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Australian police charge man over bomb threat on Malaysia Airlines flight
A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday with allegedly threatening to blow up a plane during a flight from Australia to Malaysia that returned to Sydney. Police arrested the Canberra resident and took him from the Airbus A330 on Monday, almost three hours after Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 returned to… Read
Georgia charges Trump, former advisers with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss
Former U.S. President Donald Trump was hit with a sweeping fourth set of criminal charges on Monday when a Georgia grand jury issued an indictment accusing him of efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The charges, brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, add… Read
Ukraine says it stopped air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets go after Russian bombers
Russia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air force said it intercepted all the airborne weapons fired during the nighttime attacks. Falling debris from the interceptions of 15 Shahed drones and eight Kalibr missiles damaged… Read
Hawaii fire death toll may double or triple, warns governor
Hawaii's governor has warned that the death toll from last week's wildfires could double or even triple over the next 10 days, as the grim task of searching for charred human remains slowly continued Monday. At least 99 people are confirmed to have died on the island of Maui, in… Read
Trump assails judge in 2020 election case after she warned him not to make inflammatory remarks
Donald Trump is assailing the federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against him, days after she warned him not to make inflammatory statements about the case. The former president made posts Monday on his social media network calling U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan “highly partisan” and “ VERY BIASED… Read
Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said on Monday. Unusually heavy rain and melting glaciers have brought deadly flash floods to the mountains of… Read
Air strike kills at least 26 in Ethiopia's Amhara
An air strike has killed at least 26 people in Ethiopia's embattled Amhara region, a hospital official and a resident told AFP on Monday, as deadly clashes rock the region. The strike in Finote Selam on Sunday was the most severe since clashes between members of the Ethiopian army and… Read
Remains of at least 13 bodies found in Mexico's Veracruz state
Police found the remains of at least 13 people packaged in freezers in a couple of buildings in Mexico's Veracruz state, local authorities said on Monday, adding that six suspects in the gruesome crime have been detained so far. Field and laboratory tests are ongoing to determine the number of… Read
Montana court rules for young people in landmark U.S. climate trial
In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western U.S. state of violating their rights to a clean environment. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley said a state law preventing agencies from considering the impacts of greenhouse gases… Read
Economic jitters as outsider leads Argentina election race
Argentina devalued the peso as economic jitters gripped the country on Monday after an anti-establishment candidate advocating harsh austerity measures surged to the front of the presidential race. Fiery libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei, 52, scored the most votes in a presidential primary election on Sunday, in what local media referred… Read
