Southwest Airlines to Slow 2024 Growth as Travel Demand Eases
Southwest Airlines Co. is slowing growth plans for next year to better match moderating travel demand and warned
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Ukraine war: Russians likely targeted Khmelnytsky nuclear plant - Zelensky
The International Atomic Energy Agency said the plant's operations were unaffected.
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David Fincher reveals why he’s glad his ‘World War Z’ sequel never got made: ‘It was a little like The Last of Us’
Years after he was due to make a follow up to Marc Foster’s hit 2013 zombie movie, ‘Fight Club’ filmmaker David Fincher has revealed he is glad his ‘World War Z’ sequel never got off the ground as he thought it was too close to the plot of ‘The Last of Us’.
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US, South Korea and Japan ‘confirm’ North Korean arms shipments to Russia
The US, South Korea, and Japan strongly condemned the supply of military equipment by North Korea to Russia and said these deliveries would significantly increase the human toll of Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The US and its Asian allies said in a joint statement they could now confirm that such weapons deliveries have taken place between the two countries which are isolated on the world stage. The condemnation came amid increasing speculation of an arms deal between Russia and North Korea following a number of high-profile visits between the diplomats and leaders of both the countries. “Such weapons deliveries, several of which we now confirm have been completed, will significantly increase the human toll of Russia’s war of aggression. “We will continue to work together with the international community to expose Russia’s attempts to acquire military equipment from (North Korea),” said the top diplomats of the three countries. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied the allegations that Russia was receiving munitions from North Korea, claiming instead that Washington has failed to prove the charge. Both countries have increasingly sought to rely on each other as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approached its second winter. Seoul, Washington, and Tokyo said they were closely monitoring any materials that Russia provides to North Korea in support of Kim Jong-un’s military objectives. “We are deeply concerned about the potential for any transfer of nuclear- or ballistic missile-related technology to (North Korea),” the statement said. The joint condemnation signed by South Korean foreign minister Park Jin, US secretary of state Antony Blinken, and Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa also underscored that arms transfers to and from North Korea would violate UN Security Council resolutions, which Russia, a permanent Security Council member, previously voted for. Earlier this year, the North Korean leader had visited Russia and met Mr Putin in the most prominent sign that the countries were looking to prop up their regimes by supporting each other by sharing military hardware and technology. The talks reportedly focused on an arms deal in exchange for technological support to Pyongyang’s fledgling space programme. Just last week, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov also visited Pyongyang and met the North Korean leader. Both leaders praised the ties between their countries that they said had increased to a “new level”. Mr Lavrov said in a reception speech that Moscow “deeply” valued Pyongyang’s “unwavering and principled support” for Russia in the war. The meeting was seen as groundwork for a potential second summit between Mr Kim and Mr Putin after the Kremlin leader accepted the invitation to travel to North Korea at “a convenient time”. Analysts have said the two countries have been forced to turn to each other as they have been isolated on the world stage. North Korea’s supply of its arsenal holds importance for Moscow as it has been going through artillery shells, missiles and other munitions for its Ukraine invasion. This comes as Moscow’s domestic production has struggled to keep up with biting Western sanctions as Ukraine has unleashed a months-long counteroffensive that has been rolling on since June. Earlier this month, the White House claimed North Korea delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia. The White House released satellite images it said showed the containers were loaded onto a Russian-flagged ship before being moved via train to southwestern Russia. A US think-tank had last month shared satellite images showing continued activity around a North Korean port near Russia. It captured at least six trips by sea between North Korea’s port of Rajin and Russia’s Dunai port since late August. These shipments were possibly related to the transfer of North Korean munitions to Russia, the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies had said. Read More The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary 82-year-old man in South Korea chokes to death after eating ‘still wriggling’ octopus Suspected North Korean defectors found in small wooden boat near sea border Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea, says FBI
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Daniel O'Donnell: My music is 'not everyone's cup of tea'
After 40 years in the business, Daniel O'Donnell has fans in high places and a dollop of modesty.
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Beam Solar Energy From Space? These Scientists Achieve a Breakthrough
Even by the standards of the Space Race, the idea seemed bold, maybe a bit crazy. In 1968,
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Israel stages new sortie into Gaza, hints there may be several 'invasions'
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar GAZA/JERUSALEM Israel said its ground forces had pushed into Gaza overnight to
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Nasdaq futures slide as megacaps drag; economic data in focus
Nasdaq futures fell over 1% on Thursday as megacap shares remained under pressure with investors taking stock of
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Bank of Israel's war cost estimates are optimistic -Fin Min official
By Steven Scheer and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM Israel will likely have to spend more to finance the war
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Aberdeen mother and young son die in Mumbai fire
Dr Glory Valthaty was understood to have been visiting relatives with her two children and husband.
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Big Tech’s Disappointing Earnings Erase $200 Billion in Value
The so-called Magnificent Seven technology companies that have powered this year’s US stock rally are posting disappointing earnings,
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Will Test America’s Great Political Divide
When Tesla Inc. hands over the first of its Cybertruck electric pickups to customers on Nov. 30, it
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