Without mountaineering experience, money or a team, a 46-year-old blind man decided he wanted to climb Mount Everest. People said he was crazy, but Zhang Hong wanted to prove something to himself – and his wife. To get in shape, he climbed his staircas…
‘Spare me’: New documents show Trump lawyer’s failed effort to garner GOP support in 2020
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has executed search warrants on Google and X and obtained hundreds of files related to the state’s probe into the effort to subvert the 2020 election, according to a new report. Among them, a message from one Repub…
French actor Depardieu to stand trial in October, say prosecutors
French actor Gérard Depardieu will stand trial in October in connection with two cases of alleged sexual assault in September 2021 during the shooting of the film “Les volets verts”, the Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Monday evening. Depardie…
Police officers killed in North Carolina shoot-out
At least three police officers were killed and several others injured in a shoot-out in the US state of North Carolina on Monday afternoon. The police officers had visited a man with a criminal record in the city of Charlotte to serve an arrest warrant…
US rejects Israel investigations by the International Criminal Court
The White House on Monday said it opposes the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Washington did “not support” the investigations and “we don’t …
Ukraine receives arms from new US aid package, White House says
Ukraine is already receiving weapons from a new aid package announced earlier by the United States as part of a renewed military assistance program, stated White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre during a briefing. “The aid into Ukraine is ongoin…
Ukraine receives arms from new US aid package, White House says
Ukraine is already receiving weapons from a new aid package announced earlier by the United States as part of a renewed military assistance program, stated White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre during a briefing. “The aid into Ukraine is ongoin…
Ukraine receives arms from new US aid package, White House says
Ukraine is already receiving weapons from a new aid package announced earlier by the United States as part of a renewed military assistance program, stated White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre during a briefing. “The aid into Ukraine is ongoin…
Pakistan’s health institutes rack up exorbitant rent, neglecting patient care
Lahore [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Health institutes of Punjab Specialised Healthcare Medical Education Department are burdening the national exchequer with exorbitant monthly rents paid to private buildings, Dawn reported. The rent for private propert…
Canada to deliver ACSV 8×8 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine: Details
The Minister of Defense of Canada, Bill Blair, announced that Ukraine will receive the first batch of 10 out of 50 ACSV 8×8 armored personnel carriers from Canada at the beginning of summer. The funds for these APCs were allocated back in September 202…