62 people arrested as pro-Palestinian protesters block airport roads in New York and Los Angeles
Twenty-six people in the protest were arrested for disorderly conduct and impeding vehicular traffic, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey dispatched two buses to help travellers caught in the backup reach the airport, agency spokesperson Steve Burns said.
No let up as Israeli attacks in Gaza add to heavy Palestinian toll in war on Hamas
The Gaza health ministry said the recorded toll in the enclave was 21,110 killed and 55,243 wounded in Israeli attacks. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been driven from their homes.
Crude oil price drops almost two per cent as investors watch Red Sea developments
Oil output in Russia, the third largest producer in the world after the United States and Saudi Arabia, is expected to be steady or even to increase next year as Moscow has largely overcome Western sanctions, analysts said.
Respite for GOP frontrunner Trump after Michigan Supreme Court declines to hear appeal to disqualify him
The Michigan ruling contrasts with a decision by Colorado’s top court last week to disqualify Trump under the same constitutional provision, known as Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump has vowed to appeal the Colorado ruling to the US Supreme Court.
US ballot 2024: With party primaries around the corner, Americans worry about presidential vote
About one-quarter of US adults say they have “only a little” confidence or “none at all” that both the Democratic Party and Republican Party have a fair process for selecting a presidential nominee. About half of independents have that low level of confidence in both party’s processes, compared with one-quarter of Republicans and 19 per cent of Democrats.
Mexico’s ganja-puffing ‘nuns’ fight to remove marijuana from narcotics, give it ‘holy weed’ status
While prominent online, the women – five in total – are cautious about giving away too much about the location of their operations. They conduct business out of a two-story concrete false storefront with one finished room.
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, seeks peace with Jews for frequent antisemitic rants
Adidas has sold hundreds of millions of euros in remaining Yeezy shoes, donating part of the profits to groups like the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change.
Stamping out corruption is Museveni’s pet topic, but it remains Uganda’s epitome as long as he’s in power
There is every indication that President Tibuhaburwa Museveni will make corruption a pet topic as long as he remains president. He will promise heaven on earth in stumping it out. However, increasingly many Ugandans are convinced that corruption is integral to NRA/M and its government.
Israel vows there ‘are no magic solutions, no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas’ and it may take months
Israel is determined to destroy Hamas despite global calls for a ceasefire in the 11-week-old war. Since Hamas killed 1,200 people and captured 240 hostages on October 7 in the deadliest day in Israeli history, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded with an assault that has laid much of Hamas-ruled Gaza to waste.
Bond: Ethiopia becomes Africa’s latest sovereign default
According to two sources familiar with the situation, bondholders had not been paid the coupon as of the end of Friday December 22, the last international banking working day before the grace period expires.
