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Pakistani military orders evacuations ahead of security sweep in Tirah
The Pakistani military is forcing thousands of families to evacuate from Khyber District’s Tirah Valley.
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Former UK local politician pleads guilty to drugging, raping ex-wife
Philip Young admits to 48 offences committed between 2010 and 2023 against ex-wife Joanne Young.
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One-year-old twin girls missing after migrant crossing to Italy: NGO
Dozens of people rescued in Lampedusa after vessel crossed from Tunisia in dangerous conditions, Save the Children says.
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Venezuela’s interim president’s oil law reform to break with Chavez model
Opposition declined to vote for bill to overhaul oil sector that they had only received just before it was tabled.
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Minneapolis businesses close doors for economic blackout protesting ICE
More than 700 small businesses, faith organisations, educators walked off the job to protest ICE raids
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Students’ spaghetti-dinner fundraiser and more on our list for your West Seattle Friday
(Thursday sunrise, photographed by Jerry Simmons) Here’s our delayed-by-breaking-news list of what’s happening today/tonight – mostly from the WSB West…
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Winter storm to impact at least 180 million across southern, eastern US
Massive winter storm to affect half of the US population with snow, ice and extreme cold temperatures this weekend.
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Councilmember says Capitol Hill park got a public safety ‘facelift’ with new strings of lights, improved maintenance
Catenary lights, improved maintenance, and a volunteer group are helping give a challenged Capitol Hill park a “facelift,” Seattle City…
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UPDATE: ‘Rope rescue’ response in east Admiral
9:13 AM: Seattle Fire has sent a “rope rescue” response to the 3200 block of SW Spokane [map], upslope from…
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After the US attack on Venezuela, will Cuba’s economy survive?
Donald Trump has threatened to cut Venezuelan shipments of oil to Cuba, exerting further pressure on its economy.
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