Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Ukrinform/NurPhoto Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is yet to be convinced that the money held in Belgium should be loaned to Ukraine (file pic) European Union leaders begin two days of talks in Brussels with a momentous decision to be taken on whether to loan tens of billions of euros…
A president returned to power in America and rattled the global order. A wildfire, almost unfathomably, ravaged populated neighborhoods of Los Angeles. A fragile cease-fire took hold in the Gaza war, and a conflict in Sudan wore on. Over the course of a turbulent year, photographers captured those and other events with intrepidness and determination…
Getty Images Spain experienced exceptionally warm weather and low rainfall this summer Spain is to set up a national network of climate shelters in public buildings to offer people refuge from intense heat before next summer, its prime minister has announced. The move was announced as Pedro Sanchez laid out a plan to address the…
Nardine Saad,Los Angeles and Regan Morris,Los Angeles Watch: “Quite an occasion” – BBC reports from Nick Reiner’s first court appearance Children of slain Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner are speaking out for the first time after their deaths and the arrest of their brother, Nick. Jake and Romy Reiner said in…
Pandemic-era subsidies that lowered the costs of health insurance for millions of people are set to expire on December 31, 2025. If they do, then those who have bought plans through federal and state health insurance marketplaces could see their monthly premiums skyrocket as much as $2,050 per month (or $24,604 per year) in some…
Significant relief has come to a metro Atlanta animal shelter that has struggled with overcrowding for years. Officials cut the ribbon on a $4.1 million expansion of the DeKalb County Animal Services shelter off Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Most of the funding came from a special-purpose local option sales tax. The expansion is called a “pet…
In several tense exchanges with Democratic senators, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr denied accusations of censorship and defended his agency’s actions against broadcasters. “You’re now the chairman of the ‘Federal Censorship Commission,’” Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., told Carr in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday. “And these broadcasters, they feel that censorship.” Carr maintained he is doing…
Amid the ongoing tensions between the US and Venezuela, a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump has sparked major confusion. On Tuesday, Trump claimed that “it’s time” for Venezuela to “return… the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.” Government supporters participate in a protest against US President Donald Trump’s…
Bitcoin’s value has been dropping recently, but it has still been a top-performing investment over the past few years. Did you know that in the past five years, Bitcoin (BTC 1.89%) has vastly outperformed the S&P 500? While the broad index has risen by 83% during that time frame, the top cryptocurrency has appreciated by…
By MICHAEL MELIA, Associated Press It was one of the year’s biggest stories — the selection of the first American pope — and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope’s brother at his home in suburban Chicago. Suddenly, they heard a ringing coming from the basement. “That might be the pope,” the new pontiff’s…