UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot outside a New York hotel early Wednesday morning in what authorities suspect was a targeted attack. The 50-year-old executive was gunned down just before 7 a.m. in Manhattan’s Midtown district, a bustling area typically crowded with commuters. Footage Captures Suspect Surveillance footage captured the hooded gunman firing at
Indian authorities are investigating a surprising tech twist in their fight against drug smuggling. The government has said that it is approaching Elon Musk after it found $4.5 billion worth of drugs being smuggled through Starlink satellite. The India Coast Guard intercepted a boat from Myanmar carrying around 6,000 kilograms of methamphetamine with a Starlink
President Joe Biden has shocked everybody after he issued a full pardon for his son Hunter Biden. The pardon now officially overturns Biden’s earlier stance against granting clemency, a decision the president-elect Donald Trump called “an abuse of justice”. The move follows Hunter’s convictions earlier this year—one for tax charges and another for illegal possession
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has touched down in Hawaii for a two-day visit, sparking outrage from China. Political experts believe that the visit will make the Chinese President angry and could unleash China’s military might. Upon his arrival, Lai delivered a strong message to China that his country doesn’t seek war and would cooperate if
A tense scene unfolded at Turkey’s Antalya Airport on Sunday when a Russian-made passenger plane’s engine caught fire shortly after landing. The Sukhoi Superjet 100, operated by Azimuth Airlines, had just arrived from Russia when flames erupted from its left engine. All 89 passengers and six crew members were safely evacuated and no one was
Canada’s former justice minister, Irwin Cotler, confirmed to the BBC that Iranian agents attempted to assassinate him in October. The newspaper was told that the Canadian authorities foiled the plot that involved two suspects. The 84-year-old Cotler is a staunch critic of Iran’s regime and has long pushed for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Russia warned of World War 3 after US President Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to use US-made missiles to strike it. The decision comes after months of fears in Washington that such a decision would provoke Putin to strike Europe in response. Previously, Russian President Vladamir Putin warned that it would consider the decision to equip
North Koreans are innovating and using new ways to harass their peaceful South Korean neighbors. According to the New York Times, people living in a South Korean village on the border with North Korea are hearing unbearable sounds that are making their days and nights miserable. Reporting from the border village known as the Dangsan-dong,
Ilya Lichtenstein, a hacker who played a central role in one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts ever, has been sentenced to five years in a US prison. The case involved the 2016 hacking of the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, during which almost 120,000 bitcoins were stolen. At the time, the stolen cryptocurrency was valued at $70
Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old U.S. Air National Guardsman, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking classified Pentagon documents. Teixeira pleaded guilty to charges related to the unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information that he shared on an online platform ‘Discord’. The platform is mostly used by gamers but he uploaded
Climate-induced disasters over the past decade have inflicted nearly $2 trillion in economic losses globally. According to a report by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), climate change is already wrecking havoc around the world with costs hitting the 2 trillion mark for the very first time. US Most Impacted The US bore the brunt
Authorities in South Carolina are working to locate 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a research facility. The monkeys ran out of the research facility named Alpha Genesis after a keeper accidentally left their enclosure door open. The young female monkeys weigh about 7 pounds each, and are reportedly “skittish,” making them challenging to
