Police call explosion at nursing home near Philadelphia ‘mass casualty incident’
People at Silver Lake healthcare center in Bristol Township injured and trapped inside after partial building collapseAn explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia collapsed part of the building and left people injured and trapped inside, authorities said.A plume of black smoke rose from Silver Lake healthcare center in Bristol Township, as emergency responders across the region gathered there. Continue reading...
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Australia news live: Tony Burke defends decision not to call royal commission into Bondi attack; Australia records highest number of road deaths since 2010
Home affairs minister says royal commissions ‘always ask for extensions’ and Dennis Richardson will urgently lead review of intelligence agencies insteadGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSabra Lane signs off as host of AM after eight yearsThe ABC journalist Sabra Lane has signed off as the host of flagship radio current affairs program AM after more than eight years in the role. Continue reading...
Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports
Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
US supreme court blocks Trump bid to deploy national guard to Chicago
In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with a lower court ruling that blocked deployment of troops to the Illinois cityThe US supreme court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send national guard troops to the Chicago area, in an important reining-in of the US president’s efforts to expand the use of the military for domestic purposes in historic moves against a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions.The nation’s highest court denied the US justice department’s request to lift a judge’s order in October that has blocked the deployment of hundreds of national guard personnel in a legal challenge brought by Illinois state officials and local leaders, who had opposed any federalization of those troops to offer backup to immigration enforcement. Continue reading...
Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.
UN experts urge Iran to stop execution of woman activist
Zahra Tabari, 67, was sentenced to death after a trial that lasted less than 10 minutes, her family says.
In Israel, some Jews and Christians seek to build trust between their communities
Despite tensions between the Vatican and Israel's government over the Gaza war, some Jews and Christians living in Israel are trying to build trust between their communities.
Trump travelled on Epstein's plane more than previously thought, prosecutor says
The US president has long denied any wrongdoing in relation to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Why some U.S. oil companies aren't interested in returning to Venezuela
The Trump administration says it wants U.S. oil companies to return to Venezuela, but some don't desire to re-invest. Why would oil companies be against returning to a country with large oil reserves?
Newly released Epstein files include references to Donald Trump
Files also include details about Epstein’s relationship with Larry Summers and apparently fake letter to Larry NassarA newly released batch of the so-called Epstein files on Tuesday includes many references to Donald Trump, including a claim by a senior US attorney that the US president was on a flight in the 1990s with the now-deceased convicted child sex offender and a 20-year-old woman.There is no indication of whether the woman was a victim of any crime, and being included in the files does not indicate any criminal wrongdoing. Continue reading...