oPt + 1 more Guterres urges Security Council to act over Israel-Palestine crisis as threat to international peace and security Format News and Press Release Source UN News Posted 6 Dec 2023 Originally published 6 Dec 2023 Origin View original People...

MIAMI (AP) — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Florida had been her home since shortly after fleeing the island nearly 60 years...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. The Air Force, Navy and Marine...

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0SHARES ShareTweet By BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER (Associated Press) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The shrinking field of Republican presidential hopefuls will gather on a debate stage Wednesday for the fourth time this year, running out of time to shake...

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley's wealthy, new campaign donors are watching the Republican debate and its fallout, to see whether she can maintain her momentum for a future competition against Donald Trump. Many of those same...

UNLV’s basketball game at Dayton on Wednesday night was canceled because of a mass shooting earlier in the day at the Las Vegas school. "Further information will be released when available," Dayton posted on X. "We ask that our fans keep the UNLV...

People leave campus with raised hands following reports of a shooting at the University of Nevada, in the campus of Las Vegas, US, on Dec 6, 2023. (Screengrab: Handout via Reuters) New: You can now listen to articles. Sorry, the audio is unavailable...

"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli violated his prison release conditions by traveling out of state to appear on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's show on X, a court document showed. Shkreli failed to tell his probation officer that he was leaving his home...

China's exports unexpectedly ticked higher in November, while imports fell slightly from a year ago, according to customs agency data released Thursday. Exports in U.S. dollar terms rose by 0.5% from a year ago, contrary to expectations for a 1.1%...

Taylor Swift has been named Time magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year, given by its editors to the person they believe to have influenced the world most that year. For Swifties, the cover story written by journalist Sam Lansky is a must-read as the global...

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday told investors he sees reasons to be optimistic about declining commodity costs. To Cramer, a decrease in the price of commodities indicates inflation is under control and interest rates can come down, leading to gains for...

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Ruth Perry inquest: Ofsted inspectors trained to manage stress for schools Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Ofsted inspectors are trained to manage inspections in a way that “reduces stress” on schools, a director at the watchdog has told...

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TORONTO — Caleb Martin scored 23 of his 24 points in the first half and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Miami Heat pulled out a 112-103 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Duncan Robinson added 21 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, for...

OTTAWA — A special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations is kicking off in Ottawa on Tuesday, as chiefs get ready to elect a new leader. The election of the organization's next national chief comes as members look for a reset, following a turbulent...

MONTREAL — The father of a woman who was fatally shot in October by her former partner is urging senators to pass a federal gun-control bill without delay. In a letter sent this week to members of the upper chamber, Brian Sweeney says the legislation...

Two law enforcement sources said two federal marshals had been drinking during the flight. The second marshal was being sent back to New York without facing any charges; it was not clear if the marshal in custody would be charged A deputy U.S. Marshal...

EDMONTON — The bill relating to Alberta’s proposal to quit the Canada Pension Plan entered the homestretch Wednesday, with the Opposition NDP demanding changes and Premier Danielle Smith’s government putting a time limit on debate. The proposed Alberta...

MAYWOOD, Ill. – Former NFL Player Sergio Brown pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree murder and concealing a homicide in the September death of his mother. The body of his mother, 73-year-old Myrtle Brown, was discovered Sept. 16 near...

OTTAWA — The House of Commons voted late Wednesday to have a committee determine whether Speaker Greg Fergus should be punished for a video message he recorded that was played at a political party convention. MPs voted unanimously in favour of a motion...

With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate. As usual, former President Donald Trump, who is dominating the GOP primary, didn’t appear....

DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates — Canada's women won two of three games Saturday to advance to the Cup quarterfinals of the Emirates Dubai 7s. The tournament is the season kickoff of the rebranded HSBC SVNS, formerly known as the HSBC World Rugby...

LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., transfer quarterbacks who have all played at least five college seasons, and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday...

NATIONAL NEWS Four GOP candidates will be on the debate stage, while Trump holds a fundraiser. Follow live updates Dec 6, 2023, 12:11 PM FILE - Republican presidential candidates from left, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,...

LIMA – Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the...

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Four Republican presidential hopefuls — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — are on stage for Wednesday night’s debate in Alabama. The...

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There were no casualties, said Ahmad Rifandi, an official at the Marapi monitoring post, adding that villagers were advised to stay 3 km (1.8 miles) from the crater’s mouth and be aware of the danger of potential lava. Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Multiple victims were taken to hospitals Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The sheriff said there was no further threat after police located a suspect, who ended up dead. It...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants Wednesday in the center of the Gaza Strip's second-largest city, the military said, pressing a ground offensive that has sent tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing to the territory's...

LONDON : Champions Manchester City lost further ground in the Premier League title race when they went down 1-0 at Aston Villa on Wednesday after Liverpool beat bottom club Sheffield United. Leon Bailey's deflected strike after a surging run in the 74th...

