At Least 95 Dead After Strong Earthquake In Western China Near Nepal
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the...
Elon Musk Suggests America Should ‘Liberate’ Britain From ‘Tyrannical Government’
Elon Musk has asked whether the U.S. should “liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government” as the tech billionaire intervened in U.K. politics again. In recent months, the key adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly posted attacks on social media of...
South Korean Agency And Police Debate Tougher Measures To Detain Impeached President
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s anti-corruption agency and police debated on Monday more forceful measures to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after their previous attempt was blocked by the presidential security service last week. The discussions highlighted the obstacles facing the criminal...
Israel Helps Former Soldier Leave Brazil Over Investigation Into Alleged War Crimes In Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip based in part on soldiers’ social media posts. Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday said it...
Elon Musk Says Reform Needs A New Leader Because Nigel Farage ‘Doesn’t Have What It Takes’
Elon Musk has said Reform UK needs a new leader because Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes”. In a post on X, the social media platform he owns. Musk said: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.” It...
German Leader Is More Worried About Elon Musk’s Backing Of Far-Right Party Than His Insults
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s staying “cool” against critical personal comments made by Elon Musk but finds it worrying that the U.S. billionaire makes the effort to get involved in a general election by endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)...
Israeli Strikes Kill At Least 42 In Gaza As Ceasefire Talks Set To Resume In Qatar
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital and emergency response workers said, as health workers and Israel’s military traded claims over reported evacuation orders for two hospitals in the territory’s...
Biden Administration Notified Congress Of A Planned $8 Billion Weapons Sale To Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza. Some of the arms in the package could be sent through...
Austrian Chancellor Says He Will Resign After Talks On Forming A New Government Fail
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People’s Party and the Social Democrats on Saturday continued coalition talks a day...
Prince William ‘Shocked’ After Learning Of Personal Connection To New Orleans Attack
Prince William expressed his grief on Saturday after learning that Ed Pettifer, the stepson of his former nanny, was killed in the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. “Catherine and I have been shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Ed Pettifer,”...
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