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20 Turkish troops killed in military plane crash in Georgia
Turkey’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of its military aircraft in Georgia a day earlier, as inspectors continued to seek clues what caused the NATO member’s cargo plane to go down. Source link
U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home
Many Canadians continue to boycott travel to the United States, and the U.S. economy is paying the price. A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spending in the country for 2025, a loss of $5.7 billion US compared to the previous year. Source link
Israeli settlers attack 2 occupied West Bank villages as violence against Palestinians surges
Masked Israeli settlers hurled stones and torched dairy trucks, farmland and Bedouin structures, injuring four people on Tuesday in the latest in a surge of settler attacks in the occupied West Bank. Source link
Severe solar storm could trigger auroras across Canada and northern U.S. states tonight
Skygazers are spotting the lights deeper into Canada, the U.S. and Europe because the sun is going through a major facelift. Every 11 years, its poles swap places, causing magnetic twists and tangles along the way. Source link
Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing
The number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica rose to 45, with 15 other people missing, authorities said Tuesday. The death toll is expected to rise, with officials still trying to reach two towns that remain cut off since the catastrophic Category 5 storm made landfall in western Jamaica on Oct. 28. Source […]
Consumer advocacy group urges OpenAI to pull video app Sora over privacy, misinformation concerns
Non-profit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen demanded in a Tuesday letter that OpenAI withdraw its video-generation software Sora 2 after the application sparked fears about the spread of misinformation and privacy violations. Source link
Longest-ever U.S. government shutdown inches closer to ending after 8 Democrats cave
The U.S. Senate is on its way to ending the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health-care subsidies, angering many in their caucus. Source link
2 dead after small plane on hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighbourhood
A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighbourhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said. Source link
Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signalling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip. Source link
Mysterious drones keep buzzing key sites in Europe. So what's the defence strategy?
Belgium is the latest target in a string of mysterious drone incidents across Europe, with some officials directly pointing the finger at Russia. It has left authorities scrambling to boost defences. Source link