Month: January 2023

Read More Some Republicans indicate they may withhold support unless details of concessions made to hard-right lawmakers are unveiled After five days of chaos and 15 rounds of floor votes, newly elected Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy is set to face an instant challenge on Monday as the House votes on a new rules package.…

Read MoreHundreds of supporters breached the Congress and also gathered near the presidential palace and Supreme Court.Hundreds of supporters breached the Congress and also gathered near the presidential palace and Supreme Court.

Read More RIO DE JANEIRO — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital on Sunday, climbing on top of its roof and breaking the glass in its windows. Others demonstrators were gathering outside the presidential palace and Supreme Court, although it was not immediately clear whether they had managed to…

Read MorePrime Minister Ulf Kristersson says Turkey asking for too much, but is confident Ankara will approve its bid for NATO.Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says Turkey asking for too much, but is confident Ankara will approve its bid for NATO.

Read More Türkiye is demanding too much, even after receiving numerous concessions, Stockholm says NATO member Türkiye has piled impossible demands on Sweden as prerequisites for joining the military bloc, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson complained during a security conference on Sunday. Türkiye “has confirmed that we have done what we said we would do, but…

Read More Care England says current funding is ‘inadequate’ if homes are to pay staff more and manage rehabilitation Care providers are demanding double the usual fees to look after thousands of people who need to be discharged from hospitals to ease the crisis in the NHS. Care England, which represents the largest private care…

Read More VATICAN CITY — The public can now visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the grottoes under St. Peter’s Basilica. The pontiff was buried on Jan. 5 immediately following a funeral in St. Peter’s Square. Benedict’s tomb lies in the grottoes under the basilica’s main floor. The Vatican announced on Saturday that…

Read More VATICAN CITY — The public can now visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the grottoes under St. Peter’s Basilica. The pontiff was buried on Jan. 5 immediately following a funeral in St. Peter’s Square. Benedict’s tomb lies in the grottoes under the basilica’s main floor. The Vatican announced on Saturday that…

Read More The permit was revoked in retaliation for asking the UN’s International Court of Justice to opine on the Israeli occupation Israel’s new conservative government has removed the travel permit of Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki as part of a series of steps taken to punish the occupied West Bank for seeking a legal…

Read More LYON, France — Hundreds of people marched Sunday in France to honor an Iranian Kurdish man who took his own life in a desperate act of anguish over the nationwide protests in Iran. French police estimated the size of the crowd that gathered for Mohammad Moradi at about 1,000 people. They marched in…

Read More LYON, France — Hundreds of people marched Sunday in France to honor an Iranian Kurdish man who took his own life in a desperate act of anguish over the nationwide protests in Iran. French police estimated the size of the crowd that gathered for Mohammad Moradi at about 1,000 people. They marched in…

Read MoreUkrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova says her country needs more military aid to liberate more territory from Russia.Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova says her country needs more military aid to liberate more territory from Russia.

Read MoreWe leave you this Sunday morning with whale sharks near Holbox Island off the coast of Cancun, in Mexico. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.We leave you this Sunday morning with whale sharks near Holbox Island off the coast of Cancun, in Mexico. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

Read More Comet C/2022 E3 was first spotted last year and will draw nearest to the Earth in early February. The brightness of comets tends to be unpredictable, but astronomers say this one is promising. (Image credit: Dan Bartlett/NASA) Comet C/2022 E3 was first spotted last year and will draw nearest to the Earth in…

Read More Ana Montes has served more than 20 years for espionage on behalf of Havana Ana Montes, described as “one of the most damaging spies” in US history, has been released from federal prison in Texas. The double agent for Cuba was freed on Friday after more than 20 years in custody, data on…

Read MoreMoscow has said it killed more than 600 Ukrainian forces in a “mass missile strike” in Kramatorsk.Moscow has said it killed more than 600 Ukrainian forces in a “mass missile strike” in Kramatorsk.

Read More Maggie Dunn, 17, and Caroline Gill, 16, died in collision as chased suspected car thief in Louisiana town It was a tragically high price to pay for catching a suspected car thief: two innocent teenagers dead and a police officer jailed, facing serious charges for a car crash that resulted from the pursuit.…

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Read MoreThe Bosnian Serb separatist leader has awarded Russian President Vladimir Putin with the highest medal of honor for his “patriotic concern and love” for the Serb-controlled half of BosniaThe Bosnian Serb separatist leader has awarded Russian President Vladimir Putin with the highest medal of honor for his “patriotic concern and love” for the Serb-controlled…

Read MoreTsunami warning issued for parts of the South Pacific Ocean region after 7.0 magnitude quake hits Vanuatu.Tsunami warning issued for parts of the South Pacific Ocean region after 7.0 magnitude quake hits Vanuatu.

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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 has now left prison and the author of a new book tells Sheila Flynn just how damaging her betrayals really were, not only to her country…

Read More Musk says negative local media coverage of shareholder lawsuit over 2018 Tesla tweet has biased jurors against him Elon Musk has urged a federal judge to shift a trial in a shareholder lawsuit out of San Francisco because he says negative local media coverage has biased potential jurors against him. Instead, in a…

Read MoreSocialism is back in the Wisconsin Legislature after decades without representationSocialism is back in the Wisconsin Legislature after decades without representation

Read MoreTwenty-one killed and 49 others injured, police say, in incident that occurred after driver lost control of a bus.Twenty-one killed and 49 others injured, police say, in incident that occurred after driver lost control of a bus.

Read MoreBen-Gvir’s actions are a direct threat not just to Muslims, but also Christians and liberal Jews.Ben-Gvir’s actions are a direct threat not just to Muslims, but also Christians and liberal Jews.

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Read More President will first make brief stop in El Paso as migrants have reportedly been cleared off streets and apprehended by agents President Joe Biden will visit the US-Mexico border for the first time in his nearly two years as commander-in-chief on Sunday, even as lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates widely condemn his administration’s…

Read MoreAlthough Walters has been celebrated as a pioneer, she has contributed much to undermining the journalistic profession.Although Walters has been celebrated as a pioneer, she has contributed much to undermining the journalistic profession.

Read More Revelations of a Beijing-based spying campaign on the video sharing service have served to obfuscate Washington’s own insidious efforts It’s been revealed that TikTok spied on multiple journalists at Forbes magazine who were investigating the company, in order to uncover which staffers were leaking insider material. The exposure has been framed as evidence of…

Read MorePolice raided the man’s residence but say no toxic chemicals were found.Police raided the man’s residence but say no toxic chemicals were found.

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Read More The U.S. officials announced on Friday an additional $3.075 billion in aid to Ukraine, which includes an undisclosed number of radar-guided RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles. The package for the first time includes Sea Sparrow missiles, which can be integrated into Soviet-era Buk surface-to-air missile system by the Ukrainian military. The new Western-made…

Read More With storms battering Northern California, the dozens who live in tents on Bannon Island are among the most at risk. With storms battering Northern California, the dozens who live in tents on Bannon Island are among the most at risk.

Read More As the House descended into dysfunction, Mitch McConnell’s stock rose as the one Republican capable of making a deal and making it stick. As the House descended into dysfunction, Mitch McConnell’s stock rose as the one Republican capable of making a deal and making it stick.