Month: January 2023

Read MoreRepeated Russian attacks on energy have left millions of Ukrainians without power, water or heat during the brutal Ukrainian winter. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta traveled to the northern frontlines in Kharkiv.Repeated Russian attacks on energy have left millions of Ukrainians without power, water or heat during the brutal Ukrainian winter. CBS News…

Read MoreBiden and Democrats want to raise debt limit without conditions, but Republicans controlling House say they’ll only agree if spending is cutWhat is the US debt ceiling and what happens if it isn’t raised?Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Another thing that’s going to be in the news…

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Read More Volunteers mourning student doctor shot dead among those calling for Dina Boluarte to resign and hold fresh elections Peru’s capital city is bracing for further unrest as thousands of protesters from across the country pour into Lima to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, after nearly six weeks of turmoil that has…

Read More The protests are against President Dina Boluarte and in support of predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose ouster last month cast the nation into political chaos. At least 53 people have died. (Image credit: Martin Mejia/AP) The protests are against President Dina Boluarte and in support of predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose ouster last month cast…

Read More Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered

Read More Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered Investigators hoped to find hair to link suspect to crime scene where four students were murdered

Read More KARNATAKA, INDIA, Jan 19 (IPS) – The South Indian State of Karnataka has been reeling for the past three years—the late arrival of monsoons, the surging temperatures, and drastic changes in the weather patterns are putting the state’s farmers in dire straits. Read the full story, “How Innovative Farming Rescues Crises-Stricken Farmers in…

Read More The US Coast Guard says it is tracking a suspected Russian intelligence-gathering ship off the coast of Hawaii in recent weeks, officials said Wednesday. “In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands,” the…

Read More Tehran will retaliate if Brussels lists the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said The European Parliament’s call to list Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group will backfire, the country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, warned on Thursday. He added that Tehran would retaliate against the move…

Read More Mild weather in Europe reduces gas demand but bills will remain higher than energy price cap Energy bills are expected to fall to about £2,200 from July in a fillip for the government and households struggling with ballooning costs. Leading energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted that, excluding government subsidies, typical annual household…

Read More Excerpts show former president was corrected by lawyer when shown picture of himself with Carroll in the 1990s Donald Trump mistook E Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses him of rape, for his ex-wife Marla Maples during a deposition in the case last year, excerpts released in US district court on Wednesday showed.…

Read More Labour hits out at PM’s ‘recklessly expensive habits’ after latest flight to event in Lancashire UK politics live – latest news updates Rishi Sunak has been criticised for taking a domestic flight in an RAF jet for the third time in 10 days. The prime minister flew on a 14-seat aircraft to an…

Read More Opposition says Tory chair must explain why he paid millions of pounds in backdated tax to HMRC Labour has called for an inquiry into whether Nadhim Zahawi broke the ministerial code or misled the public over his tax affairs during his time as chancellor. Anneliese Dodds, the chair of the Labour party, wrote…

Read More ‘The enemy of the UAE, its most-threatening nation, is Iran, and our enemy is North Korea’ ‘The enemy of the UAE, its most-threatening nation, is Iran, and our enemy is North Korea’

Read More Ministers under pressure to ban IRGC in Europe but there are concerns it could lead to collapse of nuclear talks The European parliament has called for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) to be blacklisted in Europe, a move some western politicians fear could provoke Iran to walk out of talks on reviving the 2015…

Read More Tank hunter-killer teams were spotted in war-torn Bakhmut, Ukraine. The ongoing battle for Bakhmut is still the most intense fighting along the frontline where now also spotted new Ukrainian squads on HMMWVs equipped with Raytheon’s BGM-71 TOW missiles. The US-made anti-tank guides missile system is mounted atop a Humvee. TOW – which originally…

Read More Rights groups say Javad Rouhi, who was sentenced on charges including apostasy, was tortured so badly he can no longer speak A 35-year-old man from a small village in northern Iran has been sentenced to death on charges including apostasy for allegedly burning a Qur’an and “insulting holy things” during the early phase…

Read More Securing Berlin’s consent to send Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev is “secondary,” says Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Warsaw is pressuring Berlin to allow it to supply German-made Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine but does not consider its consent essential, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said. “Consent is a secondary issue,”…

Read MoreJulian Sands, 65, was last seen hiking in the San Gabriel mountains last week during bad weather.Julian Sands, 65, was last seen hiking in the San Gabriel mountains last week during bad weather.

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Read MoreThousands of spectators gathered outside 65,000-capacity venue hosting match between Iraq and Oman.Thousands of spectators gathered outside 65,000-capacity venue hosting match between Iraq and Oman.

Read MoreThe fire is blamed on soldiers trying to light a stove with a canister of petrol.The fire is blamed on soldiers trying to light a stove with a canister of petrol.

Read More Latest updates: prime minister to make series of visits across north-east to promote levelling up funding The number of ambulances in England waiting outside A&E departments for more than an hour to drop off patients fell significantly in the second week of the year, the latest NHS figures show. However, pressures persist elsewhere…

Read MoreDozens more are reportedly hurt as football fans gather to watch Iraq play Oman in the city of Basra.Dozens more are reportedly hurt as football fans gather to watch Iraq play Oman in the city of Basra.

Read More Tesla investor seeks ‘billions’ in damages on behalf of those who traded stock after Musk posted plan to take company private. Plus, are cows at sea the future of farming? Good morning. As arguments began in the San Francisco trial alleging that Elon Musk deceptively drove up the price of Tesla’s stock, the…

Read More Young leader determined to enjoy relatively normal life despite pressures of high office and inevitable criticism from opposition Young leader determined to enjoy relatively normal life despite pressures of high office and inevitable criticism from opposition

Read More Young leader determined to enjoy relatively normal life despite pressures of high office and inevitable criticism from opposition Young leader determined to enjoy relatively normal life despite pressures of high office and inevitable criticism from opposition

Read More Former PM calls for heavy weapons supplies and brands Russian nuclear threats as ‘nonsense’ Davos day 3: Johnson: Putin not going to use nuclear weaponsOpinion: If Germany has learned its history, it will send tanks Boris Johnson has urged the west not to fall for Russia’s threat of nuclear war but instead ramp…

Read More Media appearances follow Labour analysis that London will receive more than Yorkshire and north-east The levelling up secretary, Michael Gove, has denied that the south-east is getting an unfair proportion of money aimed at tackling inequality in the UK. On a media round on Thursday morning, he repeatedly denied that the latest announcement…

Read MoreItalian police have discovered a bunker used by Matteo Messina Denaro following his arrest on Tuesday.Italian police have discovered a bunker used by Matteo Messina Denaro following his arrest on Tuesday.

Read MoreSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s description of Iran as an ‘enemy’ of the United Arab Emirates has angered Tehran.South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s description of Iran as an ‘enemy’ of the United Arab Emirates has angered Tehran.

Read More France could send its Leclerc armor to Kiev, but the issue is “complicated,” the outlet’s sources say France is considering deliveries of Leclerc tanks to Ukraine in an effort to overcome Germany’s reluctance to make a similar commitment, Politico reported on Thursday, citing sources. Should France arrive at this decision, it would become…

Read MoreLaw minister says existing appointment process opaque and should change as experts fear threat to judicial independence.Law minister says existing appointment process opaque and should change as experts fear threat to judicial independence.

Read MoreMore than 200 hectares (500 acres) of forest have been razed to stumps in Virunga National Park in less than two months.More than 200 hectares (500 acres) of forest have been razed to stumps in Virunga National Park in less than two months.