A Texas-based startup is seeking backers for its new, ambitious project: building the largest statue in the country. The statue, a 500-foot stainless-steel monument to George Washington, would sit atop a 150-foot pedestal to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary. Mo Mahmood is the creator of More Monuments. The Austin startup doesn’tContinue Reading
After a year of embarrassing sex allegations related to Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew on Thursday was stripped of his title by Buckingham Palace., Read MoreContinue Reading
“I will never let our confidence become complacency,” NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani tells NBC News’ Allan Smith in an interview days before the election., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Germany’s Development Minister Svenja Schulze arrived in Kyiv on 30 October to encourage German companies to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction, reports DPA. Schulze arrived in Ukraine overnight as the country endured one of the most severe Russian air attacks since the full-scale invasion began. “Russia is attacking Ukraine with everContinue Reading
Estonia and Ireland have signed an agreement to renovate an intensive care unit at Berdychiv City Hospital in Zhytomyr Oblast and train medical staff, ERR reports. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Estonian Center for International Development (ESTDEV) signed theContinue Reading
The rare move comes after mounting pressure to act over Andrew’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein., The rare move comes after mounting pressure to act over Andrew’s relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles III has stripped his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted himContinue Reading
Reports of massacres by Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur’s city of el-Fasher., Reports of massacres by Rapid Support Forces in North Darfur’s city of el-Fasher. Reports of massacres by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur – after the army was pushed out of the region. Tens of thousandsContinue Reading
The Des Moines River is not well. Decades of fertilizer runoff from Iowa’s farms have poisoned it with nitrates, and the effects are being felt statewide: surges in toxic algae blooms, drinking and swimming advisories and cancer rates that are the country’s second-highest. If the ailing water possesses an animisticContinue Reading
OPINION — One of the most enduring security issues in South Asia has been rekindled by the recent border conflicts between the Taliban-led Afghanistan and Pakistan military regimes. Diplomatic efforts by Qatar and Turkey have resulted in a tenuous ceasefire after days of fierce fighting that claimed scores of livesContinue Reading
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — In the middle of the night, with no witnesses, a single ship flagged out of Hong Kong drags its anchor across the Baltic Sea. In silence, it severs a vital gas pipeline and the digital cables that link northern capitals. By morning, millions lose connectivity, financial transactionsContinue Reading
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men filled central Jerusalem on Thursday to protest government plans to draft them into the military.Continue Reading
The move follows revelations about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Continue Reading
The UN Security Council condemned escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur region., NewsFeed “No one is safe in el-Fasher.” The UN Security Council condemned escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur region amid reports of atrocities by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The ambassadors to Sudan and the United Arab Emirates had aContinue Reading