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October 1, 2024 10:46 AM

US FAA grounds SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket after second-stage malfunction

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said SpaceX must investigate why the second stage of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket malfunctioned after a NASA astronaut mission on Saturday, grounding the rocket for the third time in three months. ...

October 1, 2024 10:47 AM

NPR 1 Billion to Be Released for Disaster Relief Fund for Nepal Flood Rescue and Relief Operation

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held yesterday evening decided to release one billion rupees for the Disaster Relief Fund as part of the government's initiative to expedite the rescue and relief operations for the disaster-hit communities. The...

October 1, 2024 11:00 AM

Hurricane Helene: Over 100 dead as North Carolina mounts massive search and rescue operation

Crews on Monday airlifted emergency food and water into remote North Carolina towns that were cut off and devastated by tropical storm Helene that turned the western part of the state into a "post apocalyptic" landscape. Helene was a hurricane when ...

October 1, 2024 2:52 PM

Israel says it’s targeting Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon ground raids

Israel said intense fighting erupted with Hezbollah in south Lebanon on Tuesday after its paratroopers, commandos and armoured units launched raids at the start of a ground incursion. The operation follows intense airstrikes that have devastated the...

September 30, 2024 10:53 PM

UN authorizes Haiti security force for another year

The U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed on Monday (September 30) to authorize for another year an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti, but a U.S. push for a plan to transform it into a U.N. peacekeeping mission was dr...

September 30, 2024 8:55 PM

PM Modi holds talks with Israel’s Netanyahu on West Asia developments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a conversation today with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the ongoing situation in West Asia. During the discussion, PM Modi expressed India's stance on the matter and reiterated the importance...

September 30, 2024 4:45 PM

Trump suspect to appear in court on attempted assassination charge

The man charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump after allegedly positioning himself with a rifle outside one of the former president’s Florida golf courses is due to appear in court on Monday to enter a plea to five federal charges. Ry...

September 30, 2024 4:21 PM

Lebanon’s Hezbollah will pick new leader at earliest opportunity, says its deputy chief

Lebanon's Hezbollah will choose a successor to its slain secretary-general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah "at the earliest opportunity" and will continue the fight against Israel, the Iran-backed group's deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Monday. He spoke in...

September 30, 2024 3:46 PM

Epic Games accuses Samsung, Google of scheme to block app rivals

“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition. Epic said it would file a lawsuit in U.S...

September 30, 2024 3:24 PM

Iran will not leave Israel’s ‘criminal acts’ unanswered, says foreign ministry

Iran will not leave any of "the criminal acts" of Israel unanswered, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, referring to the killing of Hezbollah's chief and an Iranian Guard deputy commander in Lebanon. Brigadier Gener...

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