What we know about the man who died falling from a Six Flags rollercoaster
Nick Mendenhall said he witnessed the fatal moments in disbelief, watching the man come out of his seat and then fall into another cart on the ride before falling to the ground. «It was just super, super bizarre, traumatic. I mean, it took me a couple of…
Witnesses recount moment man fell out of Six Flags roller coaster
One person has died and several others were injured after an incident on a rollercoaster at an amusement park in the US state of Georgia. Six Flags Over Georgia park officials said staff found the man, identified as 42-year-old Atlanta resident Hassan…
Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
The case has highlighted differences of opinion on the trial in Kyiv and Berlin. Oleksandr Merezhko, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Ukrainian parliament, points out that the blasts took place during a time of war with Russia and «Nord…
Russian strikes hit key power plant in Kyiv, Zelensky says
A key energy facility supplying Kyiv with heating and electricity has been hit in a Russian ballistic missile attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Darnytska CHP-4, or CHPP-4, and a residential building were hit in a strike the…
Saudi employee charged with planting recording device at OpenAI office
A Saudi national has been charged with secretly planting a recording device in one of OpenAI’s offices in California, federal prosecutors announced. Abdulrahman Alfozan, who worked at the AI firm as an engineer, was charged federally with using or…
Missiles intercepted near Riyadh after Saudi coalition hits Yemen fuel depot
A correspondent for AFP news agency reported that queues formed at petrol stations in Sanaa on Tuesday afternoon following the coalition’s warning of an impending operation against the al-Sabaha oil facility, with many residents worried about…
Duane «Keffe D» Davis sentenced to 40 years for rapper Tupac Shakur’s murder
The key evidence in the case were Davis’ own words, in which he repeatedly and publicly acknowledged being inside the white Cadillac from where the deadly shots were fired. In exchange for being shielded from criminal prosecution, he had told…
Cornell cancels fraternity parties over sexual assault case
«It is clear that women on our campus continue to question whether they are safe. We must meet this moment by acknowledging where we have fallen short and taking meaningful action,» he added. Fraternities have existed at university campuses across the US…
BBC FM radio transmissions suspended in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has suspended the transmission of BBC broadcasts from FM radio sites across the country. A Taliban government spokesman said the BBC had been suspended because of «repeated violations» but did not elaborate. The BBC…
Pope admitted to hospital for surgery to remove lump on his lung
Cardinal Kikuchi Tarcisio Isao of Tokyo wrote on social media that he’d had an audience with Pope Leo on Monday, and said the pontiff felt «nothing wrong» physically. He said the Pope had decided to check in for surgery as soon as possible because…