Multiple people were hurt, including a police officer and utility workers, in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Waltham, Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police said an officer with the Waltham Police Department was injured in the incident on Totten Pond...

     The country's fiscal watchdog has said that the "everything now" approach to October's budget risked Ireland repeating financial mistakes of the past. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) said in its assessment of the budget that "big...

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It's that time again! "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Barrick Gold's year-to-date stock performance. Barrick...

What the papers say – December 5 By PA News Agency Share What the papers say (Peter Byrne/PA) The Government’s plans to crackdown on migration dominates the front pages of Tuesday’s newspapers. The Daily Telegraph says the plan outlined by Home...

NATIONAL NEWS Lawyer picked to prosecute Army sexual assault is fired over an old email doubting victims’ claims Dec 5, 2023, 2:49 PM Share BY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual...

SAN JUAN – Guyana's President Irfaan Ali told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from a potential incursion by Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit...

Casey Wilson said on a recent episode of her “Bitch Sesh” podcast that working with Tim Allen on an episode of his Disney+ series “The Santa Clauses” was “the truly single worst experience I’ve ever had with a co-star ever.” Wilson, best known for her...

The police responded on Wednesday to reports of an active shooter and “multiple victims” on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the authorities said. Within about half an hour, the police said that a suspect was dead. Those on campus were...

Legislation that would provide billions of dollars in new security assistance for Ukraine and Israel was blocked in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as Republicans pressed their demands for tougher measures to control immigration at the U.S. border with...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tore into entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, calling him the “most obnoxious blowhard in America” in defense of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley during the fourth GOP primary debate on...

Meta Platforms will start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Instagram by default, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday (Dec 6), citing people familiar with the matter. The social media giant this week will begin automatically shifting...

Gunman dead after killing three in attack at Las Vegas university 7 December 2023, 03:14 APTOPIX Campus Shooting Las Vegas. Picture: PA The gunman was killed in a shootout with police at the University of Nevada. Police in Las Vegas killed a gunman on...

Oct 30, 2023, 05:22 AM Email Print Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window has closed throughout Europe, but there are still moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours,...

Around 75 climbers were on their way up Mount Marapi on Sunday and became stranded after the volcanic eruption The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano as Indonesian rescuers searched for at...

Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after expanding their offensive deeper into the besieged territory, with warnings that an "even more hellish scenario" was unfolding...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings. No one has yet emerged as the clear Republican...

What the papers say – December 6 Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA) The Government’s renewed Rwanda deal dominates the front pages on Wednesday with many newspapers leading with the signing...

Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has been named in three recent lawsuits accusing him of rape, now faces a fourth complaint, by a woman who says that Mr. Combs and two other men gang-raped her in a New York recording studio 20 years ago, when she was 17...

After launching a record-shattering global tour and becoming the world's most-streamed musical artist in 2023, Taylor Swift notched yet another accolade on Wednesday (Dec 6) when Time magazine named the mega pop star as its Person of the Year. Swift...

Apparently still hard at work on the sixth “Song of Ice and Fire” novel “The Winds of Winter,” George R.R. Martin took to his blog to recap his recent trip to London, which included meeting his book publisher, the team behind his Westeros-set stage...

WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden pleaded with Republicans on Wednesday for a new infusion of military aid to Ukraine, warning that a Russian victory over Ukraine would leave Moscow in a position to attack NATO allies and could draw...

Top News Police: 3 dead, 4th wounded and suspect also dead in UNLV shooting By Ken Ritter and Rio Yamat / Associated Press Today Updated 2:10 pm Unlimited access to premium stories for as low as $12.95 /mo. Get It Now STEVE MARCUS/LAS VEGAS SUN VIA...

Email Print Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag said Manchester United have not been a crisis club this season -- despite negative headlines and a string of bad results -- after two Scott McTominay goals secure a 2-1 Old Trafford win against...

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - To his supporters, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori saved Peru from terrorism and economic collapse, while his critics see him as an authoritarian who committed atrocities and abused democracy during a...

Sam Curran (2R) of England celebrates the dismissal of Shimron Hetmyer of West Indies during the 2nd ODI match between West Indies and England at Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, on December 6, 2023. (Photo by Randy...

A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their state, making Nevada the third to seek charges against so-called “fake...

The union for fast food workers in Australia, the SDA, has launched a multi-million dollar class action against McDonald's over allegations store managers undertook unpaid work. The union is seeking around $100 million in backpay for 25,000 managers and...

Cyclone Michaung: The Tamil Nadu government announced a holiday for all schools and colleges in four districts of Tamil Nadu due to severe flooding in several parts of these districts. The Tamil Nadu government has declared a holiday for schools and...

As the war enters its 652nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 7, 2023. Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians that Kyiv would defeat Russia and win a fair peace in an unusual...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Navy grounded all Osprey aircraft in light of a probe into a recent Osprey crash that killed eight US service members off the coast of Japan, the US Navy said in a press release. "Out of an abundance of caution, following...

