Investigators used a drone over the Potomac River to survey the wreckage from the midair collision involving a Black Hawk military helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane in Washington DC. Part of the wreckage has since been recovered.
NewsFeed No survivors likely in US midair collision, officials say Emergency officials said there are likely no survivors from a midair collision between a commercial passenger jet and a military helicopter in the Washington, DC area. The plane had 64 people on board while three soldiers were in the helicopter. Published On 30 Jan 202530…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the arrest of a group of foreign “mercenaries”, including Colombian and United States citizens, who he said were plotting to prevent his inauguration later this week. Maduro said on Tuesday that the group was planning “terrorist acts” ahead of the inauguration ceremony on Friday, describing them as two Colombian…
NewsFeed Jewish activists protest at Trump Tower in support of Mahmoud Khalil Dozens of activists, including a Hollywood actress occupied Trump Tower in New York City to protest the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. The Trump administration is threatening to deport Khalil who took a leading role in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University. Published On 13…
Cuba has released 553 prisoners under a Vatican-mediated agreement, despite the collapse of a United States pledge to ease sanctions in return. The island nation’s highest judicial authority announced late on Monday that the last of the prisoners had been freed, Cuba’s state-run media reported. Havana said in January that with the mediation of the…
The United States is bracing for a government shutdown, as members of Congress race to negotiate a last-minute budget deal that would keep federal services funded through the new year. Early on Friday, US media reported that the Office of Management and Budget, under outgoing President Joe Biden, had already signalled that federal agencies should…
Anora, the story of a New York sex worker who gets a chance at a new life when she marries a wealthy Russian client on a whim, has won five top Academy Awards, including the coveted Best Picture. The annual star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles, United States, on Sunday night also saw No Other Land,…
