Browsing: World News

  Jon King lands in New York in 1976 and at the airport someone hands him a piece of paper with a skull on it and a warning: do not…

Australia’s central bank held interest rates steady at its last meeting of the year but softened its hawkish tone by noting the board is gaining “some confidence” that inflation was…

French President Emmanuel Macron invited party leaders to engage in cross-party talks on Monday, as he attempts to form a new government following a historic no-confidence vote last week which…

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday it had detected 47 Chinese military aircraft around the island. The French AFP news agency cited a senior Taiwanese security source as saying that “nearly 90″…

The major US newspaper front pages are dominated by the fall of the Syrian president after rebels ousted him from his role. It marks the end of a half-century dynasty known for brutal rule. 

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will call for stronger economic ties between the UK and the European Union (EU) during her landmark address to the Eurogroup finance ministers on Monday.

“We’re going to have to get it changed,” Trump said, suggesting the need for legislative or constitutional amendments. Birthright citizenship currently guarantees that anyone born in the U.S. is granted citizenship, regardless of their parents’ status.

South Korea’s chief prosecutor from the Corruption Investigation Bureau has imposed a travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of an investigation following his shocking martial law declaration last week. Similar bans have been placed on several senior officials in Yoon’s administration.

For the 11th consecutive day, tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of Tbilisi, determined to keep their European Union membership aspirations alive. The protests target the ruling Georgian Dream party’s controversial decision to suspend EU accession talks for four years.

The ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has reportedly fled to Moscow, where his long-term ally, Russia, has granted him asylum. It comes after a rapid rebel offensive seized Damascus, ending five decades of Assad family rule.

The UN Security Council will convene Monday afternoon for an emergency closed door meeting on Syria in the aftermath of president Bashar al-Assad’s flight from the country. The emergency session…

Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen will serve his “work of public interest” punishment for swearing when he visits Rwanda next week, the sport’s governing body said on Sunday. Verstappen, who won…

Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned in parliament ahead of a planned no-confidence vote in his leadership, capping a period of fraught relations between his government and Tonga’s king.

Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, December 8, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital’s most famous place of worship after a grand re-opening ceremony. The beloved Paris monument nearly burned down in 2019, but has been fully renovated and fitted with a new roof and spire during a frenzied five-year reconstruction.

Jay-Z faces lawsuit alleging he and Sean Combs raped a 13-year-old at a 2000 MTV VMAs after party, court filings reveal. The updated civil complaint accuses the musicians of the assault, which Jay-Z denies.

  Australia and Nauru have announced a landmark security treaty on Monday — a move which is seen as a broader effort by Canberra to push back against China’s influence in…

“Too much attachment screws up relationships.” “Rank your red flags.” “Dissociating: why it happens to you, me and all of us.” These are just three titles of videos, photos and reels on Instagram and TikTok, which touch on psychology, certain types of attachment, toxic dynamics and other topics related to mental health.

Jay-Z, the star rapper and entrepreneur whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused in a lawsuit Sunday of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 allegedly along with Sean “Diddy” Combs. 

Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, returning to the White…

“Is it thanks to these few centimeters that you think you’re going to get rich?” one of the first contributors to the movement took offense, in a video published on November 3. Like several other consumers, this woman was astonished by the short length of the sanitary pads she had just bought.

South Korea’s opposition on Monday accused the ruling party of staging a “second coup” by clinging to power and refusing to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law.

Italy’s Trenitalia claims top spot as the best rail operator in Europe, according to a new study released on Monday. The ranking was published by the European NGO Transport & Environment (T&E).…

Caren Miosga was talking about Ukraine on Sunday evening; the fall of Assad and the future of Syria were only discussed in passing. For Armin Laschet, the situation in the…

More than 110 people have been brutally murdered in a slum in Haiti – most of them over the age of 60. The background to the murder is said to…

New York — The manhunt has now become national, because investigators are convinced that the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson escaped from Manhattan by bus. Therefore the FBI added…