A Syrian refugee, suspected of planning to bomb a church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged with an attempt to provide material support to the Islamic State and spreading manuals on explosives. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, arrived in the US in August 2016. It is unclear if the man…
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‘Not part of the deal’: Turks say US can’t exclude them from F-35 program
Click:China space company Click:Pawnshop gold loan The United States cannot force Turkey out of the F-35 fighter jet program without the consent of other parties, as this is prohibited by the program agreement, Turkey’s head of defense industries has warned. The F-35 arrangement between nine states, including the US and Turkey, does not allow a…
Cancer patients welcome breakthrough ‘living drug’ that reprograms immune systems to fight disease
In a groundbreaking treatment, cancer patients’ immune systems are being genetically reprogrammed to fight their terminal cancer for them, with promising results. In the UK, a number of National Health Service (NHS) patients with lymphoma at King’s College Hospital have been given CAR-T, a “living drug” that is unique to each patient as it contains…
Kremlin blasts Tbilisi protests as ‘Russophobic provocation’
Violent protests in Tbilisi are a ‘Russophobic provocation’ which raises serious concerns in Moscow due to Georgia being a popular destination for Russian tourists, the Kremlin has said. Tensions between Tbilisi and Moscow spiked after the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), which took place at the Georgian Parliament in the capital on Thursday. IAO President…
Calls for suspended Tory MP to be ‘sacked’ after grabbing climate change protester by the neck
A Tory MP has been accused of physically assaulting a protester at an event in London, after video footage appears to show him pushing a woman before marching her away by her neck. The politician was suspended on Friday morning. Climate change protesters “gatecrashed” a dinner at Mansion House on Thursday night, where Chancellor Philip…
Airbus steals Paris Air Show with twice as many new plane orders than Boeing
European aerospace company Airbus has dominated Le Bourget airfield as it easily outpaced US rival Boeing with the number of orders for its aircraft on the final day of trading at the Paris Air Show. The business program at one of the world’s largest aerospace-industry exhibitions closed on Thursday. Over the four days, Airbus secured…
Khabib reveals EXACTLY what he felt when he choked out McGregor
Russian UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed the exact emotions he felt when he submitted Conor McGregor in their lightweight title fight in Las Vegas last October. Nurmagomedov dominated McGregor before submitting him via rear-naked choke three minutes into the fourth round to retain his 155lbs world title. The undefeated Dagestani has now described what…
Leopard electrocuted as it hunted prey in tree near power wires in India (PHOTO)
A leopard was killed after being electrocuted by an overhead electricity wire while it was hunting in a tree near Gurugram, northern India. The big cat was found hanging from the wires by shocked villagers. Forest department officials were called to the scene at 8:30am local time on Thursday, after receiving reports of a leopard…
China could challenge US dollar’s dominance by globalizing the yuan – economist Jim O’Neill
The “only way that can ever change” the supremacy of the US dollar as a global reserve currency is if there’s a genuine, “long-term alternative,” former chairman of Goldman Sachs Jim O’Neill said. He told CNBC that China could consider expanding the role of its currency. “Some people would say, of course, the ultimate weapon…
Messi signs for Ligue 1 team Dijon: French football club signs 12-year-old namesake of Barca legend
French club Dijon FCO have made world football headlines by announcing the signing of a striker named Messi. That’s 12-year-old striker Rayane Messi, who already has fans wondering if he can live up to his famous namesake. READ MORE: ‘Here we go again’: Messi & Argentina suffer nightmare Copa America start in defeat to Colombia The…