida Fakir had always taken her vote for granted. That was, until it was suddenly taken away. She presented officials with her Indian birth certificate and family land documents from the village going back to 1962.Both her parents had been on the electoral roll going back decades, so she showed proof of that too. But when the final revised voter list came out in April, Fakir was not on it. Continue reading...
Russia arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying
FSB security agency said reporter was arrested on island of Sakhalin, alleging he was collecting information about Russia’s defencesRussia has arrested a Japanese journalist on the far east island of Sakhalin and accused him of spying, in the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova identified the reporter as Yuki Imai, from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, adding that he had been accused of “conducting espionage activities on Russian territory”. Continue reading...
Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX
Microbiologist Aili Wang, 32, poisoned tea of colleague in Wyoming who had pending patents, prosecutors allegeA Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she did not get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her.Aili Wang, 32, was arrested 6 October at Los Angeles international airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. With her were laptops, electronic storage devices and documents now in the possession of police, who allege Wang was seen on surveillance video rummaging through the desk of the victim who specialized in technology for disease treatment – research similar to work she had done in China. Continue reading...
Intense waves and floods batter California waterfront homes and boardwalks
Boardwalk destroyed in Long Beach and homes damaged, while Baja California in Mexico and Las Vegas also affectedSouthern California coastal communities are picking up the pieces after a weekend of extreme weather brought flooding that overtook city streets and intense waves battered beachside homes.The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel hit Mexico’s Baja California over the weekend as well as southern California and Las Vegas. While meteorologists noted that Rachel weakened into a post-tropical cyclone as it approached California, it still left a trail of destruction. Continue reading...
UK asks Interpol to reject Argentina’s ‘politically motivated’ requests for Falklands oil arrests
Exclusive: Caution urged over Javier Milei government’s ‘red notice’ requests for arrest of individuals linked to oil projectBritain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands.With tensions over the sovereignty of the British overseas territory reaching levels not seen since the war with Argentina in 1982, UK officials have sought urgent assurances from the international organisation. Continue reading...
Saudi Arabia strikes oil depots in Yemen and says missiles launched toward location of Saudi Aramco HQ
Civilians warned to leave target area near Sana’a before attacks as conflict between Riyadh and Houthi forces escalatesSaudi Arabia has launched a series of strikes on a strategic oil depot on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, while later on Tuesday it said it had intercepted missiles launched toward Dharan, location of the headquarters of the huge national energy company Saudi Aramco.The attacks on both sides were a fresh escalation of the conflict between Riyadh and the Iran-backed Houthi forces. Before its offensive on Tuesday, a Saudi spokesperson warned civilians to leave the target area, in an apparent attempt to strike fear into the local population before the biggest attack so far on Houthi energy infrastructure. Continue reading...
