News/World (Page 152)

World British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh setback in his struggling election campaign on Friday when he apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations early in order to give an interview attacking the main opposition party. Sunak delegated duties in France to his foreign secretary, then sat for TV interviewThomsonContinue Reading

World Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed Moscow’s anger over Ukraine getting approval from some NATO allies to use Western weapons more freely — even to attack selected targets in Russia. Analysts say that doesn’t mean Russia will follow through on a threat to arm other nations in a parallel manner, asContinue Reading

World Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law testified on Thursday that she took and threw away his gun out of fear of his spiraling addiction, potentially bolstering prosecutors’ case that President Joe Biden’s son broke a law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms. U.S. president’s son has pleaded not guilty to chargesContinue Reading

World The New York architect previously accused of killing four women and leaving their corpses scattered along a coastal highway on Long Island was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more women. Charges come just days after police completed search of accused’s house and wooded area Philip Marcelo ·Continue Reading

World A tornado killed a two-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit. Meanwhile, emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed structures with people trapped inside after a tornado struck there. Boy, 2, killed and mother injured afterContinue Reading

World An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former U.S. president Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. Decision makes prospect of case going to trial before next presidentialContinue Reading

World An Italian court again convicted Amanda Knox of slander on Wednesday, even after she was exonerated in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. Carlo della Vedova, Knox’s lawyer, said American ‘very embittered’ by repeat convictionThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Canada made a promise to block imports of products made by forced labour, to keep those goods from entering this continent as part of the new North American trade agreement. Now a U.S. senator heavily involved in the issue offers a blunt answer when asked by CBC News whether Canada is keepingContinue Reading

World The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor accused Israeli, Hamas leaders of war crimesThe Associated Press · Posted: Jun 04, 2024Continue Reading