‘I could not let all those people die’ — Indian pilot recounts flydubai ordeal
"I was trying to save my own life, but I knew I could not let all those people die," Machchhar said during a call from his hospital bed, in a video posted by Modi on social media.
Israeli supreme court allows surrogacy for same-sex couples, single men
Israel’s supreme court on Thursday authorised surrogacy for same-sex couples and single men wishing to have children. Only heterosexual married couples were able to access surrogacy in Israel until 2018, when a law was passed permitting it for single women or those unable to bear children — but not for same-sex couples or single men. […]
Canada to no longer pay for Harry, Meghan security
Canada will no longer pick up the security tab for protecting Prince Harry and his wife Meghan starting in March, the office of Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Thursday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been living part-time in an oceanside mansion in westernmost British Columbia province since November. Last month, they made […]
US warns of attack threat against major hotel in Kenya
The United States warned Thursday that extremists may be plotting an attack against a major hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, urging its citizens to be cautious. “The exact hotel has not been identified, but it is believed to be a hotel popular with tourists and business travellers,” the State Department said in a travel alert. The […]
Steven Seagal fined in US over cryptocurrency promotion
US securities regulators announced on Thursday they had fined actor Steven Seagal and suspended him from investment promotions over charges he hawked a cryptocurrency venture without disclosing compensation. The “Under Siege” actor pitched the initial coin offering, Bitcoiin2Gen, on social media, urging followers not to “miss out” on a venture hailed as the “next generation of […]
African Union preparing 3,000-troop deployment to Sahel region
The African Union said Thursday that it expected to send a temporary deployment of 3,000 troops to West Africa’s Sahel region, where regional forces are struggling to respond to a nearly eight-year-old insurgency by armed Islamists. The decision was made at the African Union summit earlier this month, Smail Chergui, head of the AU’s Peace […]
