Selection Of Next US House Speaker Moves To 3rd Day
U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is surrounded by reporters as he heads from the Speakers Office to the House Chamber for a late evening session as the competition for Speaker of the House continues at the U.S. Capitol ... Read More
IMF: A third Of Global Economy Facing Recession In 2023 [VID...
A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
Kristalina Georgieva said 2023 will be "tougher" than last year as the US, EU and China see their economies ... Read More
Russia Plans To ‘Exhaust’ Ukraine With Prolonged...
Ukraine's president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky said he had received intelligence reports suggesting that Moscow would launch the attacks using Iranian-made Shahed drones.
It comes after Ukraine carried ... Read More
Ukraine, EU To Hold Summit On Feb. 3 In Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk during her visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2022.
Ukraine and the European Union will hold a summit in Kyiv on February 3 to discuss financial and ... Read More
European Gas Prices Fall To Lowest Level Since Ukraine War
Europe's wholesale natural gas prices fell Monday to their lowest level since Russia invaded Ukraine, which had driven them to a record high last year.
A mild winter has enabled countries to tap less gas from stocks that were built up ... Read More
Putin Tells Russia: ‘Sanctions War Was Declared On Us&...
President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. This year, with soldiers in the background, he lashed out at the West and ... Read More
New Year: Countries Around The World Celebrate After Covid l...
Countries around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events due to the Covid pandemic.
Celebrations have taken place on the east coast of the United States, and in Brazil, Argentina and the Caribbean.
Cities across ... Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi Jailed For A Further Seven Years
A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her overall jail time to 33 years.
The country's former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest since a military ousted her government ... Read More
Russia Fires 120 Missiles From Air And Sea – Ukraine
An air raid alert has been issued across Ukraine, as a fresh wave of Russian missiles targets major cities.
Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said more than 120 missiles had been launched at the population and civilian infrastructure.
At least three people - ... Read More
US Imposing Mandatory COVID Tests On Travelers From China
Federal health officials have announced that, because of the surge in coronavirus cases in China, nearly all airline passengers from the country will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test to enter the United States starting January 5. ... Read More