America: American Airlines stops flights due to ‘technical problem’
The US carrier said it is experiencing "technical issues" All its flights were affected during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Source link
Syrian authorities say armed groups agree to disband, merge under defense ministry
Syria’s new authorities announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country’s rebel groups on their dissolution and integration into the regular defense forces. Source link
Germany probing possible security lapses after Christmas market attack
Germany searched on Monday for answers on possible security lapses after a man drove his car into a Christmas market, killing at least five people and casting a renewed spotlight on security and immigration ahead of a snap election. Story by Liza Kaminov. Source link
Nigeria: dozens die in stampedes at two separate food distributions
Stampedes during three Christmas charity events across Nigeria have left at least 67 people dead in the past week, many of them children. Families are struggling during the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Lagos, Nigeria, Chinwe Ossundu. Source link
American Airlines News, American Airlines: Why was there chaos at American airports, the second largest airline in the world grounded all its planes – American Airlines grounded all flights in US due to a technical problem on Christmas Eve
Washington: American Airlines suspended all its flights in America on Tuesday. As a result, thousands of passengers became stranded at various airports in America. All planes were grounded due to some undisclosed technical issues, according to a notice on the airline’s website and the US Federal Aviation Administration. American Airlines shares fell 3.8% due to … Read more
Voice of ‘The Lion King,’ Lebo M, returns for prequel ‘Mufasa’ with signature sound
Three decades after the original film, ‘The Lion King’ has roared back in movie theaters with its prequel, ‘Mufasa.’ A plenty has changed since the original film, but one thing has stayed the same: vocal performances by Lebo M. The legendary composer joined FRANCE 24 journalist Yinka Oyetade from Johannesburg, in South Africa. Source link
How will XRP integrate with Ethereum in 2025?
The XRPL EVM Sidechain is an independent sidechain of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) network supported by the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Its integration, when the testing phase ends, will allow the execution of smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) within the XRP ecosystem. Currently, the XRPL EVM Sidechain is is in a testing phase and … Read more
Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
US President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. Source link
Massive explosion in ammunition manufacturing factory in Turkey, 12 people killed, many injured – turkey explosion twelve killed in balikesir ammunition explosives factory blast
Explosion In Turkey: At least 12 people were killed and four others injured in an explosion at an ammunition and explosives factory in northwestern Turkey. Balıkesir city governor Ismail Ustaoglu told the BBC that the explosion occurred at a capsule production section at 8:25 a.m. local time (5:25 GMT). Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said … Read more
French far-right leader Le Pen predicts quick demise of new Bayrou govt
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Tuesday predicted an early presidential election, saying that President Emmanuel Macron “is finished” a day after his fourth prime minister in a year named a new government. Le Pen is seen as being in a strong position to take the presidency, but the impending verdict in her EU … Read more