Italian officials on Saturday announced the arrests of nine people who are accused of using charities to raise $8.2 million, most of which funded Hamas. File Photo by Mohammed Saber/EPA Dec. 27 (UPI) — Nine people who are accused of raising more than $8 million in Italy to help fund Hamas have been arrested by…
Dec. 20 (UPI) — Officials for the European Union have agreed to loan $105 billon to Ukraine to help it stay financially solvent over the next two years amid Russian attacks in the Odesa region. The money is in lieu of an allocation to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets equal to nearly $246 billion and…
1 of 2 | A Japanese shopper is pictured September 2023 at a fish store in Tokyo According to Japanese media, China’s rationale to suspend the imports was to enable Chinese authorities to monitor wastewater via Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. File Photo by Kimimasa Mayama/EPA Nov. 19 (UPI) — China will suspend importing…
Nov. 15 (UPI) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments about Taiwan have prompted the Chinese government on Friday to advise its citizens against traveling to Japan. While the advisory does not prohibit China’s citizens from going to Japan, the warning is the most serious rebuke of the Japanese prime minister’s comments so far,…
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to assert a more independent global rolem a Latin American expert says. Photo by Antonio Lacerda/EPA Nov. 13 (UPI) — Brazil is deepening political and economic ties with China and Russia to reduce its dependence on the United States — a strategy driven by new U.S. tariffs…
Nov. 11 (UPI) — An 829-yard bridge in China collapsed Tuesday, just months after it was completed. There were no injuries reported. Authorities closed the bridge earlier when they learned of cracks in the structure. Social media videos show a landslide from an adjacent mountain tumbling down on the edge of the structure and then…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — With grocery prices still up sharply and SNAP benefits in jeopardy for millions of Americans, many families are looking for new ways to stretch their food budget. For shoppers, there are a few simple apps could help shoppers cut their grocery bills in half — and keep good food from going to waste….
Nov. 7 (UPI) — China officially launched its latest aircraft carrier equipped with an advanced launch system that allows fighter planes to take off with heavier payloads — technology that until now was exclusive to the U.S. Navy. Chinese state TV said Friday that a commissioning ceremony for the Fujian this week at the People’s…
Here are the top national and international news updates for November 5, covering key developments in politics, economy, diplomacy, and global events. 1. US courts halt deportation of Indian-origin man wrongfully jailed for 43 years Subramanyam ‘Subu’ Vedam, who came to the US when he was 9 months old, was arrested in 1982 for allegedly…
Here are the top national and international news updates for November 4, covering key developments in politics, economy, diplomacy, and global events. National News 1. India’s financial crime agency freezes 30.84 billion assets linked to Anil Ambani Group India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth about 30.84 billion (US $350.87 million) linked to…