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High On Mushrooms, Alaska Air Pilot Tries To Shut Off Plane Engines Mid-Air. He Was Off-Duty

A sleep-deprived and off-duty pilot, who was reportedly "high on magic mushrooms", has been accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines plane packed with 83 other passengers and crew on board, flying from Seattle to San Francisco.

Published on: 12.12.2025 07:50
Son Of MH370 Flight Victim Seeks Answers 11 Years After Plane Went Missing

Jiang Hui remembers his mother waving him goodbye as she left for her Malaysia Airlines flight, a bag slung across her shoulder and promising to return with souvenirs from her trip.

Published on: 12.12.2025 07:49
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Says AI Reshaping Innovation Across Sectors

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the world is entering a new era where the "frontier of what is possible" is rapidly expanding, driven by advances in artificial intelligence. The CEO shared this during his address at the Microsoft AI Tour in Mumbai.

Published on: 12.12.2025 07:29
Trump Planning New Superclub With India? All About Buzz On New Core-5 Grouping

US President Donald Trump is reportedly exploring a new elite 'C5', or 'Core Five', forum of world powers that would bring together America, Russia, China, India and Japan, sidelining the existing Europe-dominated G7 and other traditional groupings.

Published on: 12.12.2025 06:50
Will Ban Social Media Platforms If They Don't Cooperate, Warns Pak Minister

A Pakistan minister has warned that the government may consider banning social media platforms if they do not cooperate with authorities.

Published on: 12.12.2025 06:29
Indian Artefacts Among 600 "High Value" Items Stolen From UK Museum

Many artefacts from India dating back to the British Colonial era are among more than 600 "high value" items that were stolen during a burglary at a museum in Bristol.

Published on: 12.12.2025 05:52
"1 H-1B Worker Equals 10 Illegal Aliens": US Pollster's "De-Indianise" Call

Mark Mitchell, a leading US commentator and pollster, stirred a row after suggesting that major US firms should "de-Indianise" themselves.

Published on: 12.12.2025 04:41
"He Is Constantly Shaking Hands": White House On Trump's Bandaged Hand

The White House said Thursday the high volume of handshakes by President Donald Trump explains the adhesive bandages he has worn on the back of his right hand in recent days.

Published on: 12.12.2025 04:34
Risk Of STDs, Unplanned Pregnancies As China Imposes Tax On Condoms

China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over three decades, a move aligned with Beijing's effort to get families to have more children after decades of limiting most to one child.

Published on: 12.12.2025 04:16
Crypto Mogul Do Kwon Sentenced To 15 Years In $40 Billion Fraud

The 34-year-old's Terraform Labs created a cryptocurrency called TerraUSD that was marketed as a "stablecoin," a token that is pegged to stable assets such as the US dollar to prevent drastic fluctuations.

Published on: 12.12.2025 03:56
US, Japan Hold Joint Flight Drills Amid Rising Tensions With China

US strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate.

Published on: 12.12.2025 03:44
6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, Tsunami Warning Lifted

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), upgrading its initial estimated magnitude of 6.5, also warned that tsunami waves of up to one metre (three feet) could hit the northern Pacific coastline.

Published on: 12.12.2025 03:43
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Man Wrongly Deported To El Salvador, Freed

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from immigration detention on a judge's order while he fights to stay in the US, handing a major victory to the immigrant whose wrongful deportation made him a flashpoint of Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Published on: 12.12.2025 03:28
Disney Invests $1 Billion In OpenAI, Licenses Over 200 Characters For Use In Sora

Walt Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing deal Thursday that will allow users to create short videos featuring beloved Disney characters through artificial intelligence.

Published on: 12.12.2025 03:04
Thailand PM Dissolves Parliament After 3 Months In Office

Thailand's Prime Minister dissolved parliament on Friday after three months in office, a royal decree showed, paving the way for general elections early next year.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:55
El Salvador To Deploy Musk's Grok In Over 5,000 Public Schools

El Salvador will use Grok, the alleged "Holocaust-denying" AI chatbot of social platform X, in public school education in a world first, President Nayib Bukele and X boss Elon Musk announced Thursday.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:51
WHO Rejects Claims Of Link Between Vaccines And Autism

A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:47
Mexico Hits India With 50% Tariffs. This Will Be Most Impacted Sector

After the United States, Mexico has decided to impose tariffs as high as 50 per cent on the import of select goods from India and other Asian nations that do not have a trade deal with Mexico City.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:41
US Man Kills Mother, Stabs Self, Family Blames ChatGPT For Murder-Suicide

The estate of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the ChatGPT chatbot fueled her son's paranoid delusions and contributed to her murder.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:36
Sanctions To Military Action, How US-Venezuela Relations Have Worsen

The seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast this week comes after long-standing tensions between Washington and Caracas, starting with US sanctions in 2006 and most recently strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:17

News from Arabic Countries

LIVE: At least 10 people die in Gaza in past 24 hours amid storm

Storm Byron has caused a number of houses, walls and tents to collapse across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Published on: 12.12.2025 07:44
Rights group accuses RSF of systematic sexual violence in Sudan’s civil war

Report finds paramilitary group responsible for vast majority of attacks as conflict devastates civilian population.

