President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is “open” to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) while he is in South Korea during his trip to Asia. “I’d be open to it, 100%. I got along very well with him, Kim Jong Un,” …
Read More »How Louvre burglars obtained truck-mounted lift to make off with jewels worth more than $100M
The thieves behind the daring Louvre Museum heist in Paris, France, appear to have used a truck-mounted moving lift — the kind professional movers use to hoist furniture up to apartment windows — in order to scale the building’s second floor, according to Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor. The burglars …
Read More »Frantic manhunt launched after asylum seeker who sexually assaulted teen accidentally freed from prison
Britain’s immigration system is under fire after officials confirmed an Ethiopian asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and another woman was accidentally released from prison Friday, sparking a manhunt for the fugitive sex offender. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was sentenced in September to 12 months behind bars, Reuters …
Read More »American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say
The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS …
Read More »Trump witnesses Thailand, Cambodia sign peace expansion months after brokering ceasefire
Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expansion of a ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker over the summer to end their border conflict. Trump threatened higher tariffs against both countries to push them into agreeing to end the fighting. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds of …
Read More »Air India Boeing 787 leaves Hong Kong but turns around due to “technical issue” just days after deadly crash
Hong Kong — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair “technical issue,” the airline said, just four days after another one of the company’s flights crashed and killed at least 270 people. The plane that turned around on Monday was a …
Read More »Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes central Colombia
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck central Colombia early Sunday, sending residents, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No casualties were immediately reported. The shallow quake struck at 8:08 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles about 10.5 miles from the city of Paratebueno, which is about 116 miles southeast of …
Read More »VestiVille 2019: Belgian music festival cancelled last
VestiVille was a concert festival promising luxury accommodations, A-list entertainers like Cardi B, Migos and Future and it’s supposed to be happening this weekend. The three-day gathering in northeastern Belgium was canceled Friday as concertgoers were arriving at the venue, drawing comparisons to the infamous Fyre Festival. Organizers said in a …
Read More »Aretha Franklin honored by military band at Buckingham Palace
Aretha Franklin is being remembered Friday at a funeral service in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. But more than 3,700 miles away, she was honored by a military band at London’s Buckingham Palace. Troops from the British Army’s Household Division performed Franklin’s 1967 hit “Respect” for attendants of the annual …
Read More »Theater guests who wear swastikas for Hitler play get free admission
BERLIN — A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play Friday about Adolf Hitler’s youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armbands, despite objections and legal complaints. The Konstanz Theater’s production of George Tabori’s “Mein Kampf ” opens Friday night for a …
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