A decision on whether to allow Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover of US Steel has fallen to United States President Joe Biden after a government panel failed to agree on possible national security risks. The failure of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) to reach a consensus on the $15bn deal on Monday…
NewsFeed Video: Mangione pleads not guilty to CEO murder Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare has pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan courtroom. Protesters gathered outside the court demanding changes to US healthcare provision. Published On 24 Dec 202424 Dec 2024
Former United States President Bill Clinton has been hospitalised after developing a fever, his office has announced. Clinton, 78, was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC for testing and observation on Monday afternoon, Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates…
On Sunday, United States President-elect Donald Trump said that his new administration will try and regain control of the Panama Canal. His statements drew rebuke from Panama President Jose Raul Mulino. Here is more about what Trump said and why the Panama Canal is significant to the US: What did Trump say? Trump brought up…
Fentanyl is increasingly behind opioid overdose deaths in Canada, according to new government data. The national health agency on Monday reported that nearly 50,000 people in the North American country died from opioid overdose deaths from January 2016 to June 2024. During that period, fentanyl, a highly addictive synthetic opioid sometimes prescribed for pain relief,…
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has pleaded not guilty to New York state charges that allege he committed an “act of terrorism”. The plea made in a Manhattan court on Monday came days after federal prosecutors lodged their own charges against Mangione in connection with the…
United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row in his weeks in office before the second term of President-elect Donald Trump. The move, announced on Monday, means that the 37 individuals will instead face life in prison for their convictions, according to the White…
NewsFeed Video: Trump rejects claims Elon Musk has too much influence President-elect Donald Trump told his supporters at a rally that billionaire ally Elon Musk was ‘not taking the presidency’. Published On 23 Dec 202423 Dec 2024
The United States has long been Israel’s primary international backer, lending it vast political, diplomatic and financial support. This has only increased since Israel began its assault on Gaza last October, even as it gradually expanded the parameters of its war, in which it is widely accused by human rights groups of committing genocide. According…
United States President-elect Donald Trump has been greeted by thousands of supporters at his first rally speech in Arizona since winning the November election. Trump employed his usual aggressiveness, including ratcheting up threats against Panama and sending a message to billionaire Elon Musk. Here are some key takeaways from the 75-minute speech: President-elect offers talk…
