Russia president Vladimir Putin blamed Kyiv’s “destructive” policies and growing Western arms supplies as the death toll from a strike on a civilian apartment building reached at least 40.
Road collapses in California after intense storms
Watch the moment a road collapsed in California following intense storms.
Black South Africans break into once white-only wine industry
Winemaking was a profession most South African parents could never have envisioned for their children. But black South Africans are today managing to break through multiple barriers to find their place in the country’s renowned industry, transforming a…
Watch: Italy Arrests Most-Wanted Mafia Boss
Italy’s Carabinieri military police arrested the country’s most notorious mafia boss in Sicily after a 30-year manhunt. Matteo Messina Denaro was at a clinic in the outskirts of Palermo when police swarmed the area and captured him on Monday. Photo: Ag…
Prince Harry’s admission fuels debate over royals’ link to slavery
One reparations expert says the royal family knows exactly “what it will mean to actually apologize” for being “heavily involved” in the slave trade.
A look at Deltec, an obscure Bahamian bank that got a $50M loan from an FTX-tied entity in October 2021, and chairman Jean Chalopin, who has ties to FTX leaders (Forbes)
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A look at Deltec, an obscure Bahamian bank that got a $50M loan from an FTX-tied entity in October 2021, and chairman Jean Chalopin, who has ties to FTX leaders — The loan was among several deals struck with Jean Chalopin, t…
Conspiracy theories thrive online as World Economic Forum opens
The annual meeting in Davos of some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures has increasingly become a target of bizarre claims from a growing chorus of commentators who believe the forum …
Outrage and mockery erupt over ‘obscene’ $10m MLK statue erected in Boston
‘Ten million dollars were wasted to create a masturbatory metal homage to my legendary family members—one of the all-time greatest American families,’ Coretta Scott King’s cousin said
GOP House oversight chairman brands George Santos a ‘bad guy’ who told ‘despicable’ lies
But James Comer does not say whether he should resign.
Former Afghan MP Nabizada shot dead in Kabul
Mursal Nabizada, a former female member of Afghanistan’s parliament, has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said.