Leicester helicopter crash: City football club’s owner helicopter crashes outside King Power Stadium

A helicopter belonging to the owner of Leicester City Football Club’s owner has crashed outside the King Power Stadium. Leicestershire Police has said it is dealing with the incident. The force tweeted: “We are dealing with an incident in the vicinity of the King Power stadium. Emergency services are aware and dealing.” Thai businessman Vichai

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On the edge of making history, Ilhan Omar confronts fresh wave of scrutiny

As she campaigns for U.S. House, Omar is defending herself against a handful of recurrent controversies, including her marriage and immigration history. The show kept going even after the lights came up at a recent St. Louis Park screening of a documentary that tells the story of state Rep. Ilhan Omar’s historic election as America’s

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Erdoğan holds bilateral meetings with Merkel, Putin, Macron ahead of Istanbul summit on Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in Istanbul ahead of the crucial summit on Syria, which will also be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Merkel arrived in Istanbul on mid-Saturday for the summit and greeted by Istanbul Governor Vasip Şahin and Metropolitan Mayor Mevlüt

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Somali Prime Minister opens the OIC meeting in Mogadishu

Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire has opened the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation contact group on Somalia in Mogadishu on Saturday under tight security. Delegations from Muslim countries are in attendance at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ministerial contact group meeting, which is first of its kind to take place in Somalia

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Man in Florida arrested in connection with mail bombs sent to public figures

A man in Florida has been arrested in connection with the suspected mail bombs sent to high profile figures, authorities said Friday morning. The arrest came after authorities responded to two more devices on Friday — one in Florida, the other in New York — pushing the total number of packages found by law enforcement

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Erdoğan to Saudis: Where is Khashoggi’s body?

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan directed a series of pressing questions about the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi authorities on Friday, demanding that they reveal his killer and the place his body has been hidden. Speaking at a meeting of the provincial leaders of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in

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No-deal Brexit would slash UK budget by £30bn

In the event of a soft Brexit, the Treasury could borrow an extra £30bn to spend over the next five years, but if the UK crashes out of the European Union in 2019 without a deal this benefit would be erased, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said on Friday. The future relationship

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UN Investigating Whether Iran Supplied Weapons Seized By U.S. Navy Near Yemen

UN inspectors are examining more than 2,500 AK-47 rifles and other guns seized by the crew of a U.S. destroyer off the coast of Yemen to determine whether the weapons originated in Iran or Somalia. U.S. authorities said they invited the UN inspectors on board on October 25 to determine whether the weapons provide proof

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Biggest NATO drills since Cold War kick off in Norway

Military forces from 31 countries began NATO’s largest exercise in decades, stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland, on Thursday, practicing military maneuvers close to Russia, which itself held a huge military drill last month. As temperatures fell below freezing across training grounds in central Norway, giving a taste of what it means to defend

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Mogadishu Governor restricts business at a popular beach

Mogadishu-The mayor of the Somali capital Mogadishu has imposed restrictions on business and entertainment activities at the popular Lido Beach. Mayor Eng. Abdurahman Omar Osman , said no activity would be allowed at the beach after midnight. “Mogadishu municipality will not tolerate any business along Lido Beach remaining open after midnight, Mayor Osman said on

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