The Global News Desk 115

November 13 - (The Global News Desk 115) – According to the New York City Mayor, at least 8 people lost their lives when a three-story building collapsed at the edge of a Brooklyn construction site on Thursday. Firefighters continued digging through the debris, searching for more people who may have been trapped. Local media reported that the building toppled on Wednesday afternoon. More than 15 citizens were transported to the hospital with serious injuries.  While speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, Mamdani expressed his sympathy: “My heart is with the families and loved ones of those we have lost, wounded, and everyone grieving.”  Hundreds of rescuers and firefighters were sent to the scene and are still working there, the city Mayor, Mamdani, said.  The cause of the incident is still unknown. Firefighter and Rescue teams continued efforts to save lives through the night, retrieving several people trapped under the building structure.

November 10 - (The Global News Desk 115)– TASS quoted a reliable source as saying the Russian delegation is headed to Abu Dhabi, where it will meet the USA and Ukraine to hold negotiation talks.   The peace talks are planned for November 10 and 11. Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to the country’s head of state, leads the Russian delegation. Rustem Umerov, who heads the Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU or FISU), led the Ukrainian diplomatic delegation.  Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president's spokesperson, said security guarantees would be the main agenda of the negotiations.  He also added that European representatives will not join the talks because the negotiations were planned as a meeting between 3 countries.

November 09 - (The Global News Desk 115)– A collision between two trains in Egypt's city of Giza left at least 7 people dead and 114 injured.   According to the railway officials, a train traveling between Giza and Fayoum crashed into the back of another train heading from Cairo to Aswan. Egyptian Railway officials said they transported the wounded to nearby hospitals for speedy recovery.  Emergency and rescue teams with heavy cranes were sent to the scene to clear the railway  track and return train services to their normal schedule as soon as possible.   The prosecutor warned that the death toll could climb, and ordered a swift investigation.   The Egyptian government said health centers in the area were put on "emergency" as they managed a sudden rush of injured passengers.   The Health Ministry confirmed that the train driver was among the people who lost their lives in the crash. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Egypt’s president, has ordered an immediate inqui...

November 08 - (The Global News Desk 115)– At least 6 people were killed, and about 15 others were injured, when a shooter opened fire at the main market square located in the southern city of Krakow.  A shooting incident took place on Saturday at 3:02 PM near the shopping market in the southern Polish city of Krakow, local media reported.   Authorities said the shooter, wearing a  bulletproof jacket and military-like dress,  was taken to a hospital after being shot and wounded in the shootout with police. A preliminary report revealed that the gunman is a Polish citizen and carried out the shooting alone. Krakow police said in a statement that the shooter targeted people in a shopping mall without a strategy while driving near the city’s main square. In the shooting, several police officers were also wounded, police said. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski told the media that one of the Police officers is in serious condition. Donald Tusk, the prim...

November 04 - (The Global News Desk 115)– Democrats gained the lion's share in both the Senate and House, winning decisively in a Republican stronghold as hundreds of thousands of voters expressed their harsh criticism of President Donald Trump. The reach of the Democratic surge is still becoming obvious, but the party succeeded in states previously deemed Unachievable, such as conservative strongholds like South Carolina, Texas, and Iowa. AP reported that Democrats and the 2 independents who align with them have secured 54 Senate seats against 44 for Republicans, representing a net gain of 7 seats, despite several races still uncalled. The Associated Press (AP) has also confirmed 228 House seats for Democrats and 139 for Republicans, marking a 25-seat gain for Democrats, with many races still pending.

November 02 - (The Global News Desk 115) –  According to the transport secretary of the United States, a business jet crashed on a busy street in Florida on Sunday, killing all 9 people.  The incident occurred near Cresthaven, nearly 14 km from Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's resort in the affluent Palm Beach County, at 12:50 EST. Palm Beach, Situated in Florida, is known as one of the world's premier destinations for the super-rich, serving as a global capital for billionaires, luxury real estate, and high-society living. The aircraft had left from Austin, Texas, and was destined for the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration said.    The air traffic control audio recorded right before the crash shows someone in the front section of the jet saying they were facing "choppy air". A few seconds later, the same person said that the plane was plunging at a rate of 3,048 meters per minute.   It remains unclear who was on the jet during the crash.  Florida Go...