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People show their mobile phones during the nationwide test of the new ‘Cell Broadcast Alert System’, in Patna on Saturday Phones shrieked. Screens flashed. A commuter lunged for an emergency chain. Theatre audiences froze. Patients gripped chairs. With tensions in West Asia already on edge, many feared the worst as confusion swept cities — before…
Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu reported that sirens were heard early Friday at Incirlik airbase, a key Nato facility where US troops are stationed.Residents of Adana, located about 10 kilometres from the base were woken at around 3.25 am local time (0025 GMT) as sirens sounded for roughly five minutes. Gulf On Fire: U.S., Israel…
Israel on Saturday launched a “preventative attack” on Iran, with the country’s defence minister declaring a state of emergency nationwide.“The State of Israel has launched a preemptive strike against Iran. Defence minister Israel Katz has declared a special and immediate state of emergency throughout the country,” a ministry statement said.Israel Katz made the announcement as…
Ludhiana jail chief attacked by prisoners, unconscious LUDHIANA: Prisoners went on the rampage in Ludhiana Central Jail on Tuesday, attacking several officials, including jail superintendent Kulwant Singh Sidhu, who collapsed unconscious and was rushed to hospital. Jail DSP Jagjeet Singh and some CRPF personnel were also wounded.Ludhiana residents realised something was wrong when police vehicles…
A quiet winter afternoon at Brown University turned into hours of fear and uncertainty after gunshots rang out on campus, forcing students to hide in darkened rooms as police launched a massive manhunt for the attacker.Shortly after an emergency alert warned of an active shooter, students across the Ivy League campus in Providence were ordered…
(Video credits: X @BGatesIsaPyscho) A fire broke out at the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing thousands of delegates to evacuate and halting negotiations at a critical moment in the two-week conference. Ironically, the blaze appears to have been caused by electrical equipment, likely a microwave — showing that even a summit…
