Month: January 2023

Read More Conversation came as House of Representatives voted on new leadership positions Conversation came as House of Representatives voted on new leadership positions

Read MorePresident Petro has asserted that five armed groups, including the ELN, committed to six months of peace through June.President Petro has asserted that five armed groups, including the ELN, committed to six months of peace through June.

Read More Attempts to change status quo at al-Aqsa mosque are ‘unacceptable’, says Tom Nides Attempts to change status quo at al-Aqsa mosque are ‘unacceptable’, says Tom Nides

Read More Defeated right-winger skipped Lula’s inauguration and went to Florida instead Defeated right-winger skipped Lula’s inauguration and went to Florida instead

Read More Crypto exchange founder accused of using deposits to support hedge fund, buy real estate and make political contributions Fallen crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried entered a plea of not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges that he cheated investors and looted billions of dollars at his now bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried is accused…

Read More Statement by the ELN contradicts president’s announcement of six-month truce between country’s five largest armed groups Colombia’s largest remaining guerrilla group has contradicted government claims that they had agreed a national ceasefire, in a setback to plans to bring peace to the Andean nation after decades of violence. President Gustavo Petro had announced…

Read More New York Republican sat alone on House floor as weight of scandals persists New York Republican sat alone on House floor as weight of scandals persists

Read More The FTX founder pleads not guilty to all charges in federal court The FTX founder pleads not guilty to all charges in federal court

Read MoreAmerican football star Damar Hamlin is the latest athlete to encounter heart problems.American football star Damar Hamlin is the latest athlete to encounter heart problems.

Read More Nineteen Republicans vote against his nomination to lead the House Nineteen Republicans vote against his nomination to lead the House

Read More Met Office issues alerts for heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday with localised flooding predicted More rain is to hit the UK later this week, after downpours led to a yellow weather warning being issued for parts of Scotland. Forecasters say that the weather will remain unsettled until Friday, with rain continuing. It…

Read More Activists have protested the impending death of Amber McLaughlin, describing the murderer and rapist as “a gentle human” Amber McLaughlin is set to become the first transgender woman executed by the US. Unless Missouri Governor Mike Parson grants clemency, McLaughlin will be put to death on Tuesday for the rape and murder of…

Read More House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) appeared set to fall short of the necessary number of votes Tuesday to succeed Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as speaker in an initial roll call Tuesday. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) appeared set to fall short of the necessary number of votes Tuesday to succeed Nancy…

Read More The Corner Club has dispelled a rumour about the suspect visiting the bar on the night of 12 November The Corner Club has dispelled a rumour about the suspect visiting the bar on the night of 12 November

Read More Star cyclist was ‘jumped on’ and punched at Essex home before raiders made off with valuable watches The Olympic silver medallist Mark Cavendish and his wife were robbed at knifepoint by a masked gang, while one of their children was hidden under bed covers, a court has heard. The armed robbers threatened to…

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Read MoreThe deaths of dozens of Russian soldiers at Makiivka in Ukraine prompt recriminations in Russia.The deaths of dozens of Russian soldiers at Makiivka in Ukraine prompt recriminations in Russia.

Read More GOP Rep Dan Crenshaw calls conservative dissidents ‘pretty f***ing stupid’ GOP Rep Dan Crenshaw calls conservative dissidents ‘pretty f***ing stupid’

Read MoreThe new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survivalThe new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival

Read More Tehran parliament told plan was for national football team to defect on pitch at Qatar but plot was foiled The UK was plotting for the Iranian national football team to defect on the pitch at the World Cup in Qatar, the minister of sport and youth has told the Iranian parliament, without providing…

Read More Large majorities foresee economic hardship and political division at home, coupled with a decline in the US’ global power Americans are overwhelmingly pessimistic about their country’s fortunes in 2023, with 80% predicting economic hardship and 90% expecting increased political conflict, a Gallup poll has found. Respondents also see both Russia and the US…

Read More Number is highest in nearly 15 years after Covid pandemic caused a backlog in the system Nearly 1 million immigrants became US citizens in 2022, the highest number in almost 15 years after the Covid-19 pandemic caused a backlog in the system. According to new figures from the United States Citizenship and Immigration…

Read More ‘We don’t know why God took our daughter, but I bet she is running shop up there’ ‘We don’t know why God took our daughter, but I bet she is running shop up there’

Read More WASHINGTON DC, Jan 03 (IPS) – The writer is the Policy Director at Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank specializing in research, advocacy, and advisory services.Over the last decades, the private investment fund sector has grown into a multi trillion-dollar industry. Private investment funds are vulnerable to money laundering because…

Read MoreBulgaria will have access to Turkey’s LNG terminals and transit network to secure alternatives to Russian gas.Bulgaria will have access to Turkey’s LNG terminals and transit network to secure alternatives to Russian gas.

Read More ACCRA, Jan 03 (IPS) – As the effects of COVID-19 on Africa’s health sector become clearer, it looks the continent will need to take urgent steps to overcome the disruptions suffered in the breakdown in antenatal and postnatal care for women and newborns and neonatal intensive care units. The pandemic brought some setbacks…

Read More ‘We’re lost!’ Matt Gaetz quips ‘We’re lost!’ Matt Gaetz quips

Read More Zelensky hails agreement to ‘intensify’ UK support, as he warns of ‘prolonged’ attack by Russia’s drones Zelensky hails agreement to ‘intensify’ UK support, as he warns of ‘prolonged’ attack by Russia’s drones

Read MoreUlvi Zulfili fled one war as a child and found a new home in Ukraine, only to have to flee again – and barely survive.Ulvi Zulfili fled one war as a child and found a new home in Ukraine, only to have to flee again – and barely survive.

Read More Disciplinary hearing concludes behaviour of officer amounted to gross misconduct and a ‘discredit to the service’ An experienced police sergeant made inappropriate advances to three young female trainees he was supervising, a disciplinary hearing has been told. Though the chair of the hearing concluded that the Dorset officer’s actions amounted to gross misconduct,…

Read More Bryan Christopher Kohberger is accused of murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho Bryan Christopher Kohberger is accused of murdering Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho

Read More This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. When Rep. Kevin McCarthy left his downtown D.C. condo just before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the first full day of work after the holiday recess, he was like the student…

Read More As the US reeled in the wake of 9/11, the arrest of a top government analyst who’d spent years spying for Cuba went almost unnoticed. Ana Montes leaves prison this month and the author of a new book tells Sheila Flynn just how damaging her betrayals really were, not only to her country…

Read MoreContemporary artists disagree over the use of robots as creators, and even the human behind “1L” admits the human touch “makes the difference.”Contemporary artists disagree over the use of robots as creators, and even the human behind “1L” admits the human touch “makes the difference.”

Read More Behind the scenes any tit for tat from the palace will be ‘in spoon-fed stories for the press’ claims Duke of Sussex stirring up interest in his book Spare As the teasers for the teasers, the trailers released of the TV interviews in which the Duke of Sussex promotes his memoir, Spare, were…