An American teenager has been detained on an Antarctic island, creating a major delay in his attempt to fly his small plane to every continent that is being followed online by more than a million people. Chilean authorities stopped Ethan Guo, 19, after he submitted a false flight plan, according to the BBC’s US partner […]
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China insists it should have a say in the process to select Tibetan spiritual leader. The Dalai Lama has announced that there will be another spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists. As the Nobel Peace Prize laureate approaches the age of 90, attention has turned to the sensitive issue of his successor. Each Dalai Lama is
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The US president says he’ll be ‘very firm’ with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Although it’s not clear that Israeli leaders want to end the “Forever War” they launched in the aftermath of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, the US has enough leverage to force a truce, argues Georgetown University visiting scholar, Khaled
LUSAKA, Zambia — Two elderly female tourists in Zambia were killed by an elephant Thursday while on a walking safari in a national park, police said. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba said the victims — 68-year-old Easton Janet Taylor from the U.K. and 67-year-old Alison Jean Taylor from New Zealand — were attacked by
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Donald Trump says his sweeping tax cuts will grow the economy. But, critics say the bill will increase national debt. Dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, President Donald Trump’s signature policy bill would slash taxes, largely benefitting the wealthiest Americans. To pay for it, federal spending would be reduced, including on Medicaid, food stamps
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The European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen will face a European Parliament no-confidence vote next week. Parliament President Roberta Metsola informed parliamentary group leaders of the development Wednesday evening. European lawmakers will debate the motion on Monday, with a vote scheduled for three days later. Although the vote is largely symbolic, as most
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DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Authorities say at least four people dead and 32 missing after vessel sinks off resort island. At least four people are dead and dozens of others are missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, authorities have said. Rescuers are searching for 32 people after the
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The two sides are marking 50 years of relations this month, holding talks and pledging deeper cooperation. China and the European Union are marking 50 years of diplomatic relations this month. At the core of their partnership is trade. They are the second and third biggest economies in the world after the United States. The
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A Ugandan military helicopter crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing five people on board. The pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer survived with “serious injuries and severe burns”, Ugandan military spokesman Maj Gen Felix Kulaigye said, adding that an investigation into the cause of the crash was under
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Bangladesh’s interim government says the conviction shows commitment to justice. Bangladesh’s self-exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, handed down the verdict in Hasina’s absence on Wednesday. The
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