Day: February 29, 2024

Burma’s military blames technical fault for crash of fighter jet on training flight

6:11 pm February 29, 2024

A Burma fighter jet crashed and burned on Thursday in the countryside of the central Magway region due to what was described as a technical fault during training maneuvers, state television MRTV reported. The crash took place shortly after noon and the pilot was reported to have ejected from the plane and to have been […]

UN delegates table proposal to ‘reflect sun’s rays back into space’ as opponents cite health risks

6:09 pm February 29, 2024

U.N. delegates on Thursday withdrew a motion calling for more research into technologies that aim to fight climate change by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space, amid concerns about health and environmental risks. Some who opposed the draft resolution at the U.N. Environment Assembly were also worried that the use of solar radiation modification […]

‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib refuses to say whether she’ll vote for Biden during cease-fire presser

6:07 pm February 29, 2024

Democratic “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has refused to say if she will vote for President Biden this November despite saying that a Donald Trump presidency would be a threat to democracy. Tlaib dismissed a reporter’s question at the end of a press conference outside the Capitol on Thursday when she led a group […]

Trump campaign appeals Illinois judge’s ruling booting him from primary ballot

6:03 pm February 29, 2024

Former President Trump’s campaign appealed a ruling from an Illinois judge that removed the 2024 presidential candidate from state ballots on Thursday. The Trump campaign appeal contests Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter’s ruling that Trump is disqualified from candidacy under the Constitutional ban on “insurrectionists.” Porter’s ruling reversed last month’s decision by the Illinois […]

Prince William denounces antisemitism amid soaring rates of abuse at London synagogue

6:01 pm February 29, 2024

Prince William condemned antisemitism during a visit to a London synagogue on Thursday, the first time he appeared in public after he unexpectedly pulled out of a royal event earlier in the week. William, the heir to the throne, heard about how Jewish students across the U.K. have been affected by the rise of hatred […]