Faulty component could have caused “extensive damage” to Cathay Pacific jet, report finds
Hong Kong’s air safety authority said Thursday that a defect in an engine component of a Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A350 that caused a fire, forcing a Zurich-bound flight to ...
Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut
The Bank of England is widely expected to announce it is keeping interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of ...
The Thai zoo home to baby hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng is patenting the pygmy
Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper ...
Is Israel preparing for a war with Hezbollah?
With Israel’s defense minister announcing a “new phase” of the war and an apparent Israeli attack setting off explosions in electronic devices in Lebanon, the specter of ...
North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead” and ...
A news site that covers Haitian-Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio
Journalists at a news site that covers the Haitian community in the United States say they’ve been harassed and intimidated with racist messages for covering a fake story ...
Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur’s capital, UN says
Relentless violence has devastated Sudan and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around the only capital in Sudan’s western Darfur region not held by paramilitary ...
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over
In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers and newly ...
Mission specialist for Titan sub owner to testify before Coast Guard
A mission specialist for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded in 2023 is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday. Renata Rojas is the latest person to ...
Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes
Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Polish Americans in this year’s presidential election as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump vie for support from a community ...
Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month
This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded motel rooms where they’ve been living as the state winds down its ...
Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat
Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s ...