Month: December 2024
Insurance executive fatally shot in Manhattan
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed on a New York City street.
Biden tours Angola railway project to boost Africa-West trade links
President Biden visits Angola to promote a $550M US-backed railway project.
NATO chief urges increased defence spending as Trump presidency looms
Mark Rutte says to maintain current level of deterrence, 2 percent of GDP spending is…
Powell says he’s not worried about the Fed losing its independence under Trump
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke Wednesday at the New York Times DealBook conference.
Despite evidence of atrocities, Nigerian govt wants ICC to stop probing its military
[[{“value”:”The International Criminal Court is probing the alleged crimes against the military but the Nigerian…
Trump nominates Musk collaborator to head space agency NASA
Jared Isaacman, who made the first private spacewalk in September, is among latest picks by…
Robinhood considering move into sports betting, CEO Vlad Tenev says
The comments came at Robinhood’s inaugural investor day event.
French PM Michel Barnier’s government loses confidence vote
Barnier’s government is France’s first to be toppled in a no-confidence vote in more than…
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of HTS in Syria?
With Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s dramatic capture of Aleppo, al-Golani has upended many expectations about the…
French government toppled in no-confidence vote brought by opposition
The French government has been ousted in a vote of no-confidence, plunging the euro zone’s…
LPGA updates gender policies for 2025
Players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through…
Team GB trampolinist Page talks injury, Olympic gold impact and joining the circus
Former Team GB Open Water swimmer Alice Dearing sits down with Olympic trampolinist Bryony Page…
Highlights: England well beaten by South Africa in ODI opener
Watch highlights from the first ODI in Kimberley as England slumped to a six-wicket defeat…
Whittaker vows to ‘right wrong’ in immediate Cameron rematch
Ben Whittaker wants to “quiet the doubters” in an immediate rematch with Liam Cameron.
Syria gov’t forces battle opposition fighters near city of Hama
Fierce battles continue in the outskirts of Hama as Syrian opposition fighters advance after capturing…
At a camp in Mexico, migrants weigh the prospect of a second Trump term
Facing threats of a crackdown at the US border, migrants consider whether they can arrive…
Trump has won the culture war
Progressive forces will need a bold new vision if they are to stand a chance…
Namibia elects its first female president
Namibia has elected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the country’s first female president.
