Intense fighting broke out in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday night. The city has since been engulfed by violence, according to witnesses cited by international media. The violence has claimed the lives of at least 12 people, the Tripoli-based Libyan Health Ministry said, calling it “preliminary” figures. It …
Read More »‘Took gold from her’: Gymnastics judging row erupts as Russian star Melnikova loses title after Japanese rival’s score upgraded
Melnikova clinched an historic gold medal in the women’s all-around event earlier in the week at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, ending the decade-long dominance of American athletes. READ MORE: Gymnastics sensation Angelina Melnikova seizes on Simone Biles & Suni Lee absences to claim world crown (VIDEO) The …
Read More »Fire erupts on board of cargo ship off Canada’s coast after hazmat containers catch fire, sending toxic fumes in the air
The fire broke out on the MV Zim Kingston, the Malta-flagged container ship, on Saturday morning, prompting a partial evacuation of the vessel. As of Saturday evening, the fire spread to at least six containers, CHECK news reported, citing the Canadian Coast Guard. Two of the containers damaged by the …
Read More »At least 3 killed, 30+ injured after massive gas explosion erupts in northern China (VIDEOS)
The massive blast erupted around 8:30am local time on Thursday, state media reported, noting that it’s not clear what triggered the explosion so far. More than 30 people were wounded, and have all been taken to the hospital. Footage on social media shows the moment of the explosion, which sent …
Read More »Left glee erupts as Trump miscalls Jefferson ‘principal writer of the Constitution’ while blasting ‘eviction’ of his statue in NYC
The former president reacted with an angry statement to the New York City council’s decision to remove the historic statue of Jefferson from the city hall. As Trump patted himself on the back for accurately predicting this outcome several years ago, he misrepresented a basic fact in the Founding Father’s …
Read More »Volcano erupts on Spain’s Canary Islands, ejecting large plumes of smoke into the air (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
On Saturday, a 3.2-magnitude earthquake was reported on the island. It was followed by four tremors on Sunday morning, with the most powerful said to have reached 3.8 magnitude. Fearing an eruption and landslides, local authorities had begun to evacuate people with reduced mobility and farm animals from nearby areas …
Read More »At least 10 dead, dozens feared injured as Covid hospital ERUPTS INTO FLAMES in North Macedonia
The fire broke out around 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) and promptly swept through the makeshift hospital. Flames ravaging the building and thick black smoke billowing from the site could be seen from afar. North Macedonia’s Health Minister Venko Filipce confirmed that at least 10 people perished in the …
Read More »Scandal erupts as US softball coaching staff face investigation after member is accused of hushing student she ‘had affair with’
Working with a team known as ‘Hotty Toddy’, Katie Rietkovich Browder is a coach at the Ole Miss set-up who started a romance with a senior student-athlete behind the back of another senior teammate the player was dating, according to a report. After discovering text messages that alerted them to the tryst, …
Read More »Massive fire erupts in high-rise residential building in Milan (VIDEOS)
The blaze broke out at the 20-story Torre dei Moro high-rise located in the south of the city on Sunday. The fire started on the top floors of the building, which has 16 stories of furnished apartments with lower floors reserved for business. It’s unclear what caused the fire. The …
Read More »SHOOTING erupts as Antifa & Proud Boys clash violently in Portland (VIDEOS)
A brief gun battle also erupted in downtown Portland on Sunday, according to multiple videos shared by witnesses. Some of them showed a middle-aged man in a fedora hat hiding behind trash bins and firing several shots across the street. From another angle, it appears that shots were fired towards the shooter …
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