3 political winners for 2024
The end of the year is a natural time to look back on the previous 12 months, and 2024 was one for the political record books. Having been left for…
DAVID MARCUS: Big-brained Ramaswamy, Musk pick fight they can’t win
In much of the English-speaking world, but not America, the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day. For reasons that are entirely unclear, DOGE bros Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk…
Top political gaffes of 2024
The presidential election generated numerous high-profile political gaffes this year, including President Biden’s widely-panned debate performance and him calling Trump supporters ‘garbage’ in the closing days of Vice President Kamala…
White House says 9th telecoms company has been hacked as part of Chinese espionage campaign
The White House said Friday that a ninth U.S. telecommunications company has been hacked as part of a Chinese espionage campaign that gave the country’s officials access to private texts…
Afghan Taliban forces target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes, Afghan defense ministry says
Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighboring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s defense ministry said on Saturday, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial bombardment inside Afghanistan. The statement from the Defense…
Israel arrests hospital director and other staff in raid on last functioning facility in northern Gaza, health officials say
Israeli forces arrested a hospital director and dozens of staff after raiding the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, the ministry of health in the territory says. The…
China is building new detention centers all over the country as Xi Jinping widens corruption purge
Since taking power in 2012, Xi has launched a sweeping campaign against graft and disloyalty, taking down corrupt officials as well as political rivals at an unprecedented speed and scale…
After a punishing year for Britain’s royals, the Windsors hope for a brighter 2025
This may be one of those years Britain’s royal family will not want to dwell on. Few of the Windsor clan would have anticipated the challenges they’d have to face…
Biden White House to send $1.25 billion in weapon aid to Ukraine before Trump transition: report
In a final push ahead of the impending Trump Administration, the Biden White House is set to announce an additional $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.The large package of…
Man who plowed car into crowd in China, killing 35, sentenced to death
A man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into a crowd at a sports center in southern China has been sentenced to death, state media reported on Friday.…