Swimmers in Jersey have celebrated Christmas with a daring dip to raise money for two local charities. People arrived at Ouaisné Bay wrapped up, but were soon down to just…
Author: Loneson Mondo
Palestine: Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say
At least 28 people, including children, have died in a wave of Israeli military strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. A school sheltering displaced families…
Palestine:Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike
A Palestinian TV channel says five of its journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza Strip. They were in a Quds Today van parked outside…
UK: Officers injured in deliberate car ramming
Two police officers have been injured after a police car was deliberately rammed in Crossmaglen in County Armagh on Tuesday morning. The officers were on patrol at about 05:30 GMT…
USA: NY subway death accused fanned flames with shirt- prosecutors
A suspect accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire on a subway train has been charged with murder in a New York court. Sebastian Zapeta allegedly set…
Hawaii: Body found in wheel well of United plane after landing in Hawaii
A body was found in the landing gear compartment, also known as the wheel well, of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Hawaii on Christmas Eve, the company…
USA: Bald eagle officially declared US national bird after 250 years
The bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the US, after President Joe Biden signed a law on Christmas Eve bestowing the honour upon the white-headed and yellow-beaked…
USA: Bird flu kills 20 big cats at animal sanctuary
Twenty big cats – including a Bengal tiger and four cougars – have died of bird flu over the past several weeks at an animal sanctuary in the state of…
USA: Government agency targeting foreign
A leading United States government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department has said, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Republican…
Taiwan: Presidential hopeful Ko charged with bribery and misusing donations
Taiwan’s former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je has been charged for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing political donations. Ko was indicted by prosecutors on Thursday following probes into alleged corruption in the…