The Straits Times
134 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Raul Castro was indicted in May by a US court for the deaths of four Americans when two small planes belonging to an anti-Castro group were shot down in 1996.
He was serving as defence minister at the time.
🔮 Hormuz traffic dips to lowest since May after US, Iranian strikes on ships
AI generated
🔮 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to unveil on Sept 7 a boost in European Union investments in Greenland and closer political ties with the Danish Arctic territory, which US President Donald Trump has insisted should belong to the United States.
🔮 Without adaptive measures, the figure could nearly triple to 644 billion litres by 2030, Rystad estimates.
🔮 US President Donald Trump’s name-changing spree found an unlikely new target on Sept 6 when he suggested that the state of New Mexico could become “New America”.
🔮 US President Donald Trump will pay his respects at the Pentagon rather than in New York, where the attacks by hijacked passenger planes on the World Trade Center towers claimed the largest number of the 2,977 total victims recorded on that day.
🔮 US Republicans will gather in Dallas, Texas, this week for a two-day convention aimed at convincing voters that Donald Trump is effectively on the ballot in November – even as the deeply unpopular President threatens to become a liability for his own party.
🔮 Pollution from increasingly intense wildfires and heatwaves could undermine global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the United Nations’ weather agency said on Sept 7, warning that climate change is making it harder to meet international air quality goals.
🔮 The Boeing 767-300, operated by 21 Air as Prime Air Flight 7598, overshot the runway around 2pm after arriving from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The plane slammed into multiple vehicles near the airport, trapping some people inside, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, which reported heavy flames and smoke when it responded to the incident.
Along with the five people who were killed, another five were injured, three of whom were in critical condition, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference.
“We’ll continue to update you as soon as information is confirmed, and tonight our entire community is joined in prayers and grieving for those who are affected,” she said.
🔮 The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the crash.
More on this subject from The Straits Times
