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U. S. uncovers huge drug tunnel crossing border with Mexico along with more than 1, 000 kg of cocaine
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (340+ words) A sophisticated tunnel that runs hundreds of metres under the U. S. -Mexico border and pops up in a California retail store was used to smuggle more than $45 million worth of cocaine, U. S. officials say. The subterranean passageway, which stretches from the Mexican…...
Ominous Bluetooth device name forces United Airlines flight back to Newark
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (631+ words) One passenger says a device labelled 'BOMB' was noticed during takeoff, but the decision to turn around came hours later A United Airlines flight bound for Spain on Saturday night was forced to return to the New Jersey airport it…...
EU countries summon Israeli ambassadors over treatment of activists
1+ week, 6+ day ago (347+ words) 'The way that Minister Ben Gvir dealt with the flotilla activists is not in line with Israel's values and norms,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy summoned Israel's ambassadors over the treatment of…...
U. S. citizen from hantavirus ship tests positive
3+ week, 1+ day ago (824+ words) The operation to repatriate passengers of the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak continued into Monday, as US officials said an American had tested positive for the virus. Three passengers from the MV Hondius " a Dutch…...
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in Canary Islands, passengers evacuated
3+ week, 2+ day ago (418+ words) Four Canadians were among the remaining roughly 130 aboard the MV Hondius who are now being screened by the World Health Organization A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is starting the process of evacuating passengers in…...
U. S. will re-examine relationship with NATO post-war: Marco Rubio
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (193+ words) U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the United States would have to reexamine its role in NATO in the wake of the refusal by some European allies to allow American forces to use their military bases during…...
Kissing a stranger's hand ruled sexual assault by Spanish Supreme Court
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (712+ words) Dissenting opinion from two judges says it's historically a form of courtesy and that no outside observer would identify it as a sexual act The Supreme Court of Spain has ruled that a man kissing the hand of a female…...
Outrage across Europe after Trump says NATO avoided Afghan front line
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (604+ words) In an interview with Fox News, Trump claimed NATO had sent 'some troops' but 'stayed a little back, a little off the front lines' U. S. President Donald Trump has sparked outrage across Europe after claiming that NATO allies shied away from…...
Woman, 77, who went overboard on cruise not located after eight-hour search
5+ mon, 12+ hour ago (314+ words) The Coast Guard said the search, which spanned 690 square miles, had been suspended 'pending the development of new information' A 77-year-old woman who went overboard on a cruise ship north of Cuba has not been located after an eight-hour search…...
Number 79432 wins top prize in Spain's Christmas lottery
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (208+ words) The winning number in Spain's Christmas lottery, which is said to be the world's largest based on the total prize money involved, has been drawn. This year's draw will spread riches totalling almost $3. 2 billion, much of it in small winnings,…...