Thousands of Canada wildfire evacuees allowed to go home
Yellowknife's mayor cautioned returning residents that the city "will look a little bit different".
2023-09-07 07:52
Special counsel to indict Hunter Biden in gun case this month, DOJ says
Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an indictment against President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, relating to gun charges by the end of the month, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
2023-09-07 07:21
Slums hidden as India puts on its best face for G20
Delhi is pulling out all the stops to dazzle world leaders as they prepare to gather this weekend.
2023-09-07 05:18
Donald Trump's Georgia trial expected to take four months
Prosecutors estimate that approximately 150 witnesses will be called in the election fraud case.
2023-09-07 02:47
Trump suffers loss in second E Jean Carroll defamation case
A judge has ruled that Donald Trump is liable for defaming the writer who accused him of rape.
2023-09-07 02:27
Explainer-Why the US offshore wind industry is in the doldrums
By Scott DiSavino and Nerijus Adomaitis The value of Danish energy company Orsted, the world's largest offshore wind
2023-09-07 00:18
CCTV captures Russian shell landing on Ukrainian market killing at least 16
CCTV captures a Russian shell striking a market in a city in eastern Ukraine. At least 16 people were killed and 28 more wounded in the attack in Kostiantynivka on Wednesday 6 September. Twenty shops, power lines, an administrative building and the floor of an apartment building were damaged, according to the prosecutor general’s office. Emergency service workers extinguished the fire that damaged pavilions at the outdoor market and crews searched the rubble for any trapped civilians. Reuters was able to confirm the location as Kostiantynivka by buildings and trees which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-09-06 22:25
Ukraine destroys ‘Russian-occupied warehouse’ in drone strike
Ukrainian forces claim to have destroyed a warehouse of military equipment used by Russian occupiers with a drone strike in the Donetsk region. Footage shows the moment of the strike, with smoke rising from the site close to Myronivskyi, a town about 15 miles southeast of Bakhmut. “Around 14:30pm, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a warehouse of military equipment of the occupiers near Myronivskyi, Donetsk region,” a social media post from the country’s strategic communications page read. The video was first posted by Serhiy Bratchuk, the spokesman for the Ukrainian Volunteer Army in the south of the country.
2023-09-06 22:16
Floodwater gushes down Skiathos road as intense rain hits Greek island
Water gushed down a downtown road on the Greek island of Skiathos on Tuesday evening (5 September) as torrential rain and flooding hit the country. Police have ordered all residents and tourists to stay off the streets and the island’s mayor has put in a request to declare a state of emergency, according to local media. Many holidaymakers on Skiathos were unable to get to the airport on Wednesday morning. Greek authorities said one man was killed in Volos, on the mainland, while another man was reported missing, believed to have been swept away by floodwaters.
2023-09-06 19:52
US offshore wind projects seek looser subsidy rules in fight for survival
By Nichola Groom A fleet of U.S. offshore wind projects central to President Joe Biden's climate change agenda
2023-09-06 18:28
Moment Greece flooding sweeps cars into sea as roads turn into fast-flowing rivers
Flooding hit parts of central Greece and some of its islands on Tuesday 5 September, turning streets into flooded torrents. Mobile phone footage shows a car being swept into the sea by fast-flowing water in Pelion, as dozens of other vehicles are left in a flooded car park. Police banned traffic from the town of Volos and on the island of Skiathos until the storm subsided. Authorities said one man was killed in Volos when a wall buckled and fell on him, while another man was reported missing, believed to have been swept away by floodwaters.
2023-09-06 16:18
Roads on Greek island of Skiathos turn to rushing rivers after intense rainfall
Fierce rainstorms battered the Greek island of Skiathos on Tuesday 5 September, triggering flooding and channelling thigh-high torrents through town streets. Olivera Draia, a tourist visiting the island, filmed the water submerging the roads and rushing towards the harbour of Skiathos city at around 5:15pm local time. Police banned traffic on Skiathos following the intense rainfall. Meanwhile, authorities said one man was killed in Volos - on the Greek mainland - when a wall buckled and fell on him, while another man was reported missing, believed to have been swept away by floodwaters.
2023-09-06 16:15