Driver Dies After Hitting a Moose Near Denali National Park in Alaska
The crash, near the park’s only vehicular entrance at about 1 a.m. on Friday, also injured a passenger. Source link
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New U.K. law to target gangs pushing illegal immigration with social media advertisements
The U.K. on Sunday (August 3, 2025) unveiled plans for a new law that will crack down on criminal gangs behind social media advertisements promoting dangerous small boat crossings and other forms of illegal immigration into the country. Under a new amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill currently going through the Parliament, … Read more
El Salvador’s Bukele defends ending term limit
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, 44, who has been president since 2019 and was re-elected in 2024 with 85% of the vote, now holds near-total control over the country’s institutions. File | Photo Credit: Reuters El Salvador’s president on Sunday (August 3, 2025) defended a constitutional reform granting him the right to seek indefinite re-election, … Read more
Israeli forces kill over 20 people seeking food in Gaza, say witnesses, health officials
Israeli forces killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food on Sunday (August 3, 2025) in the Gaza Strip, according to hospital officials and witnesses, who described facing gunfire as hungry crowds surged around aid sites as the malnutrition-related death toll surged. Desperation has gripped the Palestinian territory of more than 2 million, which experts … Read more
Armed groups attack security force personnel in Syria’s Sweida, killing one, state TV reports
Armed groups attacked personnel from Syria’s internal security forces in Sweida, killing one member and wounding others, and fired shells at several villages in the violence-hit southern province, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported on Sunday, August 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Armed groups attacked personnel from Syria’s internal security forces in Sweida, killing one member … Read more
Trump welcomes reports India may halt Russian oil imports, calls it a ‘good step’
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on his way to New Jersey from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 1, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 1, 2025) expressed cautious optimism over reports that India may be ending its purchases of Russian oil, calling it a “good step” … Read more
Bangladesh tribunal commences trial of deposed PM Hasina over crimes against humanity
Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam speaks to the media after a special tribunal indicted Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by accepting charges of crimes against humanity filed against her at the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday (August 3, 2025) commenced the trial … Read more
Tsunami possible in Russia’s Kamchatka after earthquake; dormant volcano erupts
Krasheninnikov volcano. Photo Credit: Smithsonian Institution website Tsunami waves were possible in three areas of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East, the nation’s Ministry for Emergency Services said on Sunday (August 3, 2025) after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. “The expected wave heights are low, but you must still move away from … Read more
China and Russia start joint naval drills in Sea of Japan
China and Russia have carried out annual drills for several years, with the “Joint Sea” exercises beginning in 2012. File | Photo Credit: Russian Defence Ministry via Reuters China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Sunday (August 3, 2025) as they seek to reinforce their partnership and counterbalance what … Read more
A Voyage to Bring Norway’s Lighthouses Into the 21st Century
More than 2,000 navigational beacons, big and small, oversee the nation’s 60,000-mile-long coast. Now they need an upgrade. Source link