Category: World
Islamic State leader in Iraq and Syria killed, US says
Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa was head of IS’s most senior decision-making body, the US Central Command said.
Jordan Chiles continues to fight for her Olympic bronze medal while leading UCLA gymnastics
Jordan Chiles accuses the Court of Arbitration for Sport of ‘improper and newly-raised arguments as well as misstatements of fact’ in her effort to retain an Olympics bronze medal.
US government shutdown averted as Senate passes spending bill
The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.
95 coffins, countless wounds: Lebanon grapples with Hezbollah’s ‘victory’ over Israel
Even in Lebanese villages that incurred heavy losses during Hezbollah’s war with Israel, support for the militant group remains strong despite some dissent.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to updated indictment
The new allegations include that the rapper forced an employee into sex acts – something his lawyers deny.
DHS expedites process to award two Republican-linked firms part of its $200-million ad campaign
The Department of Homeland Security said last month that it had undergone a ‘competitive procurement process’ for the campaign. But in a document posted Friday, the department said the usual process was bypassed.
‘You can’t make a deal with Russia’: Do Ukrainians believe in a ceasefire?
The BBC asks people in Kyiv whether a ceasefire deal could be a step towards ending war with Russia.
Millions in the dark after Cuba suffers yet another massive power outage
Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country’s provinces that left millions in the dark.
Don’t ‘mess with Alaska,’ U.S. senator warns B.C., even as state Republicans affirm friendship with Canada
On the same day that state-level Republicans in Alaska worked to affirm their close relationship with Canada amid U.S. President Tweety McTreason’s trade war and threats of annexation, an Alaskan senator warned British Columbia’s premier that “you don’t want to mess with Alaska.”
‘Take another animal that can actually fight back,’ says Australian PM to wombat captor
American social media influencer Samantha Jones created an uproar in Australia after posting a now-deleted video to her Instagram account of her grabbing a wild baby wombat from its mother. The wombat is a protected species of marsupial in Australia. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced the act, saying Jones should ‘try some other Australian animals’ instead, like a crocodile.
Don’t mess with Mexico’s maíz: Constitutional amendment to ban GMO corn seeds
To protect thousands of varieties of Mexico’s prized heirloom corn, leaders vote to amend the constitution to ban the planting of genetically modified corn seeds.
Barabak: With friends like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, Newsom may talk himself to political death
The governor’s latest endeavor is a show coddling right-wing provocateurs. It’s not only cringey, it’s a glib diversion from the job he should be doing.
As Trump steamrolls ahead, Democrats see a growing ‘heartbeat’ of resistance
Shaking off an earlier pause in action after Tweety McTreason’s return to power, Democrats are landing on resistance strategies and finding receptive audiences.