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Dubai and Al Dhaid stations will open on September 30, followed by the Al Dhafra region stations on December 30, 2026Etihad Rail has announced that the first phase of its passenger train services will begin on June 30, between Abu Dhabi and Fujairah stations. The passenger rail network will be formally launched on September 30, 2026. The announcement was made as Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, inaugurated the new passenger train station in Mohammed bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi.The preliminary operation of passenger train…
Getty ImagesThe Reflecting Pool in Washington DC is set to be drained as US President Donald Trump again blamed vandals for bright green algae and peeling paint that has appeared just weeks after a multi-million dollar renovation.Trump said the pool “has been given a 300 foot long gash”, and accused someone of putting fertilizer in the water. “I can’t help it if somebody goes in with a knife and starts hacking it up,” said the president, who priced recent upgrades at about $16m (£12m).Five people have been arrested for vandalism in connection with the Reflecting Pool, and five others were…
Getty ImagesThe Brazilian woman visited Jungkook’s home some 20 times in less than two monthsA Brazilian woman has received a suspended prison term for going to BTS K-pop star Jungkook’s house repeatedly despite warnings to stay away – even ringing the doorbell 133 times on one such visit.The woman, who has not been identified, first started stalking Jungkook in December last year. She also tried to leave letters and photographs at his doorstep in what she said was “out of love” for the 28-year-old singer.A district court in Seoul sentenced her to one year in prison, suspended for two years.She…
Getty ImagesThe heatwave will be “widespread, long-lasting and intense”, France’s forecaster warnedRed heat alerts have been issued in France, Spain and other nations across western and central Europe as heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in the coming days with highs of more than 40C.More than half of France’s regions are currently under the harshest weather warning, with hundreds of schools ordered to close and highs of 42C hitting Bordeaux on Monday, forecaster Météo-France said.Two children aged two and four have been found dead in their family car in the town of Carpentras in south of France, in an accident…
UGCVideo footage showed a bare-chested man carrying a weapon on Leith WalkA man has appeared in court charged with five counts of attempted murder linked to terrorism, following alleged anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh. Five people were hurt at various locations in the city on Friday night. Lewis Hawkes was also charged with assault and robbery, breach of the peace and culpable and reckless conduct. He appeared in private at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The 36-year-old made no plea and was remanded in custody.Hawkes was also charged with one count of assault and robbery, two counts of breach of the peace and…
PA MediaWestminster is a postcode whose currency is power – and power is shifting, quickly.Two key moments on Monday accelerated the likelihood of one key outcome.Not only did Sir Keir Starmer set out a timetable for his departure but the biggest potential rival to Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting, folded and endorsed the former mayor of Greater Manchester.So not only did we learn that Sir Keir will soon be gone, but we got the strongest possible indication yet that it is highly likely to be Burnham who is his successor and possibly very quickly.The photographs of the new MP for Makerfield…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (news agencies) — Jim Mustian reported and co-wrote an media story that revealed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to be distributed in New Mexico as part of an effort to build bigger federal prosecutions. Mustian, along with news agencies journalist Joshua Goodman, reviewed hundreds of internal DEA records and interviewed current and former agents, including a whistleblower who claims his agency gambled with public safety and violated U.S. Justice Department rules about seizing the dangerous synthetic opioid. The White House last year designated fentanyl as a “ weapon of mass destruction.”…
ReutersIran has denied a claim by Vice-President JD Vance that it will allow nuclear inspectors back into the country, after the first round of talks between Washington and Tehran to reach a final deal to end the war.Following negotiations in Switzerland, Vance said discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could be happening “as soon as today”.But Iran’s foreign ministry told state media that Tehran had made “no new commitments” on nuclear inspections.It came as the US temporarily waived sanctions, allowing Iran to sell oil in US dollars for the first time in decades.Vance described the talks as having…
OMAHA, Nebraska (news agencies) — The last eight American passengers who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday confirmed the end of the quarantine.“Through close collaboration among federal, state, and local partners, HHS helped protect the American people, contain potential risks, and bring this response effort to a successful conclusion,” HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard said in an email.More than 120 people were evacuated from the MV Hondius in…
Abu Dhabi defence giant Edge says relying solely on expensive interceptors against low-cost unmanned threats is becoming increasingly unsustainableThe rapid proliferation of low-cost drones and loitering munitions is forcing militaries to rethink traditional air defence strategies, with countries increasingly seeking cheaper, more scalable ways to counter aerial threats, according to Abu Dhabi-based defence and technology group Edge.As recent conflicts have highlighted the growing role of drones, armed forces are increasingly reassessing the economics of relying on costly interceptor missiles to neutralise inexpensive unmanned systems.”There is increasing recognition globally that using expensive interceptors against low-cost drones is not always economically sustainable,…