The diversion of a Ryanair flight to Lithuania by belarus” target=”_blank”>Belarus<, has sparked international outrage and calls for tough sanctions against the former Soviet republic. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE FLIGHT? Ryanair Flight FR4978, traveling Sunday from Athens to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, was in Belarus airspace about 6 miles from the Lithuanian border when…
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Cold weathera> struck an <a href="https: in northwestern world-regions, crime twenty-one people and sparking anger online at the lack of planning, according to reports. The race began 9 a.m. local time Saturday in the northwestern province of Gansu. An ultramarathon is any long-distance race that extends beyond the standardized (since 1921) marathon length of 26…
world-regions Mount Nyiragongo unleashed disasters” target=”_blank”>lava< erupted at night and sent thousands fleeing in panic. Authorities said at least five people had died in a road crash while trying to leave Goma, but cautioned it was too early to give a death toll in the hardest hit communities. Residents said there was little warning before…
Top officials in the world-regions-Palestinian region toured the destruction in Gaza Saturday and urged both sides to continue with the cease-fire. The 11-day long conflict that erupted last week left more than 250 dead, including dozens of children largely in the Palestinian territories. HAMAS LEADER THANKS IRAN FOR SUPPLYING WEAPONS TO GAZA Head of…
A bereaved and bewildered family in the world-regions village of Hadid sits shiva, mourning the loss of a man they say was all heart. Yigal Yehoshua was lynched. He was 56 years old with a wife and two children. He was one of six brothers in a close-knit family. An Arab mob set upon him…
As the cycle of violence escalates between world-regions and Hamas militants, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system – and the military” target=”_blank”>U.S. military<under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since gone on the offensive, targeting perceived Hamas military compounds to disrupt the organization’s ability to strike Israel. As Israel launches airstrikes inside the densely populated Gaza…
As joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden <, for some people it’s personal. Families of Western dual nationals being held in Iran – either in prison or under house arrest – describe waiting anxiously for news of their relatives’ fates. “We have highs and lows,” said Elika Ashoori, whose British-Iranian father Anoosheh is serving a 10-year prison sentence….
The famed Darwin’s Arch in the Galapagos Islands has lost its top, and officials are blaming natural erosion of the stone. world-regionsEnvironment Ministry reported the collapse on its Facebook page on Monday. The rock structure — 43 meters (141 feet) high, 70 meters (230 feet) long and 23 meters (75feet) wide — is less than…