SYDNEY : Asian shares slipped with Wall Street on Thursday, while a sharp fall in oil prices to a five-month low promised to further reduce inflationary pressures and helped boost the global bond market. There was also a soft reading on the U.S. labour...

Sydney (AFP) – Australia clinched a security deal with Papua New Guinea on Thursday, bolstering ties to a key Pacific neighbour that has been courted persistently by China. Canberra pushed for a more substantive treaty earlier this year, but Papua New...

(Bloomberg) -- Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley defended her decision to accept corporate money, as she emerged as the top target of her rivals during the fourth Republican presidential debate. “Look, we will take support from anybody we can take...

Chris Christie had had enough. After standing mostly silent for the first 25 minutes of the Republican presidential debate, Mr. Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, stepped into the spotlight — and in front of an attack on Nikki Haley by Vivek...

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“The Masked Singer” cranked it up to 11 on “I Wanna Rock” night. It was a night of celebrating rock ‘n’ roll on the Dec. 6 episode, as host Nick Cannon, as well as panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger and Ken Jeong, donned...

The State Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling within the next week that has big ramifications for the 2024...

Defying district leaders and disciplinary threats, about 100 educators took part Wednesday in a teach-in across Oakland Unified School District, bringing a curriculum focused on the Palestinian “liberation struggle” to students ages 4 to 18. “This is...

The 2023 Sentinel Awards were handed out tonight Awards at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, and winners included writers for such TV series as Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, Superman & Lois, The Diplomat and Tiny Beautiful Things. See the full...

By STEVE PEOPLES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate. As usual, former President...

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The value of retail sales in Japan was up 4.2 percent on year in October, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Thursday – coming in at 13.648 trillion yen. That missed forecasts for an increase of 5.9 percent and was down from the...

There was a “direct link” between Ofsted’s inspection of Caversham Primary School and headteacher Ruth Perry’s death, staff at the school have told an inquest. Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from the watchdog downgraded the...

OKLAHOMA CITY – An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare. Her reach is now broadening with a quintessential...

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Wednesday’s fourth GOP debate will feature the smallest field so far—just four candidates. Former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and entrepreneur Vivek...

An off duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to disable a jet’s engines during an October flight was charged by a grand jury with one count of endangering an aircraft and 83 other counts of recklessly endangering another person, a district...

The new contract includes fresh standard related to discipline and the treatment of officers found to be breaking the law The city of Boston and the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association have agreed on a new contract. Money is an important part of the...

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the Yalta European Strategy Forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept 8, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make a much-anticipated appearance before an inquiry into the...

Bill Ackman has called for the resignation of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania’s presidents following their congressional hearing on antisemitism on Tuesday. The billionaire singled out the three college presidents in a written on X,...

Back to homepage / Middle East Israeli forces were encircling southern Gaza's main city on Wednesday, battling Hamas militants through streets and buildings in some of the most intense combat of the two-month war. The intensified bombardment sent streams...

An image of the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). — ADB website The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved three projects worth $658.8 million to help Pakistan achieve its goal of more inclusive and sustainable growth and...

The 58-year-old suspect was arrested in the U.S. state of Arizona and accused of sending 'end of day' messages to the killers. The FBI has arrested a U.S. man who is said to be linked to the murder of two Queensland police officers in an incident that...

Lahore-based lawyer Mian Dawood on Wednesday approached the apex court challenging Justice Ijazul Ahsan’s participation in the Supreme Judicial Council proceedings against Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. The SJC is seized with a set of...

Iran says it has sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report by the official IRNA news agency quoted Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour as saying the capsule was launched 130km into...

Dec 6, 2023, 07:43 PM Email Print Open Extended Reactions President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028. Biden's position, being announced...

‘s Constitutional Court has ordered the immediate release of , who was serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity committed during his presidency. The ruling reinstates a pardon granted to the ex-president on humanitarian grounds in...

New York (AFP) – Time magazine named US pop superstar Taylor Swift as its person of the year on Wednesday, calling the musical force of nature the "hero of her own story." Swift has smashed industry records this year with both her tour and the film of...

Iftar strengthens family and community ties and promotes charity, solidarity: Unesco A family in Dubai shares the traditional Iftar experience during Ramadan. The UN body said that “the iftar practice is typically transmitted within families, and...

tofumax/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Growth is on the menu at McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD). The Chicago-based restaurant giant announced ambitious new growth targets to advance its Accelerating the Arches strategy at a highly-anticipated investor event on...

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Lurgan have formally identified him as 23-year-old nursing assistant Odhran Kelly. Police launched a murder investigation on Sunday after the discovery of a body in the Edward Street area. Mr Kelly’s body...

Yemen’s Houthis have attacked shipping, fired at Israel Worried about escalation, Riyadh pleased with US response so far Houthis discussed their role at Tehran meeting – source RIYADH/DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to...