News/World (Page 86)

World FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, the bureau said on Wednesday, after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump signalled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel. Trump turned on Wray after the FBI carried out a searchContinue Reading

World Israeli strikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed at least 38 Palestinians, most of them in Beit Lahiya town in the north of the enclave, medics said. More than 2 dozen people were living in multi-storey building before it was struckThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 11, 2024 5:42Continue Reading

World A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday stopped the parody news site the Onion from buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars website, ruling that a bankruptcy auction did not result in the best possible bids. Courts have ruled Jones defamed families of victims of Sandy Hook mass shootingThomson Reuters · Posted: Dec 11,Continue Reading

Jai Dhar looks through the window of his New Delhi house and sees the thick smog that has engulfed the city. With his severe allergies and asthma, the pollution makes it difficult for him to breathe. It also leaves him feeling gloomy. “The whole city has suddenly changed. It looksContinue Reading

World South Korea’s previous defence minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office resisted a police attempt to search the compound. Main opposition party says it will try again to impeach President Yoon overContinue Reading

World A 29-year-old Canadian woman faces charges in New Zealand after customs authorities say she was caught with 10.2 kilograms of methamphetamine wrapped as if it belonged under a Christmas tree and tucked inside her carry-on baggage at an Auckland airport. Customs authorities say 10.2 kg of methamphetamine was found in her carry-on luggageContinue Reading

World Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red. Franklin wildfire burned nearContinue Reading

World The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said on Tuesday that prosecutors’ decision to subpoena phone and email records from members of Congress and their staff during president-elect Donald Trump’s first term risked a chilling effect on congressional oversight. Subpoenas targeted Democratic members, staffers and media recordsThomson Reuters · Posted:Continue Reading

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents took control of Damascus over the weekend and toppled the 50-year Assad regime. On Tuesday, Syria’s new interim leader announced he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister with the backing of the former rebels who toppled PresidentContinue Reading