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Clerkenwell stabbing: Jamaly Samba Baibu, 16, named as victim
Read More Teenager was killed on Tuesday night in central London in incident in which another 16-year-old was injured A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in central London on Tuesday night has been named by police as Jamaly Samba Baibu. The teenager was killed following an incident just after 10.30pm in Seward Street,…
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FTX founder Bankman-Fried released on $250m bond
Read MoreBail package requires Bankman-Fried to surrender his passport & remain in confinement at his parents’ home in Palo Alto.Bail package requires Bankman-Fried to surrender his passport & remain in confinement at his parents’ home in Palo Alto.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250m bail after first US court appearance
Read More Former head of failed crypto exchange was extradited to US after arrest in Bahamas Former head of failed crypto exchange was extradited to US after arrest in Bahamas
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Brazil’s Lula taps 16 ministers ahead of inauguration
Read MoreBrazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has appointed 16 ministers just over a week before he takes officeBrazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has appointed 16 ministers just over a week before he takes office
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US warns Taliban of ‘costs’ over university ban for Afghan women
Read MoreUS secretary of state says Taliban is sentencing women and girls in Afghanistan to a ‘dark future without opportunity’.US secretary of state says Taliban is sentencing women and girls in Afghanistan to a ‘dark future without opportunity’.
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Tesla ‘full self-driving’ mode blamed for eight-car pile-up on San Francisco bridge
Read More The crash came just hours after Tesla boss Elon Musk announced that “full self-driving” would be made available to all customers in North America The crash came just hours after Tesla boss Elon Musk announced that “full self-driving” would be made available to all customers in North America
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Sweden still has requirements to meet to join NATO: Turkey
Read MoreStockholm is not even halfway through fulfilling the commitments it made to secure Ankara’s support, Turkey says.Stockholm is not even halfway through fulfilling the commitments it made to secure Ankara’s support, Turkey says.
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Cassidy Hutchinson’s Trump-supporting father refused to help her get her own lawyer for Jan 6 evidence
Read More “It’s probably one thing I regret in all of this, I wish I didn’t stoop to that level, because it was a no, but I begged him to help me” “It’s probably one thing I regret in all of this, I wish I didn’t stoop to that level, because it was a no,…
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January 6 panel releases transcripts of key witness Cassidy Hutchinson – live
Read More Committee releases closed-door testimony of former White House chief of staff’s aide but full report is still delayed Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said she felt she had “Trump himself looking over my shoulder” as she discussed with her attorney her…
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Ex-Trump aide told Jan 6 committee of Trumpworld-funded lawyer efforts to keep her from talking
Read More Hutchinson was former aide to White House chief of staff Hutchinson was former aide to White House chief of staff
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Fauci’s warning to America: ‘We’re living in a progressively anti-science era and that’s a very dangerous thing’
Read More An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci as he steps down from his role as the U.S. government’s top expert on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. An interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci as he steps down from his role as the U.S. government’s top expert on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
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Brixton Academy has licence suspended after two people die in crush
Read More O2 venue to be subject to full hearing in January after fans at Asake gig were trapped in crowd surge The O2 Academy Brixton has had its licence suspended after two people died in a crush and others were injured at the south London venue. Fans attending a gig by the Afrobeats singer…
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Trump’s taxes: House OKs bill on IRS audits of presidents
Read MoreThe House has taken action after disclosures the IRS never full reviewed Donald Trump’s tax returns during his presidencyThe House has taken action after disclosures the IRS never full reviewed Donald Trump’s tax returns during his presidency
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Raising the Alarm on the Slow Pace of Family Law Reform
Read More COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 22 (IPS) – The writer is Campaign Manager – Global Campaign for Equality in Family LawIn September 2021, in the midst of a pandemic-related lockdown, a 15-year-old Muslim girl from Colombo, Sri Lanka was married off by her relatives to a much older man. Read the full story, “Raising…
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Kaylee Goncalves’ father says he ‘has to’ believe Idaho college murders case will be solved
Read More Murder victim’s father says he doesn’t believe mystery white Hyundai Elantra is still in Moscow more than five weeks on Murder victim’s father says he doesn’t believe mystery white Hyundai Elantra is still in Moscow more than five weeks on
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Vandals destroy prehistoric aboriginal art
Read More South Australian officials have been criticized for failing to secure Koonalda Cave, which was previously vandalized Trespassers have ruined a one-of-a-kind sacred artwork in South Australia’s Koonalda Cave by drawing on it with their fingers, the state’s aboriginal affairs minister and attorney general, Kyam Maher, told local media on Wednesday, demanding a “severe…
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Key Trump allies refused to answer January 6 panel questions
Read MoreTranscript of interviews with allies of former US president shows that they invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned.Transcript of interviews with allies of former US president shows that they invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned.
