Fears for Gaza hospitals as fuel and aid run low
Hospitals may stop working or reduce their services by Nov 24. Read More
Scott Bessent’s rise through finance to the US Treasury
Investor Scott Bessent has spent his career in finance, working for macro investment billionaire George Soros and noted short seller Jim Chanos, as well as running his own hedge fund.…
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Nov 23, 2024
A selection of news stories that happened overnight, Nov 23, 2024. Read More
US reports first bird-flu case in a child
Close family members of the child were tested, with all results coming back negative. Read More
US reports first bird-flu case in a child
Close family members of the child were tested, with all results coming back negative. Read More
Bolsonaro’s coup indictment postponed by Brazil’s top prosecutor, sources say
BRASILIA – Brazil’s top public prosecutor is not likely to issue any indictments until next year for former President Jair Bolsonaro, members of his government and military officers who allegedly…
Former Trump nominee Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress
WASHINGTON – Former US representative Matt Gaetz said he will not return to Congress in 2025, according to an interview aired on Nov 22, a day after President-elect Donald Trump’s…
French father jailed for raping adoptive teenage daughter, enlisting strangers
The 38-year-old father forced sexual acts on his daughter from the age of 13. Read More
Italy frets over fate of porn actor arrested in Egypt
MILAN – The arrest of an Italian-Egyptian pornographic actor in Cairo is raising concern among officials in Italy, where feelings are still running high over the unresolved killing of student…
Russia says Kyiv returned 46 civilians taken to Ukraine after incursion
MOSCOW – Russia said on Friday that Ukraine had returned 46 Russian citizens who were taken there after Ukrainian forces seized a chunk of Russia’s western Kursk region in August.…