Two subway trains have collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones December 15, 2023, 2:16 AM ET • 1 min read BEIJING — Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities said … Read more
We asked 10 people in Gaza to record moments of their day. The result is inspiring and heartbreaking. Seventy days have passed since the Israeli military launched an all-out assault on Gaza following an attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7. In those 70 days, more than 18,800 Palestinians have been killed, most of … Read more
U.S. official says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s days are numbered: report Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s days appeared to be “numbered,” a senior U.S. officials said Thursday. “I think it’s safe to say his days are numbered. I also think it’s safe to say it doesn’t matter how long that takes,” the official said, according to … Read more
“Will there be rain? I can’t tell. People used to come to me for advice, but now I tell them that I am also wondering what is happening,” says Clement Mangi, a traditional weather forecaster and farmer from Kenya. He uses traditional forecasting methods passed down for generations. But in recent years, most of the … Read more
The US and the UK have condemned the move as Hong Kong authorities expand crackdown under national security law. Police in Hong Kong have offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of five activists living overseas, expanding a crackdown on those involved in the city’s once vibrant pro-democracy protest movement under a harsh national … Read more
Hasan Bitmez dies at a hospital in Ankara two days after heart attack during anti-Israel speech. A Turkish opposition legislator who suffered a heart attack and collapsed in parliament during a speech railing against the government’s policy towards Israel has died. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday that Hasan Bitmez, a 54-year-old member of … Read more
Dreaming of making it big in baseball, teenage brothers An Seung-han and An Seung-young travelled hundreds of kilometres away from home to remote Deokjeok Island, where the sport and their team are now the closest thing they have to a family. The boys are among a few dozen teenagers who have left the bright lights … Read more
More than 450,000 Afghans have left the country since Pakistani authorities launched a deportation drive in October. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has announced that undocumented Afghans awaiting paperwork to resettle to a third country will be allowed to stay in Pakistan for two more months. The extension of the deadline on Wednesday from … Read more
Four Russian, two Chinese aircraft crossed into Korea Air Defense Identification Zone over Sea of Japan, South Korea says. South Korea’s military says it has deployed fighter jets in response to Chinese and Russian military planes flying into its air defence zone unannounced. Four Russian and two Chinese aircraft crossed into the Korea Air Defense … Read more
Meet the Press NOW — Dec. 13 NBC News Panel: Biden impeachment would lead to ‘political impeachments’ whenever government divided NBC News Chuck Todd: Planned Biden impeachment ‘designed to be a distraction’ from Trump’s trials NBC News Chuck Todd: Why this impeachment may be meaningless to voters NBC News Rep. Dan Goldman on whether impeachment becoming the new normal … Read more