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25 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 9/11: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗦 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 At 8:46am on September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. Seventeen minutes later, another hijacked aircraft struck the South Tower. By 9:37am, a third plane had crashed into the Pentagon, while…

Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress. President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his supporters to “pretend” he was on the ballot. “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get…

New Zealand visa allows foreign students to stay up to 5 years New Zealand’s Pathway Student Visa allows international students to study up to three courses consecutively on a single visa, providing they have an approved study pathway and meet the country’s visa requirements. The visa allows eligible students to remain in New Zealand for…

Ex-Sierra Leone president Koroma leaves Nigeria after treason charges dropped Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to his country after spending more than two years in Nigeria, following the withdrawal of treason charges against him. Koroma departed Nigeria on Sunday morning and was accompanied by former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Olusegun Obasanjo,…

Russian missile attack kills 10 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, officials say A Russian missile attack killed ‌10 people on Tuesday in a village in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukrainian authorities said.“This morning the Russians launched a brutal ​attack on a busy intersection in Pechenihy, ​Kharkiv region – a location with a post office ⁠and stores,…

Twelve killed and at least 10 injured in Polish bus crash in Hungary A dozen people were killed and at least 10 injured ​after a Polish bus overturned at night on a motorway ‌in eastern Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Sunday morning in a Facebook post.The bus ran into a ditch and…

I Will ‘Soon’ Declare Hormuz Strait US Territory — Trump. President Donald Trump said Friday he would “finish defeating” Iran and “soon” declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory. Trump has repeatedly said that the key energy waterway, which Tehran effectively closed at the start of the Middle East war, is under US…

Doctors shield patient as earthquake rocks Japan hospital during surgery Newly released security camera footage has captured the dramatic moment doctors and medical staff shielded a patient as a powerful earthquake struck a hospital in Kumamoto, Japan, last month. The video, according to BBC on Saturday, released by Kumamoto General Hospital, shows medical workers struggling…

Open Strait Of Hormuz Or Get ‘Hit Very Hard’, Trump Warns IranIran has tightened its grip on Hormuz and wants to control the strait and charge tolls. US President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as soon as Wednesday but warned Iran it would get “hit very hard”…

More than 150 people rescued in English Channel after boat catches fire More than 150 migrants travelling to the United Kingdom in a boat across the English Channel have been rescued after the vessel caught fire. A major rescue operation was launched on Tuesday morning near the French port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, with both French and…