Israel’s defence minister says the military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, who had been held in Gaza since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas. Israel Katz made the announcement on Saturday as further Israeli airstrikes killed 45 people, according to local medics. The news comes just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said … Read more
A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, January 30, 2020. Steve Marcus | Reuters The rare-earth miner MP Materials will enjoy growing strategic value to the U.S., as geopolitical tensions with China make the supply of critical minerals more uncertain, according to … Read more
President Donald Trump moved to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass after immigration raids in the city led to protests and disorder. Approximately 300 National Guard members descended on Los Angeles on Sunday morning after the president ordered the deployment of … Read more
Brits will face penalty charges of up to £3,375 for tourists who flout behaviour codes in the Algarve resort of Albufeira after city hall legislators approved the strict new rules The Algarve resort of Albufeira is popular with British tourists (file)(Image: Getty Images) The Algarve holiday resort town of Albufeira, Portugal, has gone to war … Read more
Israeli fire killed at least 12 people and wounded others as they headed toward two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip run by an Israeli and U.S.-backed group, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said Sunday. Israel’s military said it fired warning shots at people who approached its forces. The past two weeks have seen … Read more
The U.S. ambassador to Canada is pushing back on Ottawa’s travel advice, saying his country doesn’t search phones at the border and arguing some Americans travelling to Canada are having a tough time. “We welcome Canadians to come in and invest, to spend their hard-earned Canadian dollars at U.S. businesses,” U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told … Read more
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airplane tickets are getting cheaper, but it’s getting more expensive to bring your family to an airport lounge. Capital One is the latest company to limit access to booming airport lounges to combat overcrowding. Starting Feb. 1, Venture X and Venture X Business cardholders will no longer be able … Read more
The speeches didn’t just target the Trump administration or the Republican party. Some turned their ire on Democratic politicians, who they say have wilted under the pressure of Republican control of the White House and both houses of Congress. “We have to call out people who have abandoned our movement,” said Tyler Hack of the … Read more
Danielle Kliaman, 22, was left in turmoil after a horror crash left her without some of her foot. She now needs an amputation on her leg after the disaster crash in Thailand Danielle Kliaman says her bones were ‘shattered’ to pieces (Image: Jam Press/@dani.kliaman) A young woman has recalled how “everything went black” after a … Read more
President Donald Trump says he’s deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s not the first time Trump has activated the National Guard to quell protests. In 2020, he asked governors of several states to send troops to Washington, D.C. to … Read more