Sudanese authorities have tightened security across the capital of Khartoum ahead of protests against the October military coup and subsequent deal that reinstated the prime minister but sidelined the country’s pro-democracy movement By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press December 25, 2021, 9:36 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare toContinue Reading
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it would launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for monitoring the United States’ “reckless” military exercises with rival South Korea. The statement came a day after North Korea notified Japan’s coast guard that itContinue Reading
U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy might have reached a deal Sunday to raise the U.S. $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, but a handful of hard-right Republican lawmakers said on Monday they would oppose the deal, in a sign that the bipartisan agreement could face a rocky pathContinue Reading
Glittering pine trees, Santa Claus and stockings are part of many people’s ideas of Christmas, but the holiday can look vastly different around the globe. From Europe to Asia to the depths of Antarctica, here’s how Christmas is celebrated in nine places around the world — and one place orbitingContinue Reading
Tencent (TCEHY) plans to distribute more than $16 billion worth of its stake in JD.com (JD) to its shareholders as a one-time dividend, the Chinese gaming and social media giant said Thursday in a stock exchange filing. The 457 million shares that Tencent plans to give out represent 86.4% ofContinue Reading
Russia’s Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 16,Continue Reading
“I took this decision in light of the results of the elections held yesterday,” Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a televised press briefing, according to a CNBC translation. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for the Spanish ParliamentContinue Reading
BELGRADE, Serbia — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this weekend after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. There have been violent clashes between Kosovo’s police and NATO-led peacekeepers on one side and local Serbs on the other, leaving several peopleContinue Reading
Turkey on Sunday voted for another five years of the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful, nationalist president who now enters his third decade in power. Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the leaders that congratulated Erdogan on his win on Monday, calling him a “dear friend,” according toContinue Reading
A caller played a prank on US President Joe Biden by mocking Biden in his chat room during a Christmas event at the White House. Mr. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the festive appeal for families when a father said to the president, “Let’s go, Brandon.” Apparently unawareContinue Reading