At Least 15 Dead After Lisbon Funicular Derails and Crashes, Officials Say
The funicular line, one of three in Lisbon, is a popular tourist attraction. Source link
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Lisbon streetcar accident: 15 dead, 18 injured as Gloria funicular derails
First responders work at the site of the accident involving Lisbon’s Gloria funicular, a popular tourist attraction, which derailed and crashed, resulting in fatalities and injuries, according to authorities, in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists … Read more
Where Should Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Go on Their Honeymoon? We’ve Got Ideas.
Suggestions for a wedding trip fit for tabloid royalty, where price is no object and the farther they can get away, the better. Source link
Trump welcomes nationalist Polish President for talks dominated by Ukraine
U.S. President Doanld Trump and the President of Poland Karol Nawrocki meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 3, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters US President Donald Trump hosted new Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) for talks focused on the war in Ukraine … Read more
At least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza war: U.N. committee
Palestinian children play at the seafront next to a tent camp in the Gaza City port, on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said on Wednesday (September 3, 2025). … Read more
Iran increased stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack, UN agency says
An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through part of the Uranium Conversion Facility just outside the Iranian city of Isfahan. File. | Photo Credit: AP A confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen by The Associated Press said Wednesday (September 3, 2025) that Iran increased its … Read more
Putin says ready to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow, Ukraine calls offer ‘unacceptable’
Putin said he had always been open to meeting Mr. Zelenskyy but reiterated the Kremlin’s oft-repeated stance that such a meeting had to be well prepared in advance and lead to tangible results. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) that he was ready to hold talks … Read more
Jamaica holds general election as island shaken by corruption, inequity, economic concerns
Jamaica was holding a general election on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) that many believe could be a defining moment for an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns. Prime Minister Andrew Holness of the Jamaica Labour Party is seeking a third term and running against Mark Golding, an attorney and longtime leader of the … Read more
In 2021, over a billion people were affected by mental health conditions: WHO
Since 2020, countries have made significant strides in strengthening mental health policies and planning. However, the progress has not translated into a legal reform, the authors said, the World Health Organization said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters More than a billion people around the world – around one in every seven – were living with … Read more
Brandishing brooms, Indonesian women join Jakarta protests
Activists hold up broom sticks as they shout slogans during a rally denouncing violence allegedly committed by the police in days of protests against lavish allowances given to the members of the parliament, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of women dressed in pink joined protests in Indonesia’s capital … Read more