Planes are continuing to land and take off at Beirut airport, despite explosions from Israeli air attacks that could be seen from the airport grounds, videos circulating on social media showed on Thursday. Acting Transport Minister Ali Hamieh reported that normal operations were continuing at the airport. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had earlier
European leaders confident Berlin will fix government crisis quickly
European leaders on Thursday expressed optimism that the German government crisis will be resolved quickly, as they arrived at a leaders’ meeting in Budapest. “Germany is an important partner in the (European) Union. I assume that Germany will get to grips with the problems as quickly as possible,” said Viola Amherd, president of
China expands its EV charging network as sales surge
China had a total of 11.43 million electric vehicle (EV) charging points installed across the country as of the end of September 2024, according to the latest data released by the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA). This represents an almost 50% increase from the same time last year, with a total of 2.84 million new […]
Spain seizes 13 tonnes of cocaine hidden behind bananas on a container from Ecuador
MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain seized 13 tonnes (13,000 kilograms) of cocaine in a cargo container apparently filled with bananas, in what they called the biggest anti-narcotics operation in the country’s history. Officials found bricks of drugs hidden behind the fruit on a vessel at the southern port of Algeciras in southern Spain, polic
Midstate man gets closure on his late cousin’s cause of death during Vietnam War
(WHTM) — A Midstate man who always wondered what happened to his cousin shot down over Vietnam now has some closure. David Christian, a skyhawk pilot during the Vietnam War, was shot down near the Vietnamese Coast in 1965 and was originally considered killed in action. His younger Midstate cousin, Larry Christian, thought David survived […]