Three media workers were killed and three others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residence housing journalists in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Friday. The pro-Iran Al Mayadeen TV reported that a cameraman and a technician linked to the broadcaster were killed in an Israeli attack early Friday on the residence [&hellip
Cartel shootout in Mexico leaves 16 people dead | World News
A shootout between warring Mexico cartels has left 16 people dead. Criminal groups faced off in a mountainous region of Guerrero state on Thursday morning. The area has become a battleground in recent years as cartels seek to expand their territory. Local police were also caught up in the attack, with two officers killed and […]
Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland requests French citizenship after asylum bid dismissed
PARIS (AP) — Environmental activist Paul Watson, who is detained in Greenland and facing possible extradition to Japan, has formally requested French citizenship after France’s Foreign Minister said his earlier bid for political asylum could not be processed because he is not on French soil. Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd and a prominent anti-
Saskatchewan, Canada, town can’t find anyone to run for mayor
Oct. 24 (UPI) — A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, is facing one major hurdle in the run-up to its November municipal election: No one is running for mayor. Officials in Kyle said Mayor George Williams, who was elected in November 2021, is retiring this year, and so far, no candidates have come forward to seek […]
Train company to deploy Japan’s first ‘blade-proof’ umbrellas against knife attacks
(Source) A Japanese train company is gearing up to deploy “blade-proof” umbrellas in response to a knife attack that occurred on one of its trains last year. Launching the first of its kind in Japan, JR West announced on Thursday that it will distribute 1,200 “blade-proof” umbrellas beginning in November to its 600 trains in […]