What is a US government shutdown?
[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe US is edging towards another government shutdown after the lower chamber of Congress failed to pass a spending bill to keep federal agencies open.Funding is set to…
Crowds boo President Macron in Mayotte
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to a booing crowd in Mayotte, while touring the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido. "I had nothing to do with the cyclone," Macron said.…
Starbucks baristas to strike on Friday, union says
[ad_1] A union representing more than 11,000 Starbucks baristas in the US says its members will hold a five-day strike starting on Friday morning, in a dispute over pay and…
Syria rebel leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman
[ad_1] Syria's rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo…
Court sends human trafficking case back to Romania prosecutors
[ad_1] A case against controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate over allegations including human trafficking cannot proceed to trial in its current form, a court in Romania has ruled.On Thursday,…
Emmanuel Macron lands in cyclone-hit Mayotte
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Mayotte as the French Indian Ocean territory continues to reel from the devastation of Cyclone Chido.Macron landed in Mayotte on Thursday morning…
My children Maddox and Pax saw my pain on set of Maria
[ad_1] Getty ImagesAngelina Jolie plays opera singer Maria Callas in a new biopicAngelina Jolie is notoriously private.But in a new interview with BBC News, the Hollywood star spoke candidly about…
What does China’s ‘magic weapon’ of influence do?
[ad_1] Getty ImagesChina's United Front Work Department is an arm of the Communist Party The People's Republic of China has a "magic weapon", according to its founding leader Mao Zedong…
France’s former President Sarkozy loses corruption case appeal
[ad_1] France's highest court has upheld a corruption conviction against former President Nicolas Sarkozy, brushing aside his appeal.Wednesday's ruling by the Cour de Cassation means that Sarkozy - who was…
Nigerian man sentenced to death in Osun state promised pardon
[ad_1] A Nigerian man who has spent 10 years on death row for stealing some hens and eggs has been promised a pardon by the governor of the south-western Osun…
