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[ad_1] A Tennessee police department released video of its officers capturing a wild beaver in an unlikely place – a hospital on Christmas Day. The Bartlett Police Department published video of the bizarre incident on Instagram Wednesday. A hospital operator at Saint Francis Hospital called police after being alerted to the animal. "You guys asked for the body cam footage from the St. Francis Beaver Wranglers so… ask and ye shall receive," the Bartlett Police Department wrote in an Instagram caption. The police department also included 911 call audio. "I didn't know who to call, so I thought maybe you might help me," the hospital employee told police. "[A nurse] wanted me to call animal control because there is a beaver in the lobby of the hospital." WISCONSIN POTBELLIED PIG ‘ALBERT’ LURED HOME WITH FRUIT SNACKS: ‘SWEET AND STICKY TREATS’ The Bartlett Police Department published video of the bizarre beaver incident on Instagram Wednesday. (@b...

[ad_1] More than a dozen Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels were detected around Taiwan on Friday morning, defense officials said.  The incursions by Chinese warplanes have become almost a daily occurrence in recent months, but Friday's show of aggression comes ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.  FILE PHOTO: Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images) A high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon was also spotted in the skies above Montana on Thursday, prompting some senators to call on Blinken to cancel his trip.  US GOVERNMENT MONITORING SUSPECTED CHINESE SPY BALLOON OVER NORTHERN STATES Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., requested a full security briefing from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about the balloon, saying that Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB) and the United States' intercontinental ballistic missi...

[ad_1] A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023.—Reuters.File The High Commission of Canada in India Thursday announced its decision to temporarily "modify" its staff presence within the country due to threats received by some diplomats on social media platforms, CNN reported.  This development has further exacerbated the escalating tensions between the two nations. The high commission's statement came shortly after an Indian company initially posted a notice indicating the suspension of visa services for Canadian citizens in response to a communication from the Indian mission.  However, this notice was retracted briefly before being reissued. BLS International, an Indian firm that provides visa services, disclosed on Wednesday that the Indian mission in Canada had cited "operational reasons" for the...

[ad_1] Collision occurred as first lady wished "Happy Holidays" to journalists at Delaware campaign headquarters Armed agents quickly drew their weapons on driver. Sedan tried to continue into closed-off intersection. President and first lady were unharmed in incident. United States President Joe Biden was escorted away by Secret Service officials following a car crash following a lunch with staff on Sunday night, Daily Mail reported. Secret Service spokesperson Steve Kopek told CNN in a statement: “Today, at approximately 8:09 p.m., a Secret Service vehicle securing the President’s motorcade route was struck by another vehicle in Wilmington, DE."  The president and first lady, Jill Biden, were leaving his campaign headquarters when the car crashed into the motorcade. Biden appeared surprised as he looked over a silver copper sedan that hit the black SUV that was part of the motorcade at an intersection. US President Joe Biden reacts after a vehicle crashed i...

[ad_1] ROME (AP) — Venice authorities on Thursday unveiled a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year in an effort to reduce crowds, encourage longer visits and improve the quality of life for residents. The rollout of the tourist "contribution" program came after Venice, a UNESCO World Heritage site, narrowly escaped being placed on the U.N. agency's danger list earlier this year because of the threat that overtourism was having on its delicate ecosystem. Member states cited the proposed new entry fee in deciding to spare Venice from the list. VENICE COULD BE STRIPPED OF SPECIAL STATUS AS IT FACES TOURISM CRISIS Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro stressed Thursday that the fee is not a new tourist tax or an attempt to bring in extra revenue. Rather, he said, it is a first-of-its-kind experiment in regulating tourist flows in one of the world’s most-visited places by incentivizing visitors to ...

[ad_1] Turkey calls off a visit by Sweden’s defence minister Pal Jonson over a planned demonstration by a right wing activists in Stockholm. — AFP/File ISTANBUL: Turkey on Saturday called off a visit by Sweden's defence minister over a planned demonstration by right-wing activists in Stockholm. Turkey has been angered by permission obtained by Rasmus Paludan, a Swedish-Danish politician whose anti-Islam actions sparked riots across Sweden last year, to stage a protest in front of its embassy in the Swedish capital. A day after summoning the Swedish ambassador over the issue, Ankara said it was cancelling a visit by Sweden's defence chief that was aimed at overcoming Turkey's objections to Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance. "At this point, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson's visit to Turkey on January 27 has lost its significance and meaning, so we cancelled the visit," Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said. Jonson also conf...

[ad_1]  Abandoned cars are covered in snow on a road following a winter storm in Buffalo, New York, U.S., December 27, 2022. — Reuters Confirmed deaths in Erie, Niagara counties rose to 32 on Tuesday. Some bodies were found frozen in cars, others in snowbanks outdoors. Warmer weather on the way for western New York after deadly blizzard. BUFFALO, NY: Storm-weary road crews and residents of western New York state struggled on Tuesday to dig out from a deadly weekend blizzard , with snow still falling and forecasts for rapid warming and rains that could cause flooding and turn the frozen landscape to slush. The region in and around Buffalo, New York, downwind of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario emerged as ground zero for an Arctic deep freeze and massive winter storm that extended over most of the United States last week and through the Christmas holiday as far south as the Mexican border. Confirmed storm-related deaths in New York's Erie and Niagara counties rose to 32 on Tue...

