July 2024 – Page 1420 – Platonic Media

A real-life drama is unfolding just outside Hollywood. Ferocious wildfires have ballooned at an "alarming speed", in just a matter of hours. Why? [...]

Ryanair suing passenger for £12,500

Ryanair has said it is taking legal action against a disruptive passenger. [...]

Don't eat your Christmas trees, Belgians warned

People in Belgium have been warned not to eat their Christmas trees. [...]

AC/DC fans fume after developers knock down home where band was founded

AC/DC fans have expressed their outrage after developers flattened the childhood home where the Young brothers founded the legendary rock band in 1973. [...]

Japanese Yakuza leader pleads guilty to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials

A Japanese Yakuza leader has pleaded guilty in the US to conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar. [...]

NASA astronauts stuck in space say they 'don't feel like castaways'

Two NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June 2024 have said they "do not feel like castaways". [...]

Russia is alarmed by Trump's Greenland plan - but it could work in the Kremlin's favour

What does Russia think of Donald Trump's plan to acquire Greenland? Well, on the face of things, it is alarmed. [...]

Why does Trump want to buy Greenland?

Since winning re-election, president-elect Donald Trump has expressed an interest in acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal. [...]

Lebanon elects head of army as president

Lebanon has elected a new president after multiple failed attempts had left the country without a head of state since 2022. [...]

British tourist dies in Thailand motorbike crash - family suffers 'immeasurable loss'

The family of a motorcyclist who died in a crash in Thailand say they have "suffered immeasurable loss". [...]

Fire evacuation order lifted for LA's Hollywood Hills West

Officials say the blaze is now under control, but urge residents to be careful when returning to their homes. [...]

'Where do I go?' Chaos on Hollywood streets as people flee flames

People are running away from their homes as the Sunset fire sweeps through Hollywood Hills. [...]

Powerful photos reveal dramatic scenes as LA fires rage

The fires have been spreading rapidly because of high winds and very dry conditions. [...]

Swiss citizen dies in Iran prison after spying arrest

The man was being held with another inmate at a prison in the eastern city of Semnan, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency. [...]

Chad foils attempt to destabilise country - minister

A group of two dozen assailants armed with knives tried to enter the presidential palace. [...]

Man with crocodile skull in luggage arrested at Delhi airport

He was stopped by airport officials during a security check at Indira Gandhi International Airport. [...]

Army chief elected Lebanon's president after years of deadlock

The crisis-plagued country's divided parliament ends a power vacuum that lasted more than two years. [...]

Russia keeping close eye on Trump's claim to Greenland

The Kremlin reacts to the US president-elect's remarks saying the Arctic is in Russia's sphere of interest. [...]

Chinese urged to trade in kitchen gadgets

A list of subsidised household goods has been expanded as Beijing tries to increase domestic spending. [...]

'Trump 2.0' looms large over the global economy

Donald Trump's planned tariffs are expected to greatly impact international trade in 2025. [...]

Joe Biden says he could have defeated Donald Trump

The outgoing president also says he is considering pardons for Trump foes. [...]

H-1B: Visa row under Trump fuels anxiety for Indian dreamers

Visa woes and an immigration row are sparking uncertainty for Indians who want to work in the US. [...]

Jailed Belarus opposition figure seen for first time in months

Viktor Babaryko was arrested in 2020 after challenging authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko at the polls. [...]

Germany and France warn Trump over threat to take over Greenland

The EU's two leading members were reacting to the US president-elect's plans to acquire Denmark's autonomous territory. [...]

Baby born on migrant boat crossing from Africa to Canary Islands

The baby born was born less than an hour before Spanish rescuers reached the crowded raft. [...]

Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country's 14th president after a two-year vacancy. [...]

No, Sri Lanka’s Tamil question has not been resolved

The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on the decline. [...]

Lebanese lawmakers elect president after more than two-year gap

Lebanon’s parliament selected army chief Joseph Aoun as the country’s president, ending a more than two-year gap. [...]

Chad’s presidency attacked: Coup attempt, Boko Haram or ‘drunk’ fighters?

Assault on N'Djamena comes amid visit by China FM, withdrawal of French troops, and instability caused by armed groups. [...]

