(SYDNEY) -- A LATAM Airlines Group plane had a "technical problem" during a flight, causing what the airline described as a "a strong movement" after its departure from Sydney, Australia.At least seven passengers and three crew members on flight LA800 were taken to a local hospital for medical checks, but…
U.S. military crews have airlifted nonessential U.S. Embassy personnel in Haiti out of harm's way amid a surge of gang-related violence against the government, according to a statement Sunday from the U.S. Southern Command.The U.S. military said it carried out the operation in Haiti to get some embassy personnel out…
Kate, the Princess of Wales, issued a statement on Sunday thanking the public for their support in the months since she underwent surgery."Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months," she said in a post on social media.The statement on Sunday -- when the…
(ISTANBUL) -- Thousands of women took to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, to mark International Women's Day Friday despite a ban by the government, demanding equality and change of laws to protect women and help them gain their rights in the country and around the world.Waving purple flags as a…
(GAZA) -- Five children were allegedly killed in the Gaza Strip by a humanitarian aid airdrop from an unidentified foreign country on Friday, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said.Several Palestinian civilians were also injured in the airdrop, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza, which called the airdrop…
(WASHINGTON) -- The European Union announced on Friday the launch of the Cyprus Maritime Corridor, a naval route facilitated by Europe's most southeastern island, Cyprus, to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza.The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that the corridor is a direct response to…
(LONDON) -- Armed bandits in Nigeria have kidnapped over 100 school children in Kuriga, north-western Nigeria, oaccording to officials.The bandits are reported to have stormed into the LEA Primary School in Kuriga town, Kaduna state, on Thursday seizing scores of pupils before marching them into the forest.The incident is reported…
(NEW YORK) -- Sweden's arduous path to joining the NATO alliance came to a successful close Thursday, as the Swedish prime minister and foreign minister deposited the country's "instrument of accession" at the State Department in Washington.In a lighthearted ceremony, Secretary of State Antony Blinken posed for photos with Swedish…
(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. State Department is encouraging American citizens to leave Haiti following an ongoing spate of gang violence.A series of coordinated gang attacks began against a number of government institutions last week, with prisons, dozens of police stations and the international airport all targeted.The violence has paralyzed the…
(LONDON) -- A red panda was among 87 animals seized by Thai customs agents after they were discovered in checked luggage at Thailand’s main international airport.The animals were discovered at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday by Thai customs agents in checked luggage headed to Mumbai, India, Thailand’s Customs Department announced.The…