Published on: 12.12.2025 07:31
Verdict in Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s trial due next week

The 156-day trial, the most high-profile use of Beijing's draconian national security law, is set to come to a close.

Published on: 12.12.2025 07:21
The US is already at war with Venezuela

Trump’s violent new tactics build on years of US sanctions and intervention that have devastated ordinary Venezuelans.

Published on: 12.12.2025 07:12
US sanctions family of Venezuela’s Maduro, 6 oil tankers in new crackdown

Vessels targeted by the US are supertankers that recently loaded crude oil in Venezuela.

Published on: 12.12.2025 06:34
Are rainforests now a cause of, rather than the answer to, climate change?

Study finds Africa’s forests, responsible for one-fifth of global carbon removal, are now generating carbon instead.

Published on: 12.12.2025 06:12
Tent camps flooded as winter storm exposes Gaza’s fragile ceasefire

Families in Gaza tent camps suffer soaked belongings, knee-deep water and severe hardship after torrential rains.

Published on: 12.12.2025 06:09
Thailand-Cambodia fighting enters 5th day, Thai PM confirms Trump call

Cambodia rejects claims of preparing to launch Chinese-made missiles and using foreign fighters in border clashes.

Published on: 12.12.2025 05:20
Gaza’s displaced face storm disaster with almost nothing

For 1.5 million Palestinians living under plastic sheets, Storm Byron means more than bad weather.

Published on: 12.12.2025 05:15
Tsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan’s northeast

Two 20cm waves were observed in locations off the northeast coast of Japan before the advisory was lifted.

Published on: 12.12.2025 03:10
‘Catastrophic flooding’ in North America’s Pacific Northwest as rains ease

Intense downpours were swept into the region this week by an 'atmospheric river' storm system from the Pacific Ocean.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:55
N Korea’s Kim hails ‘ever-victorious’ army’s role in war against Ukraine

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un tells key party meeting that fighting with Russia demonstrates the 'prestige of our army'.

Published on: 12.12.2025 02:14
Indiana’s state Senate votes down redistricting bill despite Trump pressure

The Midwestern state bucks a nationwide trend to embrace more partisan-leaning maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Published on: 12.12.2025 01:29
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,387

These are the key developments from day 1,387 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Published on: 12.12.2025 01:04
Venezuela seeks withdrawal from International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute

The court has been investigating the government of President Nicolas Maduro for crimes against humanity since 2023.

Published on: 12.12.2025 00:43
Judge rules Trump unlawfully ended FEMA disaster prevention programme

Twenty states had challenged the end of the programme, meant to make localities more resilient to natural disasters.

Published on: 11.12.2025 23:33
OpenAI sued for allegedly enabling murder-suicide

The case, filed in a California court, is the first suit linking the chatbot to murder.

Published on: 11.12.2025 23:06
Baby dies of exposure in flooded tent as Storm Byron batters Gaza

Displaced Palestinians in dire need of tents, blankets, warm clothing in harsh winter climate.

Published on: 11.12.2025 22:53
Could an end to the Ukraine war be near?

Diplomatic efforts intensify with Trump impatient for a deal.

Published on: 11.12.2025 22:20
More than 600 British Empire-era artefacts stolen from Bristol Museum

Detectives are appealing for help after hundreds of artefacts documenting British colonial history were stolen.

Published on: 11.12.2025 22:20
Zelenskyy says US seeking ‘free economic zone’ in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine leader says US wants zone as buffer between armies, underlining that referendum needed for any land schemes.

Published on: 11.12.2025 22:08
Paramount’s Warner Bros Discovery bid faces conflict of interest concerns

Experts are worried that Paramount-Skydance might undercut the editorial independence of CNN, among other issues.

Published on: 11.12.2025 21:36
Gaza’s camps brace for floods as Israel blocks key shelter supplies

Storm Byron is set to hit Gaza as nearly 1.5 million Palestinians shelter in flood-prone camps with little protection.

Published on: 11.12.2025 20:43
Palestine defeated by Saudi Arabia in FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 quarterfinal

Palestine were appearing in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Arab Cup for the first time at Qatar 2025, but Saudi win 2-1.

Published on: 11.12.2025 20:29
Trump’s maritime policy

We compare and contrast the US Coast Guard’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker with US condemnation of maritime piracy.

Published on: 11.12.2025 20:15