Severe turbulence struck a Singapore Airlines flight on its way from London to Singapore. Image source: Sébastien Mortier, via Wikimedia Commons One person died of a suspected heart attack and over 40 people were injured when Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 hit turbulence. The flight was travelling from London to Singapore early Wednesday morning when the…
Ether ETFs and other cryptocurrencies have taken another step towards economic approval. Image source: master1305, via Freepik The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved applications from various companies regarding ether-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This follows from a decision the SEC made in January to approve bitcoin ETFs. This will make ether ETFs the second…
Kenyan special forces officers arrived in Haiti amid escalating instability in the Caribbean nation. Image source: ANISOM Public Information, via Flickr. A team of Kenyan special forces officers landed in Port-au-Prince on Monday 20 May as part of a multinational security support mission for Haiti. The team of 10 operatives left Nairobi on Saturday and…
ICC chief prosecutor Karim AA Khan has requested arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Image source: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, via Wikimedia Commons. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against…
Baby Reindeer’s real-life “Martha” claims the Netflix show is an “obscene” and “defamatory” work of fiction. Source: Flickr. Baby Reindeer’s real-life “Martha”, Fiona Harvey, claims she will be suing Richard Gadd and Netflix for defamation. The Netflix series is currently the most streamed TV title globally, hitting more than 11 million views. Baby Reindeer is…
Iran’s president has died following a helicopter crash this morning. Source: UN Photos, Flickr. Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign prime minster have been killed in a helicopter crash, according to Iranian officials. Raisi was returning from the Azerbaijani border on Sunday — after inaugurating a Qiz-Qalasi Dam project between the two countries —…
Prior to the full removal, the statue of William Crowther had its legs sawn two-thirds of the way through. Image source: Wiki Ian, via Wikimedia Commons A statue has been cut down and toppled in Hobart, with police investigating a video that shows multiple unidentified people committing the act. The statue is of William Crowther,…
Robert Fico, who has recently been stabilised after an assassination attempt, is a divisive political leader. Image source: EU2016 SK, via Wikimedia Commons Robert Fico, Slovakian prime minster, has survived a recent assassination attempt, with officials stating that his condition is “stabilised but … serious”. Robert Fico, 59, is currently Slovakia’s longest-serving prime minister and…
Whistleblower David McBride was sentenced to prison for leaking Australian military secrets that contained allegations of war crimes. Image source: Bidgee, via Wikimedia Commons. Former Australian army lawyer David McBride will serve five years and eight months in prison for releasing military secrets to journalists. McBride pleaded guilty last November to one charge of theft…
Indigenous group Apache Stronghold said Rio Tinto’s proposed Arizona copper mine violates their religious rights. Image source: Wendy Kenin, via Flickr. Indigenous group Apache Stronghold said it will take its case against a proposed copper mine in Oak Flat, Arizona, to the US Supreme Court. Oak Flat, known as Chi’chil Biłdagoteel in Apache, is listed…