Новости за 26.11.2023

Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will go later this week to Dubai for a climate change conference. Francis skipped his weekly Sunday appearance at a window overlooking St. Peter's Square. It came a day after the Vatican said he was suffering from a mild flu. Francis instead gave the traditional noon blessing in a televised appearance from the chapel in the Vatican hotel where he lives. A priest sitting beside him read out the pope's weekly reflection. Francis said he was going to... Читать дальше...

Longtime TV producer Marty Krofft has died at age 86. He was known for imaginative children’s shows such as “H.R. Pufnstuf” and primetime hits including “Donny & Marie” in the 1970s. Publicist Harlan Boll says Krofft died Saturday in Los Angeles. Krofft and his brother Sid were puppeteers who broke into television and ended up with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Along the way, they brought an imaginative, trippy sensibility to children’s TV and brought singers Donny and Marie Osmond and Barbara Mandrell and her sisters to primetime.

Attackers have seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen. That's according to statements Sunday from the ship’s managers and a private intelligence firm. While no group immediately claimed responsibility, it comes as at least two other maritime attacks in recent days have been linked to the Israel-Hamas war. The attackers seized the Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden. Zodiac called the attack “a suspected piracy incident" and said a multinational crew of 22 sailors remained on board. Читать дальше...

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — In spring 1955, Rosalynn Carter was doing what she had sworn to avoid when she married an ambitious Naval officer: keeping house and raising children in the same tiny town where they grew up.

Greek authorities say an operation is underway to find 13 members of a cargo ship that sank off the island of Lesbos in stormy seas. The Raptor, registered in the Comoros, was on its way to Istanbul from Alexandria, Egypt, carrying 6,000 tons of salt when it sank early Sunday. It had a crew of 14, including eight Egyptians, four Indians and two Syrians. The coast guard says one Egyptian crew was rescued. Eight merchant ships, two helicopters and one Greek navy frigate are searching for survivors. Читать дальше...

Dubai has a long history of finding economic success amid the war-ravaged woes of the wider Middle East. The United Arab Emirates hub rose rapidly from a creek-bound pearling village to a city associated with international glamor. Its ruling family likely views the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks as just another opportunity. However, hosting this year comes with significant perils. Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip could intrude on talks. Or, the city-state become synonymous with... Читать дальше...

Rep. George Santos has said he expected to be expelled from Congress following a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence of lawbreaking.

Officials have recovered the flight data recorder from a U.S. Navy airplane that overshot the runway near Honolulu. The Navy says it's still investigating the cause and are working on a plan to recover the large plane from the water. The Navy coducted surveys of the plane Thursday to assess the plane's structural integrity and the surrounding coral and marine environment, which will aid them in minimizing impact during the plane’s removal. No time frame has been announced for the plane's removal. Читать дальше...