What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration on Jan 20
Electors will meet and the District of Columbia will select the president and vice-president on Dec 17. Read More
Fireworks blast in Mexico injures 30 at Virgin of Guadalupe event
MEXICO CITY – A fireworks explosion in Mexico injured at least 30 people on Thursday during the Virgin of Guadalupe festivities at a church in the state of Guerrero, local…
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Dec 13, 2024
A selection of news stories that happened overnight, Dec 13, 2024. Read More
Venezuela releases dozens of detainees arrested after July’s contested election
CARACAS – Venezuelan authorities said on Thursday that they have released 103 people this week who had been arrested amid anti-government protests following last July’s contested presidential election. Read More
Chinese associate of Prince Andrew banned from UK as national security risk
The 50-year-old man has been granted anonymity and is named only as H6. Read More
US security adviser Sullivan says Israel is acting in Syria for its own defence
TEL AVIV – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan defended Israel’s operations in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, saying on Thursday it had a right to defend…
Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – President-elect Donald Trump discussed childhood vaccines, his deportation plans and Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied missiles in a lengthy Time magazine interview published on Thursday. Read…
Blinken says US working to bring home US citizen found in Syria
Media reports identified the man as Travis Timmerman. Read More
UAE flights flood airstrip UN says supplies weapons to Sudan rebels
LONDON – Since civil war erupted in Sudan last year, dozens of cargo planes from the United Arab Emirates have landed at a small airstrip in Chad that some U.N.…
Trump Organization plans second Saudi Arabian tower in regional expansion
RIYADH – The Trump Organization plans to build a Trump Tower in the Saudi capital Riyadh as part of a real estate expansion in the region including in the Emirati…