Dragon Catches Fire During Disneyland Show
Crowds enjoying a live performance at Disneyland in California were left stunned on Saturday night when a giant animatronic dragon caught fire. Videos online show Maleficent, the 45ft (13m) fire-breathing dragon, quickly being engulfed in flames, as firefighters try to control the blaze. It happened during Fantasmic, a live performance featuring gravity-defying water displays, pyrotechnics and Mickey Mouse (usually) saving the...
US Willing To Respond ‘Militarily’ In Event Of Chinese Attack On Taiwan – President Biden
President Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by force, a warning that appeared to deviate from the deliberate ambiguity traditionally held by Washington. During a joint press conferenc...
UK Economy Shrinks Again For Second Consecutive Month
Britain’s economy unexpectedly contracted for a second consecutive month in May, dealing an early setback to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government as it attempts to spur growth. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in May, following a sharper 0.3% decline in April, according to data released Friday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists had forecast a...
Multiple Casualties Recorded As Russia Launches Major Air Attack On Ukraine
Russian attacks killed at least 12 people in Ukraine overnight, officials confirmed Sunday, as Kyiv and Moscow continued exchanging fire even while completing their largest prisoner exchange since the 2022 war began. Ukraine’s emergency services described the night as one of “terror”, with Russia launching a second consecutive night of intense air strikes, including attacks on the capital, Kyiv. The strikes...
Biden Wins Michigan And Wisconsin, Says He Is ‘CONFIDENT’ Taking White House
Joe Biden all but declared election victory on Wednesday afternoon after winning Wisconsin and Michigan, speaking at a press conference to say he was confident he would be victorious in the remaining states as President Trump cried election fraud and desperately scrambled to undermine the results. CNN has called Michigan for Biden, giving him another 16 electoral college votes which...
Putin meets Former Wagner Commander Andrei Troshev
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met one of the most senior ex-commanders of the Wagner mercenary group, who the Kremlin says now works for the defence ministry. Andrei Troshev is a former aide of late Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash in August. His death came two months after Wagner's troops briefly marched on Moscow. President Putin...
“EU To Retaliate Against New US Tariffs” — France
The French foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, warned on Monday that the European Union would retaliate by replicating any tariffs imposed on it by the United States, warning Washington against a trade war. “There is no hesitation when it comes to defending our interests,” Barrot said in an interview with TF1 after US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Washington...
Two Killed, 1 Injured As Plane Tyre Explodes In U.S. Airport
Two people have reportedly been killed and another person injured after a plane tyre exploded at an Atlanta airport on Tuesday in the United States. According to media reports, the tyre of the plane exploded as it was being removed at the Delta Airlines operations facility at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The airport which is located in the southeastern part of...
Winter Storm Shuts Out Power Across Ukraine
A storm has left more than two thousand towns and villages in war-torn Ukraine without power Monday, the government said, piling pressure on the country’s fragile power grid. The energy infrastructure has been targeted systematically by Russian forces and Kyiv has warned that Moscow is preparing fresh strikes on key facilities this winter. “In total, 2,019 settlements in 16 regions are...
Some US Politicians ‘Openly Playing With Fire’ Regarding Taiwan Issue – China’s Top Diplomat
Some of the US politicians are openly ‘playing with fire’ in regard to the Taiwan issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday during his official tour across the countries of Central Asia. "The United States’ violation of its obliga...
