A debt-ridden laborer in central India said his family’s life has been “changed forever” after he unearthed a 19.22-carat diamond worth almost $100,000. Raju Gond normally makes about $4 a…
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French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony
by adminFrance’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “an attack on France” and “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel…
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Erdogan courts ‘terrorist’ Assad amid pressure to solve Turkey’s ‘Syrian problem’
by adminIt’s been well over a decade since millions of Syrians flooded into Turkey en masse, seeking refuge from the civil war at home. But today, there are increasing signs the…
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15 people dead, more than 195 missing after boat carrying migrants capsizes off Mauritania
by adminAt least 15 people have died and more than 195 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized near Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.…
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Russian transgender politician reverses decision to detransition, saying she was acting ‘out of fear’
by adminAlyoshina said she is now “ashamed” of posts she made earlier this year announcing the move. “I wrote and said this out of fear because gender reassignment and the non-existent LGBTQ+ movement are…
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ISIS-K’s online recruitment poses security threat to West ahead of Olympic Games
by adminNearly two-thirds of ISIS-linked arrests in Europe in the last nine months have been of teenagers, according to a landmark academic study, as concern grows among European security officials ahead…
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Ten migrants drowned in a flooded river near Panama’s coastal community of Carreto while crossing the Darién Gap, Panama’s National Border Service (Senafront) said Wednesday. Senafront did not specify the…
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Fierce storm topples tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, killing 1 and damaging statues
by adminOne person was killed and three others were injured at Cambodia’s famed centuries-old Angkor temple complex when a large tree was blown down onto their vehicle during a fierce rainstorm, the government…
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Videos of police beating men at UK airport spark outcry as force reports itself to watchdog
by adminA British policeman has been removed from frontline duty after multiple videos emerged on social media showing officers beating at least three people inside Manchester Airport in an incident the city’s…
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Thousands stranded by floods in Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action
by adminMuch of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing…