US President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced in the hush money case on January 10, days before his planned return to the White House, a New York judge ruled on Saturday. In an 18-page decision, Judge Juan Merchant said that a conditional discharge would be imposed on Mr Trump – meaning the case would be…
In a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions, an orca who made headlines in 2018 after it carried her dead calf for more than two weeks, has once again lost her baby, according to a report in The Guardian. The mother whale, known as J35 aka Tahlequah, was seen with the new calf on December 20 but on Wednesday…
Paris: French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is set to publish a special God-mocking edition next week to mark 10 years since an attack on its offices by jihadist gunmen that left eight staff members dead. The anniversary of the shocking attack on freedom of expression is being used by the atheist publication to send a…
Seoul: South Korean investigators called off their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his security team. Yoon, who has already been suspended from duty by lawmakers, would become the first sitting president in South Korean history…
San Francisco: Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing its digital assistant Siri of listening in on users’ private conversations. The proposed settlement detailed in a court filing accessed on Thursday came with Apple holding firm that it did nothing wrong. “Apple has at all times denied and continues to deny…
China is witnessing a surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases, sparking concerns of another health crisis after COVID-19 pandemic. Reports and social media posts show overcrowded hospitals, with some users also suggesting the presence of multiple viruses such as HMPV, influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and even COVID-19. HMPV causes flu-like symptoms and can lead to…
Astana: Azerbaijani and US officials believe a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet, media reports and a US official said Thursday, as the Kremlin cautioned against “hypotheses” over the disaster. The Azerbaijan Airlines jet crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau, an oil and gas hub, on Wednesday after…
Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after falling from a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities confirmed. Meek, 16, was injured on December 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham. He succumbed to his injuries two days later, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The Vestavia Hills Police Department is…
Seoul, South Korea: South Korea’s spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia’s war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August….
CNN — Israeli forces unleashed a series of strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, the Houthi militant group said in a statement. An assault on the capital’s airport hit as a “high-level UN delegation,” led by World Health Organization (WHO)…