BBCNEWS Newsday July 6, 2024
new zealand declares a national state of emergency for the third time in its history — after cyclone gabrielle ravaged the country's north island. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and 6 pm in washington where the white house has been explaining why the us military has shot a series of objects out of the sky over american territory in recent weeks including a suspected spy balloon from china. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere the white ho...