Seven injured in US F-35 incident in South China Sea on January 25, 2022Washington: Seven US sailors were injured Monday in a Navy F-35C fighter “landing mishap” on an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, the Navy said. The accident occurred while the F-35C Lightning II, a stealth combat aircraft, was attempting to land on the USS Carl Vinson during routine flight operations, the US Pacific Fleet […]
No white smoke in the first round of Italy’s presidential vote on January 25, 2022Rome: Italy’s parliament failed to make headway Monday in the first round of voting for a new president, a normally low-stakes race that this year risks bringing down the government if Prime Minister Mario Draghi is chosen. In the absence of an agreement between the main parties on a candidate, 672 of the almost 1,000 […]
Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA on January 24, 2022Nuku’alofa, Tonga: The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA scientists have said, as survivors on Monday described how the devastating Pacific blast “messed up our brains”. The NASA Earth Observatory said the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano spewed debris as high as 40 kilometers (25 miles) […]
US firms cite Covid-19, worker shortages as main risks: survey on January 24, 2022Washington: American companies ended the year on a strong note but are worried about resurging Covid-19 infections, although supply issues are expected to ease, according to a survey released Monday. Just over one third of company economists cited spiking Covid-19 cases as the biggest downside risk to the outlook, ahead of rising prices, the National […]
Journalist murdered in Tijuana, Mexico, second in less than a week on January 24, 2022Mexico: A journalist was killed in Tijuana Sunday, the local prosecutor said, the second media worker murdered in less than a week in the Mexican city on the US border. Lourdes Maldonado Lopez was “attacked with a firearm while she was in a vehicle,” said the Baja California state prosecutor’s office.
Man pleads guilty to abducting four-year-old Australian Cleo Smith on January 24, 2022Perth, Australia: A man on trial for abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote Australian campsite confessed to her kidnapping on Monday, a surprise development in the case that garnered worldwide attention. Cleo Smith disappeared from her family’s tent in Western Australia in October, sparking a major search operation that many feared would end in […]
US advises citizens against travel to Russia: State Dept on January 24, 2022Washington: The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Sunday warning Americans not to travel to Russia due to mounting tensions on the border with Ukraine. “Do not travel to Russia due to ongoing tension along the border with Ukraine,” a statement said, adding Americans could also face “harassment” and that the embassy would […]
UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen rebels: defence ministry on January 24, 2022Abu Dhabi: Two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Huthi rebels have been intercepted and destroyed over the United Arab Emirates, the defence ministry said on Monday. “The attack did not result in any casualties, while the remnants of the intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles fell in separate areas around the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,” a […]
French rower’s body not recovered: Portuguese navy on January 24, 2022Lisbon: The body of the French adventurer trying to row across the Atlantic has not been recovered, the Portuguese navy said Sunday, a day after his support team said he had been found dead in his boat. “The search ended at the end of the day yesterday (Saturday) without it being possible to find the […]
Syria battle between IS, Kurdish forces kills over 135: monitor on January 24, 2022Hasakeh, Syria: The death toll from fighting between US-backed Kurdish forces and Islamic State group who attacked a prison in northeast Syria four days ago reached 136 Sunday, a war monitor said. More than 100 insurgents late Thursday attacked the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakeh city to free fellow militants, in IS’ most significant military […]