Comment on this story Comment You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. It’s common, uncontroversial practice for U.S. ambassadors to put themselvesContinue Reading
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Turkish lawmakers vote in favor of Finland’s bid to join NATO late Thursday at the parliament in Ankara. Burhan Ozbilici/AP hide caption toggle caption Burhan Ozbilici/AP Turkish lawmakers vote in favor of Finland’s bid to join NATO late Thursday at the parliament in Ankara. Burhan Ozbilici/AP ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’sContinue Reading
A New York grand jury voted Thursday to indict former President Donald Trump in connection with a $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, his lawyer told CNBC. Trump attorney Joe Tacopina told NBC News that Trump is expected to surrender to theContinue Reading
“No, Santa Claus does not exist. In fact, I would add that the red of the suit he wears was chosen by Coca Cola exclusively for advertising purposes,” Antonio Staglianò told the children, according to Sicilian media. Italian media reported that the comments came during an event held on theContinue Reading
Comment on this story Comment BEIRUT — Israel staged airstrikes on suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus early Friday for the second day in a row, the state news agency reported. It gave no word on any casualties. Loud explosions were heard over the Syrian capital shortly after midnightContinue Reading
CNN — A Virginia man convicted of providing support to ISIS in 2015 was sentenced Thursday to serve an additional year in prison for breaking his release conditions after meeting multiple times with John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban” and sharing ISIS propaganda online in encrypted chats. In 2015,Continue Reading
Russia detains a ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter on claims of spying : NPR Russia detains a ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter on claims of spying Russia detained a U.S. journalist working for The Wall Street Journal, accusing him of espionage. Evan Gershkovich was reporting in the city of Yekaterinburg when heContinue Reading
Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in New York federal court Thursday to five additional charges related to the collapse of his former crypto exchange FTX and hedge fund Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried’s attorney, Mark Cohen, said he plans to file a motion that his client not be tried on all theContinue Reading
Comment on this story Comment WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A Canadian judge has acquitted a now-retired 93-year-old priest of assault after a student at one of Canada’s notorious residential schools accused him of forcing himself on her more than 50 years ago. Victoria McIntosh testified she was assaulted by Arthur MasseContinue Reading