Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera in West Bank
The Foreign Press Association has said the move “raises serious questions about press freedom”.
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Tesla shares fall 3.5% as company reports first decline in annual deliveries
Reduced European subsidies, a US shift to lower-priced hybrids and Chinese competition have squeezed EV maker Tesla reported its first decline in annual deliveries on Thursday, as the automaker handed over fewer-than-expected electric vehicles in the fourth quarter and incentives failed to boost demand for its ageing lineup of models. Shares of the company fell…
New Orleans attack: investigators seek more information on ‘known associates’
FBI does not believe suspect was solely responsible, assistant special agent says, after attack that killed 15 New Orleans truck attack – latest updates Investigators were on Thursday intent on finding out who else may be behind the truck attack in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day that killed 15 and injured dozens when…
Driver of Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas blast identified as US army veteran
Man who died in explosion that injured seven outside Trump hotel served over 19 years in military The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire and exploded in Las Vegas outside one of the hotels in Donald Trump’s business empire has been identified as Matthew Livelsberger, a US army veteran from Colorado Springs, Colorado,…
Tesla shares slide after it reports first drop in annual deliveries
Tesla’s fourth-quarter deliveries report follows a huge late-year rally in the stock that lifted its gain for 2024 to 63%.
Honolulu firework blast kills three and leaves others with ‘war-zone injuries’
Tougher penalties promised for illegal fireworks as people taken to hospital with severe burns and shrapnel wounds Emergency crews arrived at a chaotic and gruesome scene in a neighbourhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, after a large new year’s firework tipped over and set off a fiery, shrapnel-studded blast that killed three people and injured more than…
Israeli Threat to UNRWA Looms Over Gaza
The U.N. agency known as UNRWA has been the backbone of aid to Gaza. Now, Israel is moving to ban it over accusations that it shielded Hamas militants.
Removal of waste from site of 1984 Bhopal disaster dismissed as ‘farce’
Indian government accused of PR stunt after moving 337 tonnes of toxic waste that had been held in containers Forty years after one of world’s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remove hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from the site. However, local campaigners have…
German officials call for clampdown on illegal ‘firework bombs’ after five deaths
Explosives brought in from Poland and the Czech Republic are combined with household items for a bigger bang German officials have called for a clampdown on illegally imported and homemade “firework bombs” after pyrotechnics for personal use killed at least five people across the country on New Year’s Eve. The use of personal firecrackers is…
Costumes, Beers and Cheers: How Darts Became London’s Rowdiest Winter Party
The professional darts championships draw tens of thousands of raucous fans. The beer flows freely in the stands, but the competition is serious.