Six Mexicans on jet that crashed in Philadelphia: foreign ministry

Six Mexicans on jet that crashed in Philadelphia: foreign ministry

The six people on board a small medical service jet that crashed in the US city of Philadelphia on Friday, with no indication of survivors, were all Mexican nationals, the country’s foreign ministry said. “The airline company… confirmed to the consulate that six people of Mexican nationality were traveling on the aircraft,” the ministry posted […]

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Venezuela frees six Americans, Trump envoy says after Maduro meet

Venezuela frees six Americans, Trump envoy says after Maduro meet

Six Americans detained in Venezuela were released Friday and returned to the United States with President Donald Trump’s special envoy, following his meeting with President Nicolas Maduro who called for a “new beginning” in ties with Washington. “We are wheels up and headed home with these 6 American citizens. They just spoke to @realDonaldTrump and […]

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Meta mulling incorporation shift to Texas: report

Meta mulling incorporation shift to Texas: report

Meta is considering whether to move its incorporation to Texas, a US state seen as amenable to companies run by big shareholders like Mark Zuckerberg, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The social media giant has been incorporated in Delaware since 2004, when the company was known as Facebook. A shift to Texas by Meta […]

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How midair Washington plane-helicopter crash unfolded

How midair Washington plane-helicopter crash unfolded

It was a cold and clear night in Washington as a passenger plane descended towards a runway at the US capital’s airport, seemingly unaware that an army helicopter was flying into its path. American Airlines flight 5342, with 60 passengers and four crew, was in the final minutes of its journey from Wichita, Kansas — […]

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Hamas confirms death of its military chief Mohammed Deif

Hamas confirms death of its military chief Mohammed Deif

Hamas confirmed on Thursday the death of its military chief Mohammed Deif, accused by Israel of being one of the masterminds behind the October 7 attack and whose killing it announced last year. “The Al-Qassam Brigades announce to our great people the martyrdom of a group of distinguished fighters and heroic commanders,” Abu Obeida, spokesman […]

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Mexican economy shrinks for first time in three years

Mexican economy shrinks for first time in three years

Mexico’s economy suffered its first contraction in three years in the fourth quarter of 2024, official figures showed Thursday, as the country braces for US President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.6 percent in the three months to December from the previous quarter, the first decline since 2021, the national […]

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Japan protests UN calls to allow women on imperial throne

Japan protests UN calls to allow women on imperial throne

Japan said it would not fund a UN women’s rights committee and suspended a member’s visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday that a visit by a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women would be called […]

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New York police seek joyriders who ‘stole’ subway train

New York police seek joyriders who ‘stole’ subway train

Detectives in New York released video on Wednesday of a group suspected of stealing a parked subway train and taking it on a joyride. The grainy black-and-white footage shows several apparently young people moving through a parked, empty metro train. Police say the six suspects managed to board and operate the train that was parked […]

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Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle account ban lawsuit: US media

Meta agrees to pay Trump $25 million to settle account ban lawsuit: US media

Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, media reported Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal first reported the settlement of the suit brought against Meta and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, in […]

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Who might buy TikTok in the US?

Who might buy TikTok in the US?

As the clock ticks down on TikTok’s 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running. Here’s a look at who could save the app before the April 5 deadline. While Musk hasn’t publicly expressed interest in acquiring TikTok, his $44 billion acquisition […]

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