New York police said Monday that they were investigating an explosion of “unknown origin” in busy downtown Manhattan, and that people were being evacuated. Media reports said at least one person had been detained after the blast near the Port Authority transit terminal, close to Times Square.
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Fending off widespread international criticism, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that recognizing Jerusalem as his country’s capital made peace possible, rather than distancing the prospect of an agreement with the Palestinians. Netanyahu, as he arrived for talks with EU foreign ministers here, said the move last week by US President Donald Trump “doesn’t
Residents in a small town in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland said they have been “held hostage,” by 200,000 bats. No fewer than 200,000 flying foxes, the world’s largest bats, have overrun the Charters Towers’s residents since Friday, the mayor of the town told dpa on Monday. A resident Elizabeth Schmidt said: “It’s an […]
Thousands of Indonesian Muslims on Sunday protested in Jakarta against Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Protesters who were seen wearing white Islamic robes and skullcaps gathered outside the US embassy. Some carried Palestinian flags and banners saying, “We are with the Palestinians” and “Pray for Palestine.” The rally organised by […]
President Vladimir Putin launched Friday a $27 billion liquefied natural gas plant in Siberian Arctic as Russia hopes to surpass Qatar to become the world’s biggest exporter of the chilled fuel. “It is a great day for us,” Putin said at the official ceremony in the port of Sabetta on the Yamal peninsula beyond the […]
Britain will pay a financial settlement of between £35 billion-£39 billion (40-45 billion euros, $47-52 billion) for leaving the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Friday. After striking a deal in Brussels, British officials said the figure would include regular payments into the EU budget until 2020, promised contributions still left to […]
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