The US Coast Guard has announced the discovery of a “debris field” near the sunken wreck of the Titanic. The debris could provide clues as to the fate of a deep-sea submersible that vanished near the wreck on Sunday. “A debris field was discovered within the search area by [a …
Read More »Missing Italian journalist ‘rescued after triggering mine’ in Ukraine – Moscow
An Italian freelance journalist who went missing late last month while covering the conflict in Ukraine is being treated in a Russian hospital, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Thursday. Mattia Sorbi was rescued by Russian forces after a car he was traveling in towards the frontline triggered a …
Read More »Fate of American Zelensky critic who went missing in Ukraine revealed
Chilean-American blogger Gonzalo Lira, who went missing in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov a week ago, has appeared online on Friday, revealing that he had been held by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). “I’m in Kharkov. I’m OK. I just want to say that I’m back online.” Lira said in …
Read More »An American journalist goes missing in Ukraine. The silence is deafening
My personal journey into the drama-infused existence of Gonzalo Lira began in mid-February 2022, when I appeared as part of a panel discussion organized by Joe Lauria of Consortium News (CN), which included the British writer Alexander Mercouris. It was just prior to the Russian “special military operation” kicking off …
Read More »Foreign blogger critical of Kiev goes missing, feared abducted
Chilean-American blogger Gonzalo Lira was last heard from in Ukraine almost a week ago. He was reporting from the Ukrainian city of Kharkov and has been a critic of President Volodymyr Zelensky and of Ukraine’s conduct during the conflict. The Chilean foreign ministry said that it was aware that “those …
Read More »Nuclear device goes missing
US police have warned of a radioactive contamination threat after a portable nuclear gauge went missing from a stolen car in the state of Pennsylvania. On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) asked the public for assistance in the search for a gauge “containing sealed sources of radioactive …
Read More »Rare ‘missing link’ black hole found – study
Astronomers have discovered a black hole “unlike any other” housed in a star cluster in the nearby Andromeda Galaxy. The “intermediate mass” object is thought to be one of a rare third type of the cosmic phenomena that could be the ‘missing link’ to understanding the evolution of black holes. …
Read More »Body found in hunt for missing transatlantic rower
Savin, a former paratrooper and avid triathlete, had been attempting to row solo across the Atlantic but had not been heard from since the early hours of Friday morning after he issued two distress beacons and told his support team that he was in “great difficulty”. Writing on social media, …
Read More »Helicopters, drones, & 100 people search for missing dog
A massive search operation involving officers and volunteers has been underway outside the Australian city of Brisbane after a police dog got lost, while doing its job earlier this week. PD Quizz, a three-year-old Sable German shepherd, got separated from his handler while pursuing an alleged car thief in the …
Read More »Report reveals scale of missing military munitions
Investigating the disappearance of more than 2,000 military firearms since 2010, the agency sought records into the missing explosives as well. According to a report published on Thursday, the US Army came back with a list of 1,900 incidents, “about half” of which it said were recovered, and said it …
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