Saudi Arabia has been forced to scale back its $1.5trillion plans for a 106-mile linear desert megacity, according to reports, in a humiliating climb down for the kingdom.
The Line – part of the country’s audacious and futuristic NEOM project – was meant to be home to around 1.5 million residents by the end of the decade, with plans to ultimately increase its full capacity to nine million people.
Now, according to people familiar with the project, the development will
Harrowing footage captured the moment Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship, leaving five vehicles submerged in water and six construction workers missing.
Maryland authorities are using sonar detection devices to search for the crew members who fell into the 47F water as they were working to repair potholes on the 185-foot bridge when it collapsed.
Governor Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Tuesday morning following the catastrophic collision, which occurred at about 1.30am. The
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BRUSSELS — A few months before confessing to the biggest corruption scandal in the history of the European Parliament, Pier Antonio Panzeri had some advice for a friend.
“Don’t put yourself out of the game,” Panzeri told the Belgian MEP Maria Arena in August 2022 during a meal at the now-defunct Salvarino pizzeria in Brussels. “Because if you are in the game, then I am going to amass more
Voters in crucial western Sydney seats have fired a warning at Anthony Albanese and his besieged Labor government as the cost of living crunch hits home.
Daily Mail Australia asked voters in Marsden Park, Oran Park and Wallacia – key suburbs both major parties will be fighting to win over at the next election – for their assessment of the Prime Minister’s performance halfway through his term.
And while young families in particular are yet to abandon him entirely, they
Drone footage taken from points on Britain’s faltering High Speed Rail 2 project has revealed the enormous scars ripped into the countryside across the route with as ministers due to make a decision on the northern leg this week.
If all had gone to plan, Britain would be just two and a half years away from high-speed trains whizzing between London and Birmingham, cutting travel times by around 30 minutes.
Construction workers should now be putting the finishing touches to
While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reunited at the Invictus Games in Germany – enjoying a rock star welcome – the Prince of Wales continued with his charity work in West London.
Prince William, 41, headed to a building site in the capital on Wednesday morning to discuss the mental health of the UK’s construction workers and heard some shocking statistics about the industry, including that it has one of the highest suicide rates of any industry in
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ROME — At the end of NATO’s annual summit in Vilnius in July, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wound up her press conference abruptly. It had nothing to do with the reporters’ questions, she said: her high heels were killing her.
A complaint of that kind at such a hothouse of masculine energy as a NATO summit would have been unimaginable for a previous generation of female leaders, who
China will look to accelerate the building of its high-speed railway system through the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-controlled robots tested and designed specifically for the task, according to a report.
“China’s use of AI in a signature national project is just another reminder that Xi Jinping is pushing full speed ahead with this strategic technology and the ways it can be applied,” Brian J. Cavanaugh, Senior Vice President at American Global Strategies, told Fox News Digital. “If the United
LONDON — Boris Johnson has gone public on the newt-shaped threat to his swimming pool.
The former British prime minister is promising to do “whatever it takes” after the likely presence of the protected creatures at his new home halted plans for a pool.
British protection laws force developers to thoroughly check for newts before starting construction.
The Telegraph reported this week that the proposed 11 meter-by-4 meter pool at Johnson’s £3.8 million, nine-bedroom house in Oxfordshire has raised the
Boris Johnson’s hopes of a summer swim are being dashed by his bitter nemesis: great crested newts.
The U.K. prime minister recently submitted plans to build an outdoor pool by a newly acquired home, but the “likely” presence of the amphibians in the nearby area is halting construction, the Telegraph and BBC and reported. It comes just three years after Johnson used a speech to take aim at rules protecting the much-loved creatures.
Johnson moved to the £3.8 million, nine-bedroom
