Kosovo: Why is violence flaring up again?
There are fears of renewed hostilities between ethnic Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo
2023-05-31 23:26
Live: House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries holds press conference ahead of debt ceiling vote
Watch live as Hakim Jeffries, minority leader of the House of Representatives, and other Democrats hold a news conference ahead of a vote on the US debt ceiling on Wednesday evening (31 May). The House is due to vote on a bill to lift the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step to avoid a destabilising default that could come early next week without congressional action. Republicans control the House by a narrow 222-213 majority, meaning the bipartisan deal - agreed days ago - will need support from both Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Republicans and Joe Biden’s Democrats to pass. Mr McCarthy has predicted that the vote will succeed. “It’s going to become law,” he told reporters. Meanwhile, Mr Biden took to Twitter to outline what failure to pass the bill could mean for America. “Our bipartisan budget agreement prevents the worst possible crisis: a default for the first time in our nation’s history – an economic recession, retirement accounts devastated, and millions of jobs lost,” he wrote. Read More Biden and McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal expected to go to full House vote today – live Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet
2023-05-31 23:25
International Atomic Energy Agency report seen by AP says Iran resolves 2 inquiries by inspectors
Iran has resolved two outstanding inquiries of the International Atomic Energy Agency
2023-05-31 23:24
CBS News hires Lisa Ling after CNN documentary series was canceled
CBS News says it is hiring veteran journalist Lisa Ling as a Los Angeles-based reporter starting later this summer
2023-05-31 23:23
At 83, Al Pacino is expecting a baby with 29-year-old Noor Alfallah
A representative for Al Pacino confirms that the 83-year-old actor and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah are expecting a baby
2023-05-31 23:21
Debt ceiling deal would require student loan payments to resume in August
If passed into law, the bipartisan debt ceiling deal will dash any hope borrowers might have that the federal student loan payment pause would be extended for a ninth time.
2023-05-31 23:19
China’s Close Plane Encounter Shows Need to Talk, Blinken Says
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a Chinese pilot’s “dangerous action” in a close encounter with an
2023-05-31 23:18
Russian court prepares way for new trial against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny
A Moscow court has set a new date for a hearing paving the way for another trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him in prison for decades
2023-05-31 23:15
Wall St falls ahead of debt ceiling vote; Fed hike worries persist
By Shreyashi Sanyal U.S. stock indexes fell on Wednesday as a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling
2023-05-31 22:59
US job openings hit 10.1 million and labor market still strong despite Fed efforts to cool economy
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April a sign the American labor market remians surprisingly resilient as the Federal Reserve pushes interest rates higher to combat inflation
2023-05-31 22:55
Vatican questions $17 million transfer to impact investing vehicle, moves to prevent similar
Pope Francis has asked aides to get to the bottom of how at least $17 million was transferred from the Vatican’s U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest
2023-05-31 22:55
Factbox-Who is Chris Christie, Republican 2024 presidential hopeful?
By Joseph Ax Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who backed Donald Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign but
2023-05-31 22:54