Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on Wednesday on his first foreign trip, signalling the clerical establishment’s intention to strengthen ties with a strategic ally of Tehran and Washington as regional tensions rise. Pezeshkian, a relative moderate who was elected in July, met Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at the start of a three-day…
The mother of the 14-year-old suspected of shooting up a Winder, Georgia, high school and killing four people last week has apologized to the victims’ families in an open letter, according to a new report. “To the parents and families of those affected by the tragic events at Apalachee High School, I want to say…
A former prosecutor, Harris, 59, appeared to get under the former president’s skin repeatedly, prompting a visibly angry Trump, 78, to deliver a series of falsehood-filled retorts. At one point, she brought up Trump’s campaign rallies, goading him by saying that people often leave early “out of exhaustion and boredom.” Trump, who has been frustrated…
Afghanistan said on Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border. Progress on the TAPI pipeline — running through Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India — has been repeatedly delayed because of security issues…
The share of women in the high tech industry has barely budged over the last two decades even as the jobs have exploded, according to a new analysis. Source link
Ferris wheel catches fire at music festival in Germany Dozens suffered mostly mild injures, but two were seriously hurt, according to reports, when two cars on the ride burst into flames at the Highfield Festival near Leipzig Saturday night. (Credit: TikTok/ @nervdieleudenicht) Officials are investigating the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge in eastern Germany…
Israeli forces have killed 27 more Palestinians across Gaza, including 13 in an attack on a building in Khan Younis, as world leaders condemn the bombing of al-Mawasi “safe zone” in the south. Several Palestinians were killed and wounded in early morning Israeli air strikes, targeting multiple areas in Gaza, WAFA news agency has reported….
A representational image of a homemade tool used for female circumcision in northeast Uganda. — AFP/File TOUBA/IVORY COAST: In a rather disturbing disclosure, it has been revealed that genitalia from girls mutilated in Ivory Coast was being sold for the purposes of being used in “magic” and other rituals. As reflected in extensive interviews with…
The plight of Afghanistan’s women in 2024 provides a grim coda to the saga of the U.S.’s role in the country since 2001. It’s a tale of tragedy and hubris, misadventures and corruption, and — in the final, bleak reckoning — a tale of failure. Source link
Video footage from the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport showed the scene moments after two planes operated by Delta Air Lines clipped each other Tuesday. Delta Air Lines Flight 295, an Airbus A350, was taxiing for departure when its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526, the airline told Fox News Digital. …
