May 8, 2024
8:52 AM

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage


It has been more than a month since six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Four bodies have been recovered, but search for Luna and another worker, Jose Mynor Lopez, is still ongoing.

8:40 AM

Hamas looking into ceasefire counterproposal by Israel army


Hamas said that it’s considering the latest counterproposal by Israel on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, according to a Bloomberg that cited Agence France-Presse report. Despite more than six months of conflict with Israel in Gaza, negotiations have not resulted in peace, with Hamas maintaining that any agreement must bring an end to the hostilities by Israel.


 

8:39 AM

Lok Sabha elections LIVE: Phase 2 witnesses 70.21% voting in Kerala


Second phase of polling concluded for 88 seats across 13 states and Union Territories under the general elections 2024 on Friday, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala recording 72.70 per cent voter turnout. Kerala, where polling has been completed for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 70.21 per cent till the last report, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC).