Two people have died and 18 others were injured after a small plane crashed into a commercial building in southern California, officials say. Ten people were taken to hospital with injuries, the Fullerton Police Department said in a post on X on Thursday afternoon. Eight others were treated for injuries and released at the scene….
Iryna Ustenko | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. dollar was little changed against other global currencies on Tuesday evening as voting began to wind down in the presidential election. The British pound and the euro were both down less than 0.1% against the greenback, as was the Mexican peso. The Australian dollar showed a…
Vatican City is the world’s smallest country by size and population. That’s not stopping an estimated 32 million travelers from visiting this year for Jubilee 2025, a year-long global celebration among those of the Catholic faith. The Jubilee is a time of pilgrimage, prayer, reflection and a renewal of faith, said Jubilee spokesperson Caterina Rigoni….
Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Amazon said revenue in its cloud unit increased 19% in the third quarter, just missing analyst estimates. Revenue at Amazon Web Services totaled…
A convoy carrying food aid has arrived in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, for the first time since civil war erupted in April 2023. The country is currently experiencing the “world’s worst hunger crisis”, according to the United Nations, as a result of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). When trucks loaded…
Kemi Badenoch is the new leader of the Conservatives after defeating Robert Jenrick in a ballot of party members. Badenoch takes over from Rishi Sunak as leader of the opposition after winning 53,806 votes against 41,388 for Jenrick, in a result announced by the party on Saturday morning. The result, announced at an event in…
Getty Images High winds and lack of rain are the main factors driving the Southern California fires, but climate change is altering the background conditions, increasing the likelihood of these conflagrations, say experts. Researchers have shown that a warming world increases the number of “fire weather” days, when conditions are more suited to outbreaks of…
Getty Images On New Year’s Day, Russian gas stopped flowing through Ukraine. Kyiv is calling it a “historic” day as its refusal to extend a transit agreement with Russia’s Gazprom has halted the return flow of cash to fund the full-scale invasion of Ukraine But in neighbouring Moldova, the move threatens to cause a crisis….
The Wise logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Wise posted a 55% jump in profit in the first half of its 2025 fiscal year Wednesday, citing customer growth and expanding market share. The British digital payments firm said that its first-half profit totalled £217.3 million,…
Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain that will sideline him indefinitely, the New Orleans Pelicans announced Saturday. The diagnosis comes one day after Williamson was scratched from the lineup for New Orleans’ 115-88 loss in Orlando. That marked Williamson’s fourth missed game in 10 this season. When Williamson has played, he…
