Trump blames Biden, Harris ‘rhetoric’ for assassination attempts

Agence France Presse 09/17/2024

WEST PALM BEACH, United States — Donald Trump on Monday blamed his election rival Kamala Harris and US President Joe Biden after he was targeted in a second apparent assassination attempt, saying their “rhetoric” about him endangering…

Historic private astronaut mission ends with splashdown off Florida

Agence France Presse 09/16/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, concluded early Sunday with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Dragon spacecraft plunged…

Trump safe after apparent assassination try, person in custody

Agence France Presse 09/16/2024

WEST PALM BEACH,  United States — Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Sunday in Florida, the FBI said, with the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign and law enforcement reporting he was safe and unharmed.…

‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ Trump tweets

Agence France Presse 09/16/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The tweet came as a surprise, even from the provocative Donald Trump: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” the former president said Sunday. Though the all-caps post came without accompanying commentary or explanation, the context…

Trump safe after shots reported in his vicinity – secret service

Associated Press 09/16/2024

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was safe after gunshots were reported in his vicinity Sunday afternoon in Florida, his campaign and the Secret Service said. It was not immediately clear whether the reported shots were targeted at the…

SpaceX makes history: First spacewalks by private citizens

Agence France Presse 09/13/2024

WASHINGTON, United States —A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as “a giant leap forward” for the space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech…

Israel airstrikes in Gaza hit UN school, homes, kill 34 people

Associated Press 09/12/2024

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials…

Pope Francis heads to Singapore on final stop of Asia tour

Agence France Presse 09/11/2024

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis left East Timor for Singapore on Wednesday for the last leg of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour, flying from one of the world’s poorest regions to one of its richest.…

Private astronauts on daring trek ahead of historic spacewalk

Agence France Presse 09/11/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — A private crew set out on an audacious orbital expedition Tuesday, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in half a century as they prepare for the first ever spacewalk by non-professional…

Harris and Trump to clash in high-stakes presidential debate

Agence France Presse 09/11/2024

PHILADELPHIA, United States — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are poised to face off in a potentially game-changing televised debate Tuesday, less than two months ahead of the knife-edge US presidential election. The stakes could hardly be…

Typhoon Yagi weakens, leaves dozens dead in Vietnam, China, PH

Agence France Presse 09/09/2024

HA LONG, Vietname — Typhoon Yagi weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, after killing more than a dozen people, tearing roofs off buildings, sinking boats and triggering landslides across Vietnam. The typhoon had left a trail…

Pope on landmark tour welcomed by ‘blessed Papua New Guinea

Agence France Presse 09/07/2024

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea’s capital where Pope Francis landed late Friday on a landmark visit. The 87-year-old pontiff will…

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