NewsOvernight briefing: Tragedy strikes with helicopter crash in NYC's Hudson River
Overnight briefing: Tragedy strikes with helicopter crash in NYC's Hudson River
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported from Thursday night to Friday.
- Six people died in a helicopter crash that occurred on Thursday, plummeting into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan in New York City - announced New York Mayor Eric Adams. On board was a five-member tourist family from Spain - two adults and three children, along with the pilot.
- Prince Harry paid an unannounced visit on Thursday to a medical centre in Lviv, where he met with injured soldiers and civilians. For security reasons, the prince's trip was only announced after it had concluded - reported the AP agency. Harry was accompanied by representatives of the Invictus Games Foundation he founded, which enables veterans to participate in sports competitions modelled after the Paralympic Games.
- Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder lost another court case on Thursday regarding the retention of his office in the Bundestag. Judges of the Federal Administrative Court dismissed his lawsuit in the third instance. The right to use the office was taken from the politician in 2022 by the Bundestag's budget committee, which then judged that since Schroeder does not fulfill the duties of a former chancellor, he cannot count on a publicly funded office with staff. Criticism of Schroeder for his connections with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was not explicitly mentioned as the reason, but consequences were discussed "in connection with the Russian attack".
- Portugal's government will increase military spending to 2 per cent of GDP earlier than planned - announced Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on Thursday, specifying that, so far, the government had assumed reaching this level only in 2029.
- The Supreme Court in Spain confirmed Thursday that the organizer of the 2017 Catalonia independence referendum, Carles Puigdemont, will not be granted amnesty. The politician faces charges of embezzlement of public funds.
- Scuffles with police and disruptions in traffic occurred Thursday in Peru's capital, Lima, due to a strike by bus and taxi drivers. They protested against the authorities' ineffectiveness in dealing with the rising number of murders and extortions.
