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U.S. says it has destroyed another alleged drug ship in Pacific, killing all on board
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that the country’s military carried out another strike on a boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing all four people aboard. Source link
How this British drag queen unwittingly provided the makeup for a $73M jewel heist
Before Chris Dennis, a.k.a. La Voix, found fame on RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. and the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, he worked as a makeup artist in London — where, in 2009, he unwittingly played a role in one of the biggest robberies in British history. Source link
Microsoft's cloud services firm Azure hit with outage, with Office 365, Minecraft impacted
Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services. Source link
From Milan to Cortina, a glance at the 2026 Winter Olympics venues
Olympic athletes in February will compete in Milan-Cortina, Italy and three other mountain clusters. The Games will mostly make use of existing infrastructure, though some venues are being renovated or built from scratch. Source link
Carney, Trump keep it civil at South Korea summit, but speak little
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney were seated across the table and even acknowledged each other during a toast at a dinner ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, but the two appeared to have virtually nothing to say to one another amid the U.S.-Canada trade war. Source link
Brazil police operation on gangs in Rio favelas leaves at least 64 people dead
About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said. Source link
North Korea says it test-fired cruise-missiles hours ahead of Trump's arrival in South Korea
North Korea said Wednesday it fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald Trump travels to South Korea for a regional summit. Source link
U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats kill 14 people in Pacific waters, defence secretary says
Three strikes conducted by the U.S. military on boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed 14 people and left one survivor, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, alleging those on board were drug traffickers. Source link