All Five Aboard Titan Sub Dead After ‘Catastrophic Implosion’
The U.S. Coast Guard says all five people aboard a submersible that tried to reach the Titanic shipwreck have died in a “catastrophic implosion.”
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New Zealand teacher has license revoked after refusing to use preferred name of transgender student
A New Zealand Disciplinary Tribunal has revoked the teaching certificate of a Christian man who refused to use the preferred name of a transgender student, the New Zealand Herald (NZH) reports.
Time Running Out For Missing Sub
Friends and family members hope for miracles as “noises” were heard in the search for a missing submersible carrying five people who tried to reach the Titanic shipwreck.
Scores Injured In Paris Gas Blast
Parts of central Paris seemed a warzone late Wednesday after a natural gas explosion sparked a blaze in buildings injuring scores of people.
Taiwan: Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through strait
A Chinese aircraft carrier group led by the vessel Shandong sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, amid heightened military tension over the island Beijing claims as its own territory.
UN Chief: ‘Link Bank Accounts To IDs Globally’
The United Nations secretary general wants to introduce a worldwide digital identity document (ID) system linked to individuals’ bank accounts.
Hungary Receives Ukrainian POWs Sparking Outcry
The arrival of 11 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Hungary freed by Russia in a church-mediated deal without Ukraine’s knowledge has led to tensions between Kyiv and Budapest.
Beijing and Havana in talks about joint military base in northern Cuba
China and Cuba are in talks over building a joint military training facility in northern Cuba that could lead to Beijing having permanently stationed troops close to the United States, thus also expanding the scope for espionage activity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The facility would be located just 100 miles from the US mainland.
Russia hopes to sign free trade agreement with Iran by end of year
In further evidence of warm ties between Russia and Iran, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk announced this week that Moscow hopes to sign a free trade zone agreement with Iran and several other Eurasion countries by the end of the year, i24News reports.
Titanic Submarine Goes Missing; Rescue Launched
A submersible used to take tourists to view the wreck of the doomed Titanic ship has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean, sparking a search and rescue mission, officials say.
Austria Foils Islamist Attack Against Pride Parade
Austria was investigating three suspected Islamists Monday who were detained over allegedly planning to attack the annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade.
Pakistan Mourns Migrant Shipwreck Deaths As Greece Prosecutes Smugglers
Pakistan was holding a day of mourning, and nine suspected human smugglers were to appear at a court in Greece after one of Europe’s worst migrant ship disasters killed hundreds, many of them Pakistanis.
Israeli Scientists create synthetic human embryos from stem cells, without an egg or sperm
After a decade of work, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science say they have managed to create stem cell-derived human embryo models outside the uterus.
U.S. sends F-22 fighters to Middle East amid ‘unsafe’ Russian behavior in Syria
The Pentagon will send F-22 Raptor fighter jets to the Middle East in direct response to increasingly “unsafe” behavior by Russian aircraft in the skies over Syria, U.S. officials said Wednesday, marking the latest escalation of tensions between the nations.
Russia Confirms First Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus (Worthy News Radio)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has now moved tactical nuclear weapons into neighboring Belarus as African leaders visited Ukraine for peace talks that they also sought to continue in Russia on Saturday.
South Africa Urges Russia To End War (Worthy News Radio)
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must end as it impacts millions, including the African continent. He made the remarks while meeting Putin in the Russian city of St. Petersburg over the weekend as battles still raged in Ukraine, some 16 months after Russia’s military invasion of the country began.
US Foreign Secretary In China To Avoid Cold War
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing as part of efforts to ease military and political tensions.
UN Chief Seeks “Global Digital Compact” to Police the Spread of Disinformation
The secretary-general of the United Nations has unveiled a “Global Digital Compact” to police “hate and lies” about issues such as climate change.
Migrant Boat Tragedy Death Toll Rises To Hundreds; ‘No Hope Of Survivors’ (Worthy News Radio)
Greek authorities said Thursday that more than 500 migrants, including many children, were believed to have died after their overloaded fishing boat capsized and sank off southern Greece.
Ukraine Regains Control Over’ Swathes Of Territory’ (Worthy News Radio)
Ukraine says it has regained control over vast swathes of territory in its counteroffensive against Russian forces. The announcement comes despite Moscow claiming Ukraine’s counterattack is faltering.