As the government of Nicolás Maduro doubles down on declaring him the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, political opponents are fleeing to neighboring countries to escape threats to themselves and their families. Alex Pena, a senior video journalist at The New York Times, describes his experience on the border of Venezuela and Colombia. Source link
Getty Images Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president moments after the end of Tuesday night’s presidential debate against Donald Trump. The pop star made her announcement in an Instagram post signed as “Childless Cat Lady” – a reference to comments by Trump’s running mate JD Vance. Her post, breaking her silence on the 2024…
The FGC-9 is a semiautomatic weapon that can be assembled with a commercial 3-D printer and some metalworking skills. Here’s how The New York Times linked the FGC-9 to terrorists, drug dealers and rebels in at least 15 countries and tracked down a main figure responsible for the gun design and its increasing popularity. Source…
Reuters Syria’s foreign ministry accused Israel of “blatant aggression” following the strikes in Hama province At least 18 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a number of military sites in central Syria, the Syrian health minister says. State news agency Sana cited Hassan al-Ghabbash as saying another 37 people were injured in…
At least four people have died and thousands have been evacuated after Typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit northern Vietnam, made landfall. Source link