A yellow weather warning for strong winds which was in place across Northern Ireland on New Year’s Eve has ended. The Met Office alert came into effect at 06:00 GMT,…
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USA: Brothers jailed for US home repairs scam targeting the elderly
Two County Fermanagh brothers who scammed elderly homeowners in the United States out of hundreds of thousands of dollars have been sentenced to 18 months in a US prison and…
USA: Norther Ireland brothers scammed $435k from elderly American man
The daughter of an elderly US man who was scammed out of nearly half a million dollars by two Northern Irish brothers has questioned their remorse, asking: “Are they sorry…
USA: Two men found dead while searching for Bigfoot
Two men were found dead in a remote forest while searching for Sasquatch, also commonly known as Bigfoot, according to authorities in Washington State. The two men from Portland, Oregon,…
Syria: Foreign fighters given senior Syrian army posts- reports
Syria’s new leaders are reported to have given some foreign Islamist fighters senior official posts in the country’s armed forces. The army is being re-organised by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)…
S Korea: Arrest warrant issued for impeached president Yoon
A court in South Korea has issued an arrest warrant against suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law on 3 December. The warrant comes after Yoon,…
Gaza babies dying from the cold as winter temperatures drop
Sila was less than three weeks old when her mother Nariman realised she wasn’t moving.”I woke up in the morning and told my husband that the baby hadn’t stirred for…
S Korea: Jeju Air passenger plane pre-flight checks found ‘no issues’ before Muan crash
A pre-flight inspection of a Jeju Air passenger plane hours before it crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people, found “no issues”, the airline has said. “Nothing abnormal was noted…
US says Guantanamo inmate sent back to Tunisia
Guantanamo Bay inmate Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi has been repatriated to Tunisia, the US Department of Defense says. He was found eligible for transfer from the detention facility after a…
USA: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce deal after eight year battle
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement after eight years, her lawyer has told media. There was no immediate comment from Mr Pitt’s attorney when…