An improvised explosive device detonated at a restaurant Saturday in central Moscow killing two people, Russian state media said, citing local officials. The suspected bomber was also killed, officials said. At least 21 people were also injured when the IED detonated at the restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in Moscow, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said, quoted…
A 30-year-old U.S. soldier was killed over the weekend in Iraq during what the U.S. military said was a controlled explosion to destroy an attack drone. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was “killed in action during a controlled detonation” of the drone at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said…
An explosion at a residential building in Monaco has injured three people, two of them critically. The blast occurred shortly before 21:00 local time (19:00 GMT) after a bag was left outside the building on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla, near the border with France. Minister of State Christophe Mirmand told AFP it was “very…
A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said. French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured. The unusual attack Monday night stunned the elite principality on the Mediterranean Coast. Monaco’s…
Elon Musk‘s xAI is a “failure” that will be unable to compete on the frontier of artificial intelligence, Yann LeCun, founder of AMI Labs, told CNBC, as he laid out his view on what could cause a “big bubble explosion” in the industry. The comments by LeCun renew a long-running spat with Musk and cast…
The remaining 16,000 residents of a Southern California city were allowed to return home Tuesday, days after the threat of a catastrophic explosion at a chemical tank prompted fears of an environmental disaster. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The crisis at the 7,000-gallon tank of…
The risk of a “catastrophic” explosion at a chemical tank in a Los Angeles-area city was averted by Monday, but around 16,000 people remained under evacuation orders as some risks remained, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The liquid in the 7,000-gallon tank of…
Officials running the coal mine have been detained, according to state media. The cause of the gas explosion has not yet been revealed, but state media reported that the levels of carbon monoxide – a highly toxic, odourless gas – in the mine were found to have “exceeded limits”.
An estimated 40,000 people in Orange County, California, have been ordered to evacuate over fears that a tank containing a toxic chemical may explode, officials said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Authorities in Orange County said they’re unable to control the valves on a…
Officials are investigating what caused the explosion at a popular marina in southern Florida.