Russia says closely watching Trump’s Greenland claims

Europena Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says that Greenland's sovereignty must be respected. [...]

New York’s top court rejects Trump bid to delay hush-money case sentencing

US president-elect is already appealing to Supreme Court to prevent sentencing this week for his criminal conviction. [...]

Soft Skin

Soft Skin is a short film from the "From Ground Zero" collection. [...]

Jimmy Carter honoured with state funeral in Washington, DC

In eulogy, Joe Biden remembers former US president as a man with 'character' devoted to improving peoples' lives. [...]

Creating warm clothes for Gaza’s displaced children

Two siblings in Gaza are keeping displaced children warm by making clothes and distributing them free of charge. [...]

Can Syria’s new leaders fix the broken economy?

After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria's economy is in ruins. [...]

How big are the California wildfires – and why did they spread so fast?

Here's what started the deadly California wildfires, prompting evacuation of at least 130,000 people. [...]

Scenes of destruction from Los Angeles wildfires

A drive along streets in the US state of California shows the kind of destruction left by several wildfires. [...]

South Africa’s sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott

McKenzie urges his country’s cricket governing body not to honour the Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan. [...]

Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president

Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia. [...]

Israeli soldiers told not to publish war videos as some flee vacations

A holidaying Israeli soldier was forced to flee Brazil after a judge ordered an investigation into his wartime conduct. [...]

The rekindled spark of the Syrian revolution in Daraa

The southern Syrian town was the cradle of the revolution in 2011, before being hit by the regime's repression. Some residents who have returned from exile are celebrating Bashar al-Assad's [...]

Devastating wildfires continue to tear through Los Angeles

Wind speeds should slow on Thursday, which officials hope will give firefighters a chance to contain the deadly blazes that have broken out across the Los Angeles area. [...]

New York's highest appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case

This leaves the US Supreme Court as the president-elect's likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place on Friday. [...]

Los Angeles fires: In Hollywood, evacuation orders lifted for most affected areas

After Pacific Palisades, the San Fernando Valley and Altadena, a new fire broke out on Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, a few hundred meters from the famous Walk of [...]

Former US president Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral

All five living US presidents gathered in Washington for Carter's state funeral. President Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy. [...]

'Not a cent' of Libyan money spent on political campaigns, Sarkozy tells French court

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was defiant in court on Thursday as he denied charges of illegal campaign financing against him. [...]

Immigration takes center stage in Germany's election campaign

The attack in Magdeburg on December 20 has pushed the issue of immigration to the top of the agenda for all German political parties, not just the far-right AfD, in [...]

Army chief Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanese president

Aoun received 99 out of 128 votes in Parliament after failing to get the required majority in the first round earlier in the day. [...]

Los Angeles engulfed by wildfires: 'Like a war zone in a horror movie'

At least five people have died in the fires raging around Los Angeles and now threatening the Hollywood district, whose residents were briefly ordered to evacuate. [...]

'Turkey and Israel begin 2025 in a position of strength in the Middle East'

While in Syria, Turkey is taking the place of Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, while the latter, along with Hamas and Hezbollah, is registering defeat after defeat at [...]

Pictures: Thousands in Los Angeles evacuate as city ravaged by fierce wildfires

At least five people have died and many more have been injured in the fires, fanned by high winds, that have been raging on the west coast since Tuesday. [...]

'Tariffs imposed on China will not make Europe the Champion of EVs'

In the span of just twenty years, China has managed to create a new automotive landscape, built on technological expertise and electric batteries that make it extremely difficult for Europe [...]

UK to sanction Channel people-smugglers in migration crackdown

The journeys – often in overloaded, poorly maintained inflatable vessels that are ill-suited to open seas – began on a large scale in 2018. [...]

Costa Rica President Chaves does not like criticism, nor the press

In his weekly televised press conference, Rodrigo Chaves spares no effort in hurling insults at the media and journalists who point out his mistakes. [...]

Russian missile attack in Ukraine kills at least 13 civilians

In a campaign of sustained aerial bombardment throughout the nearly three-year conflict, Russia has frequently sustained aerial attacks on civilian population centers across Ukraine, marking one of the war's defining [...]

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