Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI A man possessing a shotgun and a loaded handgun has been arrested at a Donald Trump presidential campaign rally in California, USA. It comes as Mr Trump and opponent Kamala Harris make their final pitches to voters in hotly contested ‘battleground’ states, less than a month out from the US Presidential election.…
A property after Milton’s passage near Stuart, Florida, on October 10, 2024. Photo: US Air National Guard /Tech Sgt. Chelsea Smith Hurricane Milton killed at least 12 people to date as it tore across the Florida Peninsula, gouging a path of destruction yet averting the worst-case scenario. The hurricane flooded suburbs, destroyed homes, ripped the roof…
Picture: stock A slightly weaker Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday (US time) threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Storm-force winds, flooding rains and tornadoes spreading inland as the hurricane made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County. Milton’s sustained winds…
A FEMA team canvasses neighborhoods in Suwannee, Florida, looking for survivors to register for disaster assistance. Picture: Patrick Moore/FEMA A storm-battered Florida is gearing up for another hurricane even stronger than the last one that destroyed communities and killed more than 230 people Hurricane Milton quickly strengthened to Category 5 on Monday (all US time)…
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe following gunshots near his golf course in Florida, his campaign and the Secret Service announced on Sunday (US time). The incident appears to be the second assassination attempt on the former president in two months. The FBI said in a statement it is investigating “what appears to…
Venezuela opposition leaders have called for protests to continue, claiming that the presidential election was rigged. Image source: María Alejandra Mora (SoyMAM), via Wikimedia Commons. Anti-government protests have erupted across Venezuela following Sunday 28 July’s election which saw President Nicolás Maduro secure a third term in office. The electoral council announced Maduro and his United…
China announces return of pandas to American zoo. Image source: Diana Silaraja. Via Pexels Plans are being made to send two giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, after the last panda leased there, Bai Yun, was sent back to China in 2019. When tension grew between the two countries, almost all the pandas China…
Donald Trump has recalled statements made to NATO about defence policies, drawing criticism from world leaders. Image source: Dan Scavino Jr. Via Wikimedia. During a recent political rally, Former US President and contested Republican front-runner Donald Trump recounted a meeting with NATO that drew both national and international debate. As part of his campaign speech…
After weeks of negotiations, a deal on the US debt ceiling is ready to be voted on by Congress before the country defaults early in June. Source: The White House Over the weekend, United States President Joe Biden finalised a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the US debt ceiling until January 1,…
“He captures every wrinkle on your face, every crease in your shirt. You’ll note that he refused to hide any of my gray hairs, refused my request to make my ears smaller. He also talked me out of wearing a tan suit, by the way,” said Obama of McCurdy. Source: The White House. The official…