Santas fill Danish streets for annual congress
Dozens of Santas and Mrs. Clauses gather in Aalborg, Denmark, for the World Santa Claus Congress, with parades, family activities and summer festivities., Read MoreContinue Reading
Proposed data center near Nashville Zoo faces pushback
The project has raised significant concerns among residents about its potential impacts on animals and energy use., The project has raised significant concerns among residents about its potential impacts on animals and energy use., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Technology is driving an increase in attacks and threats to the UK, senior officials say
LONDON (AP) — Technology and online platforms are increasingly being used to threaten the United Kingdom, including by hostile countries, extremists and far-right groups, senior British police officials said Thursday. There is a “continual battle” against threats online, said Vicki Evans, a senior national coordinator for counterterrorism at the MetropolitanContinue Reading
Syria says cell behind ‘terrorist bombings’ in Damascus arrested
Explosions rocked the Syrian capital on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the city., Explosions rocked the Syrian capital on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron visited the city. Syrian authorities have arrested a cell responsible for “terrorist bombings” that struck the capital, Damascus, two days ago, the interiorContinue Reading
How Strait of Hormuz dispute led to latest US-Iran cycle of fighting
Clashing interpretations of vague memorandum of understanding language on Hormuz at heart of escalation, analysts say., When Iran faced an all-out war against the United States and Israel, Tehran did not respond with missiles and drones alone; it shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy.Continue Reading
Proposed N.S. whale sanctuary gets support
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs has signed an MOU with a whale sanctuary project. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App: https://www.ctvnews.ca/app Must-watch stories andContinue Reading
LIVE: Vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz
Vessel tracker showing traffic in Strait of Hormuz. US military said it was launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to traffic. The second wave of overnight strikes was launched after Traitor 47 said an interim agreement to try to end the war was ‘over.’ FollowContinue Reading
Russian drone killed last resident of Tokarivka Druha. Now, village has no one left
Russia’s FPV drone killed the last resident of Tokarivka Druha, a Kharkiv Oblast border village. The 57-year-old woman was walking along the road between the villages of Prudianka and Tsupivka when a Russian FPV drone struck her, Vyacheslav Zadorenko, head of the Derhachi City Military Administration, said. She had multipleContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1597: Ukraine races to build its own missile shield as Russian ballistic strikes triple
Exclusives Russia’s war economy is starving its own strategic projects. Russia’s top arms maker can’t afford to build its own garbage incinerators. Three F-16s and a Patriot battery teamed up to kill Russia’s best fighter. The two systems each have a weakness against Russian jets. Working together—one seeing, the otherContinue Reading
‘The Place I Feel I Belong Isn’t Really There Anymore’
In Altadena, California, a collaboration between artists Kelly Akashi and Phil Peters celebrates community resilience after the Eaton Fire.Continue Reading
“Demanding the Truth”: Family Wants Answers After ICE Kills Houston Dad Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Immigration and civil rights advocacy groups are demanding an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and father of three who was killed by ICE agents in Houston on Tuesday morning. Salgado Araujo, who had been living in the United States for nearly 35Continue Reading
Seafood Industry Giants Failing to Tackle Pollution, New Study Finds
The world’s largest seafood and aquaculture firms are failing to combat waste, and fall short on fish welfare, according to a new benchmarking assessment. A first-ever seafood index, which was launched in May by the global investor network FAIRR Initiative, assessed 20 firms — including salmon farmers Mowi and BakkafrostContinue Reading
MIT-led project opens first climate shelter in Bangladesh
In southwestern Bangladesh, where extreme heat and severe tropical cyclones threaten the lives of millions of people, a new kind of climate refuge has opened its doors. At the Baradal Aftab Uddin Collegiate School in the Satkhira district, the Jameel Observatory Climate Resilience Early Warning System Network (Jameel Observatory-CREWSnet) openedContinue Reading