Boeing has ousted the executive responsible for rolling out its troubled 737 MAX planes - weeks after a panel on a new aircraft blew out in midair. Ed Clark, who had been with the company for 18 years, is leaving effective immediately as the manufacturer battles to save its reputation...
Joe Biden calls Vladimir Putin a ‘crazy SOB’ – and the Kremlin reacts
Joe Biden has sparked a war of words with the Kremlin after he called Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB" at a fundraiser. Speaking at an event in San Francisco, the president fired a barb at his Russian counterpart while discussing the effects of climate change. "This is the last existential...
Adam Montgomery: Man disposed of daughter Harmony’s body in tote bag ‘like it was trash’, court hears
A man disposed of his five-year-old daughter's body "like it was trash" after brutally beating her to death, a US court has heard. Harmony Montgomery was last seen in 2019 but New Hampshire Police did not learn she was missing until December 2021. Lawyers for Adam Montgomery, 34, say he...
Peregrine Mission-1 spacecraft has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon, company says
Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander's journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm - which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete...
Donald Trump in court: Prosecutor warns of ‘frightening future’ if former president wins case
Donald Trump has appeared in court as he tries to dismiss a federal criminal case where he faces charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Mr Trump's lawyers argued in front of appeal judges in Washington DC that he was immune from prosecution because he was...
Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet in Gaza
Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border with Israel. Neutralizing the hundreds of kilometers of underground tunnels and bunkers in Gaza is among the aims of the Israeli offensive, launched after...
North Korea tests long-range missile which ‘can reach anywhere in the US’
North Korea has tested a long-range missile which is believed to have the potential to reach anywhere in the US. South Korea, Japan and the US condemned the testing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is the fifth one to be successfully launched by North Korea this year. It...
Nations Agree To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels In ‘Historic’ Deal At UN Climate Summit
United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics’ worries about loopholes. Within minutes of opening Wednesday’s session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled approval of the central document — the global stocktake that...
Zelenskiy meets Republican doubts in push for US aid to fight Russia
President Joe Biden warned Republicans on Tuesday that they would give Russia a "Christmas gift" if they failed to provide additional military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose meeting with a top U.S. lawmaker concluded without a commitment for more support. Zelenskiy traveled to Washington to plead for money...
In Ukraine’s Newly Liberated Towns, Investigators Uncover Horrific Allegations Of Russian Sexual Violence
Day after day, in city after city, a police officer and a prosecutor go door to door in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. Walking through muddy streets, past homes damaged by shelling, they search for those left behind. The two men form a specialized unit that has traveled from...