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New Orleans, Tesla truck explosion, Gazprom and the debt ceiling
A U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck plowed into New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day, killing 15 people. Presiden…
1 year ago
US Treasury hack, Trump and Musk on visas and Syria's Ukraine overtures
The U.S. Treasury says Chinese state-sponsored hackers stole documents in what it has described as a 'major incident', which China denies. President-…
1 year ago
Jimmy Carter, South Korea air disaster and Russian gas
The former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter has died aged 100. South Korea has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the …
1 year ago
Azerbaijan plane crash, Indian Ocean tsunami remembered and LA homelessness
Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources have told Reuters. South Korea h…
1 year ago
Biden’s commutations, Matt Gaetz and Christmas in Syria
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row – converting them to life in prison without parole. The …
1 year ago
Trump's Panama Canal threat, German Christmas market suspect, Nissan-Honda and holiday booze
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal, accusing Panama of charging steep prices to use the passa…
1 year ago
A checkup on weight-loss drugs
What started as a story about Hollywood waistlines has become a global phenomenon. Weight loss drugs are becoming more and more mainstream a few year…
1 year ago
Government shutdown, Putin, $10 holiday shopping and Hollywood’s pivot
A Trump-endorsed spending bill has failed in the U.S. House leaving Congress with no clear path to dodge a government shutdown. Russian President Vla…
1 year, 1 month ago
Pelicot verdict, government shutdown, the Fed and Iran’s oil
Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 20 years. The mass rape trial in France has transformed the victim, Gisele Pe…
1 year, 1 month ago
Syrian mass graves, Mayotte, Trump’s defamation claims and Tulsi Gabbard
Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under toppled Bashar al-Assad, according to a top international war crimes prosecutor. Mayotte authori…
1 year, 1 month ago