More than 60 people are dead and 115 hospitalized after assailants opened fire and caused an explosion at a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russian authorities said, following U.S. government warnings this month about a “planned terrorist attack” in the Russian capital. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Friday night attack, … Read more
Gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow on Friday, killing 40 people and injuring more than 100. Earlier this month, the US embassy issued a security alert warning of a potential terror attack. Just days ago, Vladimir Putin dismissed the idea as “blackmail” from the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed US warnings about a potential … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza under Israel’s bombardment, offensives and siege, children are starting to die. Hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and has suffered long cutoffs of food supply deliveries. At least 20 people have died … Read more
Vape flavours for sale on display in shop window, Essex, England. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.K. government on Monday announced it will ban disposable vapes, citing an “alarming rise” in the number of young people using them. There will also be new restrictions on how vapes can be packaged and … Read more
By David Shepardson, Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alaska Airlines pilots reported pressurization warning lights on three earlier flights of a two-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet that made an emergency landing on Friday after a door plug tore off. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy said late on Sunday … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Japan issued tsunami warnings for several regions after an earthquake with an estimated 7.6 magnitude erupted off the country’s western coast at about 4:10 p.m. local time Monday, prompting authorities to urge those in these vulnerable areas to evacuate or run to higher ground. Authorities issued tsunami … Read more
TOKYO — Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. The Japan Meterological Agency reported quakes off the coast of Ishikawa and nearby prefectures shortly after 4 p.m., one of them with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6. It issued a major tsunami warning for Ishikawa and lower-level … Read more
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening his war-scarred country to the point where it will tear apart, despite a pledge by the United States to prevent such an outcome. “I am not irrational, I know that America’s response will be to use force … but I have … Read more
December 27, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. EST (Illustration by Shubhadeep Mukherjee for The Washington Post; Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images; Mensent Photography/Getty Images; Anna Lefkowitz/The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers may have … Read more
Apple’s warnings in late October that Indian journalists and opposition figures may have been targeted by state-sponsored attacks prompted a forceful counterattack from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. Officials publicly doubted Apple’s findings and announced a probe into device security. Behind closed doors, senior officials from Modi’s administration went further, demanding Apple soften the political … Read more