Flight Carrying 10 Reported Missing in Alaska
The Bering Air Caravan with nine passengers and one pilot on board was reported overdue Thursday on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome at 4:00 pm Alaska Standard Time (0100 GMT), Alaska state police said.
Category: International
Kenya deploys an additional 144 police to Haiti
Kenya said Thursday it had deployed more than 100 additional police officers to Haiti, after Washington backtracked on withdrawing support for a security mission to the troubled nation.
Putin Sacks Space Agency Chief After Setbacks
Yuri Borisov had been in the role since July 2022, presiding over the crash landing of the Luna-25 probe in August 2023, Moscow’s first lunar lander mission in almost 50 years.
Trump Says Gaza Would be ‘Turned Over’ to US by Israel
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Gaza would be “turned over” by Israel to the United States when the conflict is over, and no soldiers would be needed for his subsequent takeover and redevelopment plan.
Tunisia President Fires Finance Minister
Tunisian President Kais Saied has fired his finance minister, Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia, and appointed Michket Slama Khaldi, a magistrate, to the role.
Donald Trump ametangaza Marekani itaimiliki Gaza
Trump amewataka wakaanze maisha mapya ya kudumu katika mataifa mengine ya Mashariki ya Kati kama Misri na Jordan.
US freezes funding contributions to Kenya-led Haiti mission: UN
The UN Security Council gave the green light in October 2023 to the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission designed to support Haiti’s authorities in their fight against criminal gangs, which control swaths of the country.
Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims, Passes Away at 88
The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid foundation, died Tuesday in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced.
US aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump’s purge
The agency said in a statement on its website that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7 and will concern “all USAID direct hire personnel… with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”
Apple Blasts Porn App for iPhones in Europe
The App Store does not allow porn — but the Hot Tub app is offered on AltStore PAL, one such alternative marketplace.
