World

Turkey earthquake rescuers find 'miracle' survivors but frustration grows

Rescuers in Turkey pulled several people alive from collapsed buildings on Monday, a week after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history, but hopes of many more survivors were fading and criticism of the authorities grew.

February 14, 2023 1:40 pm
 

World

U.S. still stumped by latest flying objects as friction with China grows

The United States said on Monday it still did not know the origin or purpose of three aerial objects that its military shot down over the weekend, as Washington and Beijing traded accusations about high-altitude balloons.

February 14, 2023 12:03 pm
 

World

Canada's Trudeau sees 'some sort of pattern' in downed aerial objects

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that the four aerial objects shot down in recent days, including one over Yukon territory on Saturday, are connected in some way, without elaborating.

February 14, 2023 11:05 am
 

World

Judge orders release of parts of Georgia grand jury report on Trump's post-election conduct

A Georgia judge on Monday ordered the release of parts of a special grand jury’s report on efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but said that most of the report will remain under wraps for now.

February 14, 2023 10:00 am
 

World

Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health

A baby girl born under the rubble of her family’s home in northern Syria after last week’s devastating earthquake was in good health Monday and being breastfed by the wife of the director of the hospital where she is being cared for, her doctor said.

February 14, 2023 9:10 am
 

World

US defends decision to shoot down three unidentified objects

The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that it had no indication they were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed American airspace earlier this month.

February 14, 2023 8:20 am
 

New Zealand

Thousands left without power in New Zealand

Residents across the north of New Zealand are bracing for a rough night as Cyclone Gabrielle lashes the country with torrential rains and winds.

February 14, 2023 7:02 am
 

World

China says US balloons breached airspace at least 10 times

China’s foreign ministry says the US has flown balloons into its airspace more than 10 times in the past year.

February 14, 2023 6:05 am
 

World

New Zealand city grinds to halt as deluge from cyclone looms

Auckland residents hunkered down Monday as they braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped New Zealand’s largest city and killed four people.

February 13, 2023 4:35 pm
 

World

Earthquake death toll tops 33,000, Turkey starts legal action

Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and began legal action over building collapses.

February 13, 2023 3:24 pm
 

World

U.S. military brings down flying object over Lake Huron

U.S. military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert.

February 13, 2023 2:26 pm
 

World

No tents, no aid, nothing: Why Syrians feel forgotten

The tents are so close to the border wall between Syria and Turkey, they are almost touching it.

February 13, 2023 1:26 pm

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