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(NEW YORK) — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Gulf, about 118 kilometers west-northwest of Cuba.
The National Weather Service in Miami said the shaking — which was initially reported as a 6.4-magnitude quake — was felt across much of Florida.
There’s no tsunami danger for the United States, the NWS said.
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(NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, will move to a new school in the United Kingdom after leaving their previous school due to security concerns.
“The decision for the children to move school was taken following a discussion with the family’s security team about the practicalities of their current arrangements,” a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said in a statement Monday.
“The parents remain extremely grateful to all the teachers and staff for the love, care and effort they have shown their family,” the spokesperson continued. “This decision should in no way be interpreted as a reflection on the school or the exceptional care the children have received there.”
Harry and Meghan and their two children moved to the U.K. in late August after living in California for six years.
It is not known publicly where the Sussexes are living in the U.K. nor where Archie and Lilibet had been enrolled in school. Many schools in the U.K. began their fall semesters the week of Sept. 7.
While living in the U.K., Harry and Meghan are remaining as “private citizens” and are not working royals, according to a letter released last week under the direction of Harry’s father, King Charles III.
As non-working royals, the Sussexes do not receive the same automatic taxpayer-funded armed police protection as Harry’s royal family members, including his father, the king, and his brother, Prince William.
The Sussexes have relied on a privately funded security team for the past six years since moving to California.
Harry and Meghan have not commented publicly on their security setup while living in the U.K.
ABC News understands that RAVEC, the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures — the independent body tasked with deciding who gets royal and VIP security in the U.K. — plans to review the security status for both Harry and Meghan as soon as possible.
RAVEC ruled in 2020 — when Harry and Meghan stepped away from their roles as senior working roles — that security for the Sussexes would be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Harry lost an appeal last year challenging the British government’s decision in 2020 to reduce his publicly funded security.
While Harry and Meghan have not commented publicly on their move back to the U.K., Meghan on Sunday shared a glimpse of the family’s new life there.
The duchess shared a video on Instagram showing herself walking hand-in-hand with Harry and other family moments, including Lilibet riding a bicycle with Archie running alongside her.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Capt. Smit Machchhar, the FlyDubai captain credited with intervening to help save the flight from disaster on Wednesday.
“Captain Smit Machchhar has shown the world the highest form of courage. Without fearing for his own life, he fought valiantly and prevented another 9/11 like attack from happening,” Modi said Thursday morning.
The Indian consulate in Dubai said India’s ambassador and consul general in the UAE met with Machchhar’s family members.
“They briefed the family about Captain Machchhar’s health & recovery, conveyed that the Embassy & Consulate are in touch with the UAE authorities, and assured the family of continued support,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates have opened an investigation into the incident involving a FlyDubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an altercation in the cockpit, the state news agency WAM reported Thursday.
The UAE attorney general ordered an investigation to establish the circumstances and motives behind the incident and “determine whether it was linked to any terrorist activity or prior planning,” WAM said.
UAE judicial authorities have jurisdiction over the investigation because the aircraft is registered in the UAE and operates under its flag, meaning offenses committed on board are subject to UAE law even when they occur outside the country, the statement said.
The flight took off at 7:05 a.m. local time from Dubai Wednesday, according to Flightradar24.
Tracking data showed the aircraft descended rapidly from 34,000 to 16,000 feet in three minutes.
About 10 minutes after the initial descent, the plane’s squawk code — used by aircraft to communicate with air traffic control — changed to “general emergency.” Seven minutes later, the squawk code changed again, indicating a hijacking or “unlawful interference.”
The aircraft then continued flying at an average altitude of about 15,000 feet until it landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, roughly an hour to an hour and a half after the rapid descent began and the emergency signals were sent.
FlyDubai confirmed that the flight “experienced an incident while en route” and landed in Tabuk.
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(NEW YORK) — Americans will no longer be able to fly directly home from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) under a new process outlined by U.S. officials amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Homeland Security are working together on a “Do Not Board” process for Americans in the DRC, the CDC said in a social media post Wednesday.
“The Do Not Board list prevents a person from obtaining a boarding pass for any flight into, out of, or within the United States,” the CDC website reads.
Previously, only non-citizens had been barred from traveling back to the U.S. from the Ebola outbreak regions, and American travelers were being screened at select airports for any signs of the virus.
Now, under the new measure, Americans departing from the DRC will only be able to return to the U.S. 21 days after leaving that country.
The moves comes as the DRC has seen over 2,000 cases and 750 deaths from Ebola, making it the third largest outbreak on record.
Earlier this week, the CDC announced a second American infected with Ebola in the DR had been transferred to Germany for care. The CDC said the unnamed patient works for a humanitarian aid organization.
The first American infected with Ebola was a doctor who contracted the disease while treating patients in the DRC. Dr. Peter Stafford was evacuated to Germany at the time to receive specialty care.
Stafford was discharged from the hospital in June, and the family has since returned to the United States.
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