[ad_1] The bodies of three missing hikers were recovered from a mountain in the Scottish Highlands after they didn't return from a notoriously difficult scramble on the narrowest ridge crest in Britain, police said Monday. The trio set out Saturday in Glen Coe to hike the Aonach Eagach, a 6-mile knife-edge ridge that tops out at 3,600 feet and has precipitous drops. A search began after sunset when they didn't return, Police Scotland said. A Coastguard helicopter flying in fog and mist located the bodies and a search and rescue crew returned Sunday morning to recover them. SCOTTISH CLIMBER, 80-YEAR-OLD, DIES AFTER FALLING FROM 3,000FT MOUNTAIN The deaths did not appear to be suspicious but a report will be given to the office that investigates deaths and prosecutes crimes, police said. The Scottish Highlands, as photographed in 2017. (AP Photo/Brian Melley) While storm Antoni lashed parts of the U.K. on Saturday with strong winds and heavy rain, the forecast in the H...

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment HONG KONG — The ex-husband and former in-laws of a slain Hong Kong model and influencer appeared in court Monday on a joint murder charge after police found parts of her body in a refrigerator. Ex-husband Alex Kwong, his father Kwong Kau and his brother Anthony Kwong were charged with murdering model Abby Choi . His mother, Jenny Li, faces one count of perverting the course of justice. The four were placed in custody without bail. Choi, 28, was a model and influencer who shared a glamorous life of photo shoots and fashion shows with more than 100,000 followers on Instagram. Her last post was Feb. 19, featuring a photoshoot she had done with L’Officiel Monaco, a fashion publication. Choi went missing Feb. 21, according to a report filed later with the Hong Kong Police. On Friday, police found her dismembered body in a refrigerator in a house rented by Kwong Kau in Lung Mei Tsuen, a suburban part of Hong Kong about a 30-minute drive from the bor...

[ad_1] Mexico’s president returned to his morning press briefings Friday after recovering from COVID-19 , and he came out swinging. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 69, said he had tested negative after his third bout of the coronavirus. His return came the same day that opposition legislators continued to hold protests in the Senate, after senators from López Obrador’s Morena party refused yet again to approve appointments to the national information-access agency. MEXICO PRESIDENT BLACKED OUT DURING A MEETING DUE TO COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS The transparency agency has been unable to function for more than a month because of a lack of committee members. López Obrador came out Friday and said the agency should be dissolved to save money. "Let the federal comptroller's office, which belongs to another branch of government, the legislative branch, take over this function and let this agency disappear. Enough playing with appearances," López Obrador said. Mexican...

[ad_1] A Palestinian man who fled his home amid Israeli strikes, carries belongings to shelter in a United Nations-run school, in Gaza City October 8, 2023. — Reuters UN warns of "devastating humanitarian consequences" of relocation. Hamas says relocation warning is fake propaganda. At least 1,500 Palestinians have been martyred by Israel so far. In a significant development on Friday, the Israeli military said that its ground forces, accompanied by tanks, conducted ground raids within the Gaza Strip — marking a transition from an aerial campaign to ground operations.  This transition is aimed at eliminating Hamas fighters following their deadly incursion into southern Israel. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesperson, stated that these ground operations were launched with the objectives of targeting Palestinian rocket crews and gathering vital intelligence regarding the whereabouts of hostages held by Hamas. Hamas, which governs the densely populat...

[ad_1] close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 7 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. An explosion at an offshore gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico left six workers injured and several others missing, Mexican officials said Friday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily morning press briefing that "three or four" people were missing following the fire at the Nohoch gas transfer platform. MEXICAN CARTEL SUSPECTED IN CASE OF SEVERED BODY PARTS FOUND OUTSIDE STATE CAPITAL A gas platform explosion off Mexico injures six workers and leaves several others missing, officials say.  (Fox News) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, said in a statement six workers were injured in the blast early Friday at the platform it operates. Such platforms compress gas from oil fields and pump it through pipelines. The company said seven ships eva...

[ad_1] UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that the bombarded Gaza Strip was becoming a “graveyard for children,” as he urged an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “The unfolding catastrophe makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with every passing hour,” he told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York. “The parties to the conflict — and, indeed, the international community — face an immediate and fundamental responsibility: to stop this inhuman collective suffering and dramatically expand humanitarian aid to Gaza,” he said. “The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity.” Israel’s strikes have killed 10,222 people, including more than 4,000 children, in the densely populated and besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Guterres also deplored the killings of media workers. According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 36 journa...

[ad_1] Diplomats and security policy advisers from more than 40 countries had “an extremely honest, open conversation” on key principles that Kyiv wants to be the basis for peace, Ukrainian presidential adviser Andriy Yermak said of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that ended Sunday. Yermak said different viewpoints emerged but that the talks were “very productive.” Russia was not invited to the meeting, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov called it part of the West’s “futile, doomed efforts” to swing the Global South to Ukraine’s side, according to state media . Ryabkov said Russia plans to discuss the results of the Jeddah consultations with economic partners who attended the meeting. Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe. In Jeddah, Yermak and U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed Ukraine’s defense needs , especially air defense to protect the port infrastructure of southern Ukraine, Yermak said on Telegram . Sulli...

[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment ROME — A chipper-sounding Pope Francis was discharged Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, quipping to journalists before being driven away that he’s “still alive.” Francis, 86, was hospitalized at Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday following his weekly public audience in St. Peter’s Square after reportedly experiencing breathing difficulties . The pontiff received antibiotics administered intravenously during his stay, the Vatican said. In a sign of his improved health , the Vatican released details of Francis’ Holy Week schedule. It said he would preside at this weekend’s Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square and at an outdoor Easter Mass on April 9. A Vatican cardinal will be at the altar to celebrate both Masses, a recent practice due to the pontiff having a troublesome knee issue. But Francis is expected to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass, which this year will be held in a juvenile prison in Rome. Still unclear ...