Dec 17 (Reuters) – Debris from a downed Ukrainian drone briefly set fire to processing equipment and a pipeline at an oil refinery in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region overnight, authorities there said on Wednesday. There were no casualties reported at the Slavyansk refinery, which Kyiv has repeatedly targeted since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Two…
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ordered a probe into foreign election interference after a former senior member of Reform UK was jailed for taking bribes to promote Russian interests in the European Parliament, The Times reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are expected back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others are set…
BEIJING, Dec 16 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday reiterated its demand that Japan retract Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan, more than a month after Takaichi said an attack on the democratically governed island could be deemed an existential threat to Japan. “On key issues, Japan is still ‘squeezing toothpaste’ and ‘burying nails,’ attempting…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” calling it “a…
BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) – European leaders said they had agreed on Monday any decisions on potential Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia could only be made once robust security guarantees were in place which should include a European-led multinational force. The statement issued by 10 European leaders as well as EU Commission chief Ursula von…
BAKU, Dec 15 (Reuters) – President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has proposed what could be the biggest prisoner amnesty in his country’s history to mark the “year of the constitution and sovereignty,” the state Azertac news agency reported on Monday. It said the amnesty could affect around 20,000 people. Some would be released from prison,…
WASHINGTON — A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path. “We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of…
LOS ANGELES — A man suspected of killing his wife and dumping her body in a Southern California forest has been extradited back to the U.S. from Peru to face a murder charge, Los Angeles officials said. Jossimar Cabrera, 36, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday night after being held in Peru since…
Massachusetts leaders react to ‘heartbreaking’ Brown University shooting: ‘Tragic act of violence’ Massachusetts leaders offered prayers after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island on Saturday left two students dead and nine others wounded, calling the incident “horrific” and “tragic.” “My heart is with @BrownUniversity and the City of Providence, and I’m praying for…