A Boeing 767 cargo plane operated by FedEx was flying from New Jersey to Indianapolis when it suffered a bird strike, causing one of engines to burst into flames. The plane safely made an emergency landing back at Newark Airport. There were no injuries reported.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reshuffled his cabinet, just days after his top deputy resigned in a move that sent shockwaves across the country and renewed calls for Trudeau to step down as head of the Liberal Party. The prime minister welcomed the members of his new cabinet during a swearing-in ceremony in the…
Authorities in the United States are investigating the potential significance of overseas trips made by the man responsible for driving a truck into New Year’s revellers in New Orleans, law enforcement officials have said. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran who proclaimed his support for ISIL (ISIS) in videos posted online before the attack, visited…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his government has determined that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militias have committed genocide in the war against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAR) which started in April 2023. Blinken cited the “638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in Sudan’s recent history, over 30 million people…
The Bottom Line Can Trump fulfil his grandiose foreign policy promises? Political scientist John Mearsheimer argues that Trump can’t ethnically cleanse Gaza or resolve the Ukraine War. Read more Despite the rhetoric, US President Donald Trump will not be able to ethnically cleanse Gaza nor resolve the Ukraine war, argues University of Chicago political scientist…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he plans to resign as Liberal Party leader, amid mounting internal dissent. His announcement on Monday follows a swirl of speculation over his political future following public spats with former allies, a no-confidence motion that was called for later in January and falling poll numbers. “ Every morning I…
Huddling in London over the weekend, European leaders declared that they would work to pull together a plan to end the war in Ukraine, but with security guarantees for the country that has been the victim of a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022. The meeting in the United Kingdom followed close on the heels…
