Europe is braced for a showdown over money for Ukraine
World
January 31, 2024
Europe is braced for a showdown over money for Ukraine
CNN — Leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union will meet in Brussels on Thursday and try…
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region
Middle East
January 31, 2024
Powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq to suspend military ops against US forces in region
CNN — In a surprise move, the most powerful Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah, announced on Tuesday the suspension…
China ousts top rocket scientist from key political body in widening military purge
World
January 31, 2024
China ousts top rocket scientist from key political body in widening military purge
Hong Kong CNN — China has expelled a leading rocket scientist from its top political advisory body, the latest sign…
Judge strikes down Elon Musk’s massive, multi-billion-dollar pay package
Technology
January 31, 2024
Judge strikes down Elon Musk’s massive, multi-billion-dollar pay package
New York CNN — A Delaware state court judge has thrown out the 2018 pay package that helped to make…
Israeli tanks ‘firing live ammunition’ in Khan Younis hospital complex, aid group says
Middle East
January 31, 2024
Israeli tanks ‘firing live ammunition’ in Khan Younis hospital complex, aid group says
CNN — Israeli tanks fired live ammunition and smoke grenades after entering a hospital complex in southern Gaza where more…
US figure skaters awarded Olympic gold after Russian skater disqualified
World
January 30, 2024
US figure skaters awarded Olympic gold after Russian skater disqualified
CNN — The United States Figure Skating team will receive a gold medal for their team event at the 2022…
Hong Kong already has a national security law. Now its leader is pushing for another one
World
January 30, 2024
Hong Kong already has a national security law. Now its leader is pushing for another one
Hong Kong CNN — Hong Kong on Tuesday formally began the process of enacting a controversial homegrown national security law in a…
‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza
Middle East
January 30, 2024
‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza
CNN — Hanadi Gamal Saed El-Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching hunger…
Biden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it
World
January 30, 2024
Biden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it
CNN — US policy in the Middle East can no longer be described as an attempt to stop the Israel-Gaza…
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison
World
January 30, 2024
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets, his political party…