U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrives In South Korea After North Korea Test-Fired Missiles

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrives In South Korea After North Korea Test-Fired Missiles

A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities. The arrival of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group at the South Korean port of Busan was meant to display a solid U.S-South Korean military alliance in the face of persistent North Korean threats, and boost interoperability of the allies’ combined assets, the South Korean navy said in a statement. It said it was the first U.S. aircraft carrier to travel to South Korea since June. The deployment of the carrier is expected to infuriate North Korea, which views...

Tiktok Profits From Sexual Livestreams Involving Children

Tiktok Profits From Sexual Livestreams Involving Children

Warning: Contains details of a sexual nature TikTok is profiting from sexual livestreams performed by teens as young as 15, the BBC has been told. We spoke to three women in Kenya who said they began this activity as teenagers. They told us they used TikTok to openly advertise and negotiate payment for more explicit content that would be sent via other messaging platforms. TikTok bans solicitation but the company knows it takes place, moderators have told the BBC. TikTok takes a cut of about 70% from all livestream transactions, we have previously found. TikTok told the BBC it has “zero...

Australian Most Prolific Blood Donor Whom Saved 2.4 Million Babies Dies At 88

Australian Most Prolific Blood Donor Whom Saved 2.4 Million Babies Dies At 88

One of the world’s most prolific blood donors – whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies – has died. James Harrison died in his sleep at a nursing home in New South Wales, Australia on 17 February, his family said on Monday. He was 88. Known in Australia as the man with the golden arm, Harrison’s blood contained a rare antibody, Anti-D, which is used to make medication given to pregnant mothers whose blood is at risk of attacking their unborn babies. The Australian Red Cross Blood Service who paid tribute to Harrison, said he had...

Speaker Johnson Says Zelenskyy May Have To Resign After Fiery Oval Office Meeting

Speaker Johnson Says Zelenskyy May Have To Resign After Fiery Oval Office Meeting

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country” for Ukraine to continue pursuing a peace deal negotiated by the United States. His comments come just two days after President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy publicly sparred in the Oval Office while the Ukrainian president visited Washington to finish negotiations on a deal over Ukraine’s mineral wealth. “President Trump is trying to get these two parties to a point of peace,” Johnson said during...