Two YouTube influencers from Canada who showcased their off-roading adventures died in a rollover crash on Thursday, according to reports. Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans, who ran social media accounts under @ToyotaWorldRunners, were in an off-road motor vehicle crash on August 7 around 6:30 p.m. near Trout Lake in British …
Read More »NYC Mayor Eric Adams goes to Mexico to discuss migrants, says there is ‘no more room in New York’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told reporters in Mexico that “there is no more room in New York,” as he continues his Latin America tour in hopes of discouraging migrants from heading north to the Big Apple. The Democrat made the remark in Puebla on Thursday after addressing the …
Read More »Kenya's president apologizes for past wrongs by his government and previous regimes
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s president has apologized to the Kenyan people for past wrongs committed both by his government and past regimes. President Uhuru Kenyatta told parliament during his state of the nation address Thursday that time has come to bring closure to the country’s painful past. He mentioned the …
Read More »Turkey calls its airspace note on military maneuvers in Aegean Sea a mistake, cancels notice
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey says a recent notice seeking to reserve a large swath of airspace over the Aegean Sea for military maneuvers was issued by mistake and then canceled. A statement by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tanju Bilgic said Tuesday that the Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, was inadvertently declared …
Read More »Turkish prime minister says world never had a plan to end Syrian civil war
UNITED NATIONS – Turkey’s prime minister says the international community never had a plan to end the intensifying Syrian conflict. Ahmet Davutoglu also told a news conference Thursday that all countries should fight the Islamic State group but also keep the Syrian regime from committing “war crimes” in Aleppo, Syria’s …
Read More »Families of 2 Australians on death row visit Indonesian island where they are to be shot dead
CANBERRA, Australia – Relatives of two Australian death row prisoners have made their first visit to the Indonesian prison island where the convicted drug traffickers are to be executed by firing squads. The two, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, were flown Wednesday from the resort island of Bali to the …
Read More »7 killed in attack of South Western State administration headquarters, Somali police say
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali official says that seven people have been killed in an attack in Baidoa at the headquarters of the state government. Ahmed Mohammed, a local administration official, said Thursday four government soldiers and three of the gunmen have been killed. Capt. Hassan Hussein, a police official …
Read More »US diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia halt consular services over security concerns
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and two other diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia are cancelling all consular services for two days over security fears. The Embassy says it and missions in Jiddah and Dhahran will provide no consular services Sunday and Monday due to “heightened security …
Read More »Strong undersea earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia, no immediate reports of damage
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A strong undersea earthquake has struck off eastern Indonesia, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck 136 kilometers (85 miles) northwest of Ternate, the capital of North Maluku province. It had …
Read More »UK court bars 5 teen girls from traveling, removes passports, over fears they'll go to Syria
LONDON – A British judge has barred five teenage girls from traveling after they showed an interest in going to Syria. High Court judge Anthony Hayden made the 15- and 16-year-olds wards of court, which prevents them from leaving England and Wales. He also ordered their passports removed. The judge …
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