The M/Y Dolce Vento, a 79-foot luxury motor yacht built by Medyılmaz Shipyard in Turkey over five months, valued at around $1 million USD and had just been delivered from Istanbul to its owner, Sank 15 Minutes After Its Maiden Launch The sinking occurred on September 2, 2025, off the coast of Ereğli in Zonguldak province, northern Turkey, in the Black Sea, about 200 meters from shore.  The yacht ultimately sank to a depth of about seven meters.  On board were the owner, the captain, and two crew members (four people total), all of whom jumped overboard, swam to shore...

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness secured a third term early Thursday following a tight race on an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns. Preliminary results showed that Holness’ Jamaica Labor Party won at least 34 seats, while Mark Golding’s opposition People’s National Party secured at least 29 seats. Golding conceded the election in a brief speech, saying he was disappointed in the outcome as he acknowledged the success of his opponent. “This is not an easy speech to make,” he said. Also participating in Wednesday’s general elections were the Jamaica Progressive Party, the United Independents’ Congress and nine...

The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists rose to 17 Thursday after two of the 23 injured people died, an emergency services official said. The dead were all adults, Margarida Castro Martins, head of Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency, told reporters. She didn’t provide their names or nationalities, saying that their families would be informed first. Another 21 people were injured in Wednesday’s crash, she said. They included Portuguese people as well as two Germans, two Spaniards and one person each from France, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco, South Korea and Cape Verde, she said....

By Idowu Ephraim Faleye Let’s not pretend anymore—there’s a powerful undercurrent in Nigeria’s political waters today, and it’s flowing fiercely against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. What’s happening isn’t just the usual political noise. It’s a carefully orchestrated campaign by a group of powerful interests who feel threatened, not just politically, but economically and historically. And the reasons they want Tinubu out of power, at all cost, go deeper than most people realize. This whole struggle didn’t start today. To understand what’s happening now, we must go back to a conversation between Prof. Omo Omoruyi and General Ibrahim Babangida, a conversation...

The UK student who was arrested after allegedly wrapping her deceased baby in a towel inside a trash bag in a closet pleads not guilty, released on $100k bond. The UK cheer team member has been ordered “to live with parents” ahead of her Sep. 26 court date. Snelling was charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant. According to police, Snelling admitted she had given birth and attempted to conceal evidence of the birth. Officials have previously reveals a 21-year-old cheerleader Laken Snelling, was arrested following the death of a...