Author Archives: OP King

Palestinians gathered around a house destroyed in an air strike in Khan Younis, where Israel said it had targeted a military headquarters Cross-border violence between Israel and militants in Gaza is continuing, a day after an Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander. After an overnight lull, rocket fire towards Israel resumed andContinue reading “Israel-Gaza fighting continues for second day after militant’s death”

Apollo II is a prototype deep sea mining machine being tested off the coast of Malaga The future of electric cars may depend on mining critically important metals on the ocean floor. That’s the view of the engineer leading a major European investigation into new sources of key elements. Demand is soaring for the metalContinue reading “Electric car future may depend on deep sea mining”

The current motorway speed limit is 130km/h although a lower limit can apply at various times and places The daytime speed limit on Dutch roads is to be cut to 100km/h (62mph) in a bid to tackle a nitrogen oxide pollution crisis, according to cabinet sources widely quoted by Dutch media. Prime Minister Mark RutteContinue reading “Netherlands forced to slash speed limit to reduce emissions”

Books with a liberal viewpoint are being hidden from other patrons A librarian in the US state of Idaho says a mystery visitor is hiding books that criticise President Donald Trump or contain liberal viewpoints. Bette Ammon, a librarian in Coeur d’Alene, said the patron had left a note saying they wanted to keep “propaganda”Continue reading “Idaho library user ‘hides books criticising Trump’”

The video comes after Saudi Arabia introduced reforms on women’s rights Saudi Arabia’s state security agency says a social media post on one of its accounts that categorised feminism as extremism was a mistake. The promotional video categorised feminism, homosexuality and atheism as dangerous ideas and warned Saudis to be vigilant against them. The securityContinue reading “Saudi Arabia apologises for video labelling feminism as extremism”

The decreasing supply of sand has left thousands unemployed Politics in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh has recently been consumed by a rather mundane commodity – sand. For the past five months the state has been running short of sand and leaving hundreds of thousands jobless, reports BBC Telugu’s V Shankar. The situation hasContinue reading “Why politicians in an Indian state are sparring over sand”

A jury has been shown CCTV of a man accused of murdering a backpacker pushing a suitcase said to contain her body. Grace Millane, of Wickford, Essex, died on the night before her 22nd birthday while travelling in New Zealand. The suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies murder. He had been onContinue reading “Grace Millane trial: CCTV ‘shows backpacker’s body in suitcase’”