Elon Musk steers X into deeper controversy with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk steered X, formerly Twitter, into further controversy over the weekend when he brought back the accounts for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his...
Discipline Handed Down for US Intelligence ‘Discord Leaks’
PENTAGON — The U.S. Air Force took disciplinary action against 15 airmen, charging that a lack of supervision and a failure to take action contributed...
US Bars Imports From 3 More Chinese Firms On Uyghur Labour Concerns
Washington: The United States widened a trade blacklist Friday taking aim at forced labor concerns involving Uyghurs and other minorities in China. Three Chinese companies...
James Cameron Reveals Ingenious Reason He Hired Short Actors for ‘Titanic’
Over a quarter century after its release, Titanic remains a crowning achievement for Oscar-winning director James Cameron and for the film industry as a...
U.S. dollar stays nearly flat ahead of CPI figures, Fed decision
NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar stayed nearly flat in late trading on Monday, as investors were waiting for the U.S....
Netanyahu allowed $1bn to flow into Hamas hands
WASHINGTON: Israel approved the transfer of more than $1 billion from Qatar to the Hamas-run Gaza, even though there were intelligence warnings that the...
China’s Xi visits Vietnam after Biden, seeks to boost ties
HANOI — China’s President Xi Jinping starts a two-day visit to Vietnam on Tuesday (Dec 12), three months after US President Joe Biden travelled to...
Biden marks Hanukkah at the White House amid ‘sickening’ rise in antisemitism
President Biden on Monday welcomed Jewish lawmakers and community members to the White House for a celebration of Hanukkah with the backdrop of a...
What It’s Like to Ski Greenland’s Rugged East Coast
Land of Vikings A Viking named ‘Erik the Red’ moved to Iceland as a child after his father had been exiled from Norway for...
US Vetoes UN Resolution Backed by Many Nations Demanding Immediate Humanitarian Cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of...