PANAMA CITY — A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship crossings by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes. The new cuts announced Wednesday by authorities in Panama are set to deal an even greater economic blow than previously expected. Canal administrators now … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Houthi militants said Tuesday they will not stop their “military operations” in the Red Sea, hours after the United States announced the formation of a multinational naval coalition to protect commercial shipping there. The Yemeni group that’s aligned with Iran has been targeting … Read more
TIRANA, Albania — For months, Albanian opposition parties have used flares and noise to disrupt Parliament, in protest at what they describe as the authoritarian rule of the governing Socialist Party. On Thursday, lawmakers passed the annual budget and other draft laws, despite opposition claims that the left-wing Socialists have blocked the establishment of commissions … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Thursday after they briefly disrupted the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York by gluing themselves to the pavement of the Manhattan parade route, according to police. The New York Police Department arrested 34 people who interrupted the celebration during various … Read more
Elon Musk, Chief Government Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and proprietor of Twitter, appears to be like on as he attends the Viva Expertise convention devoted to innovation and startups on the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters WASHINGTON — A Ukrainian official slammed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk … Read more
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