India will receive 12 cheetahs from South Africa next month that will join eight others it received from Namibia in September as part of an ambitious plan to reintroduce the cats in the country after 70…
US charges three in Iran-backed effort to assassinate journalist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have charged three members of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran’s government with conspiring to assassinate a journalist and activist who is an American citizen, Attorney General Merrick …
Alex Murdaugh claimed he ‘tried to turn over’ son’s body after murders – but police saw ‘no blood’ on him
During the second day of testimony at his murder trial on Friday, jurors saw footage of the 54-year-old legal scion speaking to investigators in a police car on the night of the murders
Biden names Jeff Zients as new White House chief of staff
Shake-up comes midway through US president’s term, as outgoing Ron Klain resigns citing need for ‘fresh leadership’.
Turkey summons Danish envoy over Koran-burning protest
Rasmus Paludan, a far-right activist who holds both Danish and Swedish citizenship, infuriated Turkey by staging a Koran-burning protest in Sweden
Italy prop Nemer who gave teammate banana is suspended
Benetton and Italy prop Ivan Nemer has been suspended until the end of the season after giving a rotten banana to a Black teammate.
Egypt unveils tombs and possibly its oldest ever mummy in new excavation
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing a gold leaf-covered mummy that had remained closed for 4,300 years. It’s believed to be one of the oldest a most complete mummies ever discovered in Egypt.
Watchdog blames Syria for 2018 Douma chemical attack
The OPCW says at least one Syrian helicopter dropped toxic chlorine gas cylinders on civilian areas.
What goes up must come down
Stock valuations of many tech companies have plummeted, and a startling number of layoffs have hit tech employees.
Russia focused on ‘important’ expansion of continental shelf in Arctic: Putin
Moscow said in a 2021 submission to the UN that it wanted much more Arctic seabed, a move that has implications for Canada and Denmark who have their own claims.