Video shows moment of condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida
The president made the announcement during a speech commemorating the 1979 Sandinista revolution Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said the Central American country would no longer hold elections, further closing off any potential path for the opposition to challenge the government he leads with his wife, Rosario Murillo. Ortega, Nicaragua’s longest-serving leader, has remained in power…
US military financing for Egypt is set to reach $1.3bn in 2024, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues The Biden administration has decided to release $320m in military aid to Egypt – a package previously contingent on improving human rights issues in the country. Unless Congress steps in, this brings the total amount from Washington…
The Pentagon announced Monday that it has released 11 Yemeni detainees with suspected ties to al Qaeda from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. The detainees, none of whom have been charged with a crime, will be resettled in Oman as the Biden administration moves to wind down operations at the notorious detention facility….
Oct. 29 (UPI) — Hezbollah on Tuesday announced that its deputy secretary general, Nasim Qassem, will serve as its new leader. Qassem was elected to replace long-time Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, ending an ongoing succession crisis to lead the Iran-backed terror group. Nasrallah was killed last month in Beirut in airstrikes Israeli Prime Minister…
Kyiv will rush to produce the systems domestically as Russia struggles to defend itself against some Ukrainian attacks. Kyiv, Ukraine – Patriot missile interceptors are the most coveted Western-made weapon Ukraine needs – right now and every night when Russia attacks. Frequent Russian strikes depleted Ukraine’s stock of the pricey United States-made interceptors – and…
The $99bn figure comes as data shows exports growing at fastest rate in 15 months while imports fell China posted a record $99bn (£76.4bn) trade surplus last month amid signs of importers bringing forward orders to beat higher tariffs on goods from the world’s second biggest economy. The latest official figures from Beijing showed exports…