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Afghanistan: Taliban arrest women protesting against university ban
Read MoreIt is the latest policy restricting women’s education since the Taliban returned to power last year.It is the latest policy restricting women’s education since the Taliban returned to power last year.
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Ambulance workers in England announce further strikes in January
Read More Unison members to take industrial action on 11 and 23 January in dispute over pay and staffing Ambulance workers across England will stage two further strikes on 11 and 23 January in the dispute over pay and staffing, Unison has announced. Members of the union in five ambulance services in England will take…
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Watch: A Tribute to Those We’ve Lost in 2022
Read More As 2022 comes to a close, we take a moment to reflect on Sidney Poitier, Olivia Newton-John, Queen Elizabeth II, and many more who left us in the past year.
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North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy
Read More North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea’s spy agency says. (Image credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion…
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France slaps hefty fine on US tech giant
Read More The authorities have accused Microsoft of imposing ad cookies on users, with the company now ordered to pay €60 million US tech giant Microsoft, one of the world’s leading software producers, has been ordered to pay €60 million ($64 million) after the French authorities found it guilty of breaching local regulations. The country’s…
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Spain’s legislators approve gender self-identification reforms
Read MoreIf passed into law, the reforms would allow those over 16 to change their legally registered gender with greater ease.If passed into law, the reforms would allow those over 16 to change their legally registered gender with greater ease.
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For their safety, Ukrainian kids send their Christmas wish lists underground
Read More A Kharkiv metro station became a bomb shelter as the city came under Russian attack. Now, at the holiday season, it’s also a Christmas village where kids can drop off letters to Grandfather Frost. (Image credit: Natalie Keyssar for NPR) A Kharkiv metro station became a bomb shelter as the city came under…
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Footage shows OnlyFans model breaking down when she learns boyfriend, who she is accused of murdering, died
Read More The video shows a distraught Courtney Clenney, 26, break down in tears as she is informed her 27-year-old boyfriend Christian Obumseli had died The video shows a distraught Courtney Clenney, 26, break down in tears as she is informed her 27-year-old boyfriend Christian Obumseli had died
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Sir Laurie Magnus named Rishi Sunak’s new ethics adviser
Read More Prime minister appoints Historic England chair to role that had been vacant for six months UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak has appointed a former banker and quango head to be his ethics adviser after a six-month delay in filling the post, but will not allow the new incumbent to…
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Russia unveils “nightmare” of Ukrainian troops
Read More The Russian military has publicly released imagery of its newest kamikaze drone. The official television channel of the Russian Ministry of Defense TV Zvezda has shown interesting footage from the exhibition at the National Defense Control Center, which includes the new drone, known as the Lancet-3M or “Product 52”. The Lancet-3M is a…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s high-stakes election gamble
Read MoreThe former Pakistani PM says he will dissolve two provincial assemblies to force early elections.The former Pakistani PM says he will dissolve two provincial assemblies to force early elections.
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“Very rare discovery” of fossil unveils a dinosaur eating a mammal
Read MoreResearchers say it “isn’t quite as frightening as anything in ‘Jurrasic Park,’” but that the microraptor would be “a terror if it got out.”Researchers say it “isn’t quite as frightening as anything in ‘Jurrasic Park,’” but that the microraptor would be “a terror if it got out.”
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Supermarket heiress tries invoking four different amendments in Jan 6 deposition
Read More Julie Fancelli is one of many witnesses who refused to answer questions before the House January 6 select committee Julie Fancelli is one of many witnesses who refused to answer questions before the House January 6 select committee
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France, football, colonialism: Take the best, leave the rest
Read MoreThe colonial era may have ended, but French extractive policies in its former colonies have not.The colonial era may have ended, but French extractive policies in its former colonies have not.
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Lebanon’s financial pains eased by remittances over holidays
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Kongsberg receives $61 million for ship-killer missiles
Read More Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced on Thursday that it has signed a supplemental agreement contract with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) for the ongoing procurement of Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for deliveries to the Norwegian Navy. The value of the contract is MNOK 604 ($61 million) and will increase the total number…
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Uffizi gallery’s German director Schmidt lays down email rules in Italy
Read MoreAfter seven years at Italy’s flagship museum, Eike Schmidt has clearly had enough of bad punctuation.After seven years at Italy’s flagship museum, Eike Schmidt has clearly had enough of bad punctuation.
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Finland awards contract to Saab for RBS 70 Missiles
Read More Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab announced on Thursday an order from Finland regarding missiles for the RBS 70 ground-based air defense system. As noted by the company, the order value is approximately SEK 800 million ($76,6 million) and deliveries will take place 2023-2026. The order includes Saab’s latest version of the RBS 70 missile, Bolide,…
