5 mn readA missile launcher sends a cloud of brown dust into the air as it hurtles across a field towards the firing line. Moments later comes a soldier’s countdown, from five to ‘Fire!’, before a rocket roars into the sky. The blasts and booms from such military training exercises are so constant that locals in the […]
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3 mn read“We are not in a hurry,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said earlier this month. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s tariffs are partly to blame for price increases, leveling the criticism minutes after the central bank announced its decision to hold interest rates steady. The rate decision came weeks after […]
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2 mn readThe ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is over as Israeli fighter jets began striking the Gaza Strip after Hamas refused repeated hostage deal offers, officials said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began striking Hamas terrorist targets across Gaza “in order to achieve the war objectives set by the political leadership, including the release of all […]
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2 mn readAt least 20 people have died in the US – including 12 in Missouri alone – after deadly tornadoes tore through several south-eastern states, flipping cars and flattening homes. Three people were killed in a car crash during a fierce dust storm in Texas, while deaths have also occurred in Oklahoma and Arkansas. More than […]
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3 mn readA cargo ship that smashed into a US military chartered oil tanker off the northeast coast of England on Monday was carrying sodium cyanide, according to the maritime intelligence company and shipping journal Lloyd’s List. The collision sparked a huge fire, a dramatic rescue effort and fears of environmental damage. Just before 10 a.m. local […]
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3 mn readWith so many changes across the government in recent weeks, including thousands of federal workforce layoffs, some Americans are wondering if they will have to get a Real ID in two months. “Do i still need to get a Real ID or did we get rid of that part of the government,” asked one X […]
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