US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang a “terrorist organization” during a visit to Quito, escalating Washington’s campaign against criminal groups it says are destabilizing Latin America. US blacklists Ecuador’s ‘Tiguerones’ as terror group Rubio said the gang was “linked to narcotrafficking” as well as “attacks targeting civilians, law … Read more
Bette Midler once spent her mornings clearing parks in Northern Manhattan that the city had all but abandoned. Thirty years later, that early effort has grown into the New York Restoration Project, a charity credited with reshaping green space across all five boroughs. The organisation has planted more than 200,000 trees since 1995, alongside removing … Read more
DAMASCUS, Syria — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Tuesday announced the official dissolution of the group, which once controlled a de facto autonomous zone in Syria’s northeast. Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army Speaking during a news conference at the presidential palace in Damascus, … Read more
Sergeant Mark Petherbridge (L) and Captain Tom Court (R) with rescued barn owl, Little Regina, aboard Fujitsu British Soldier (Reuters photo) A British Army sailing crew got recently an unexpected passenger during a race around Britain and Ireland when an exhausted barn owl landed on their boat about 70 nautical miles from shore.The bird was … Read more
President Donald Trump is trying to make his White House ballroom a “fait accompli” by building it so quickly the judiciary won’t be able to stop him, a historic preservation group told the US Supreme Court. President Trump’s fast-tracked construction of a massive White House ballroom faces legal challenges from the National Trust for Historic … Read more
A screenshot circulating on social media appears to show Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer Kevin Reddington and his wife, Debbie Reddington, seeking to join a Facebook group dedicated to discussing Clancy’s case. Kevin Reddington and his wife Debbie Reddington had tried to join Facebook groups about Lindsay Clancy’s case. (AP Pool Photo) The claim surfaced on … Read more
this congress The Left and Left parties will contest the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections independently after the Congress party ended its partnership earlier this month. The move has sparked fresh speculation in the state, where politics is dominated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress party and its main challenger, the Bharatiya Janata Party.ALSO … Read more