India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, has become the top buyer of discounted Russian sea-borne oil shunned by Western countries since Ukraine’s invasion began in early 2022. Before that, India bought little oil from its long-running defense partner, Russia. New Delhi has repeatedly defended its purchases from Russia as necessary to keep prices […]
The Qantas flight, QF520, was bound for Brisbane and was circling for a “short period” before landing safely at Sydney Airport, Qantas Chief Pilot Captain Richard Tobiano said in a statement. “Qantas engineers have conducted a preliminary inspection of the engine and confirmed it was a contained engine failure,” the airline said. “While customers would […]
The trial, scheduled for federal court in Chicago, originally included six plaintiffs, but “all but one” have settled, a person close to the litigation told AFP this week. Barring an accord, the case will be Boeing’s first civil trial over the MAX crashes. A settlement, which would need court approval, is still possible, even after […]
The foiled assassination plot on Trump was allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a US strike ordered by then-president Trump, the Justice Department said. Farhad Shakeri, 51, an Afghan national who is believed to be in Iran, was […]
Chancellor Olaf Scholz — whose coalition dramatically collapsed this week — said in a message to the nation that the liberal ideals of 1989 “are not something we can take for granted”. “A look at our history and the world around us shows this,” added Scholz, whose three-party ruling alliance imploded on the day Donald […]
The jamming allegations come about a week after the North test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel ICBM missile, its first such launch since being accused of sending soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. The South fired its ballistic missile into the sea on Friday in a show of force aimed […]
The incident occurred as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot was due to visit the compound of The Church of the Pater Noster on the Mount of Olives. The site, one of four administered by France in Jerusalem, is under Paris’ responsibility and deemed part of France. French diplomatic sources said Israeli security had been told […]
The appointment was the first of what is expected to be a flurry of staffing announcements as Trump girds for a return to the White House on Jan. 20. As gatekeeper to the president, the chief of staff typically wields great influence. The person manages White House staff, organizes the president’s time and schedule, and […]
Shoigu spoke a day after Donald Trump — highly critical of US aid to Kyiv — won the US presidential election, raising questions over long-term support for Ukraine. Moscow has advanced rapidly on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine in recent months. “Now when the situation in the theatre of combat is not in Kyiv’s favor, […]
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday and Tuesday, killing nine people and forcing the relocation of residents from a 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) exclusion zone. The country’s volcanology agency reported seven eruptions on Thursday, the biggest of which belched an ash tower five miles (eight kilometers) high, according to an observation post. Some said it was the […]
