Biden, McCarthy looking to close US debt ceiling deal for two years
By Richard Cowan, Andy Sullivan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON The White House and congressional Republicans on Friday are
2023-05-26 18:16
Rwanda genocide fugitive set to appear in South African court
Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, was due in a court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after being...
2023-05-26 17:59
Azeri envoy to France sees chance of Armenia peace deal at Europe summit
By John Irish PARIS Azerbaijan and Armenia could sign a peace settlement in their decades-old conflict over the
2023-05-26 17:58
GOP-led Texas House panel issues 20 impeachment counts against state Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans surged toward a swift and sudden vote that could remove him from office
2023-05-26 17:56
Trump news – latest: Mar-a-Lago worker makes shock claim about classified papers as Fox announces town hall
As competition builds for the Republican Party 2024 presidential nomination, Donald Trump’s legal woes also continue to mount as a maintenance worker has made a shocking claim about the handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The worker recalled helping to move boxes into a storage room just one day before the Department of Justice visited Mar-a-Lago seeking the papers, reported The New York Times. The worker didn’t know what the boxes contained at the time. The timing of the move is suspicious and a sign that obstruction may have taken place, according to The Washington Post, which also reports a “dress rehearsal” of such a move took place even before a subpoena for the boxes was issued. This comes as Mr Trump’s attorneys have called for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland, in what marks the clearest sign yet that an indictment could be on the horizon over the classified documents case. Mr Trump also appeared in court by video for a second hearing in his criminal hush money case on Tuesday, and E Jean Carroll has amended an outstanding defamation case against the former president – while Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 race. Read More Donald Trump Jr says his father has the ‘charisma of a mortician’ in bungled attack video Trump staff moved boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago day before DoJ visit, report says Who are the Oath Keepers, extremist group whose leader has been sentenced to 18 years for Capitol riot
2023-05-26 17:51
Ukraine harasses Russian border regions, Russia strikes Dnipro clinic
Authorities say Russia’s southern Belgorod region that borders Ukraine has come came under attack from Ukrainian artillery fire, hours after at least one nighttime blast rocked a Russian city in a region next to the annexed Crimea peninsula
2023-05-26 17:51
Regulators take aim at AI to protect consumers and workers
As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation’s financial watchdog says it’s working to ensure that companies follow the law when using AI
2023-05-26 17:26
U.S. mountaineer climbs rare Everest 'triple crown' as death toll reaches 12
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU A renowned U.S. mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region "triple crown"
2023-05-26 17:21
Ukraine- Russia war – latest: Putin’s ally says Russian war could last ‘decades’
The war in Ukraine could last for “decades” with long periods of fighting interspersed by truces, one of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s most senior aides has predicted. “This conflict will last a very long time, most likely decades,” former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said during a visit to Vietnam. “As long as there is such a power in place, there will be, say, three years of truce, two years of conflict, and everything will be repeated,” the deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council continued, while reiterating Moscow’s claim that Ukraine is a Nazi state. On the frontline, Russia’s Wagner mercenaries have started handing over positions in Bakhmut to the regular Russian military, five days after claiming to have completed the capture of the devastated eastern Ukrainian city. But Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said Wagner has only handed over positions on the city’s outskirts and “inside the city itself Wagner fighters remain”. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has said he is ready to return his forces to Bakhmut if the regular army is struggling. Read More Russia has started deploying tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus, says Lukashenko As the Ukraine war spills into Russia, a dangerous new front is about to explode The Russians out for revenge on Putin Roger Waters ‘dresses as SS officer’ and projects Anne Frank’s name onto stage during gigs in Germany
2023-05-26 17:19
Debt limit negotiators under pressure to reach deal as risk of default grows
There are signs that negotiations over raising the nation's debt limit are gaining momentum, but major differences remain and it's unclear how quickly an agreement could come together. Time is running short as the risk of a first-ever default grows.
2023-05-26 17:15
EXPLAINER: Texas’ extraordinary move to impeach scandal-plagued GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton
After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward an impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office
2023-05-26 16:57
UK’s Sunak Planning to Deport 3,000 Asylum Seekers Per Month
The UK government is planning to deport thousands of asylum seekers per month from next year, a person
2023-05-26 16:55