NewsFeed Scenes of destruction from Los Angeles wildfires A drive along streets in the US state of California shows the kind of destruction left by several wildfires currently raging across the area around Los Angeles. Published On 9 Jan 20259 Jan 2025
Published On 9 Jan 20259 Jan 2025
Quotable Tump shows he “doesn’t really have a plan” for Middle East Rami Khouri, from the American University of Beirut, comments on US President-elect Donald Trump saying that “all hell” will break loose if Hamas doesn’t release Israeli captives. Published On 9 Jan 20259 Jan 2025
The United States has withheld a dues payment of $3.6m to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for not conducting an independent audit of operations, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said. USADA Chief Executive Officer Travis Tygart said on Wednesday his group “fully supports this decision” by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy…
Los Angeles wildfires race to Hollywood as 130,000 ordered to evacuate
NewsFeed Burning house collapses in California wildfires Video shows the moment a house in Los Angeles collapsed as it was consumed by one of several wildfires in California. Published On 9 Jan 20259 Jan 2025
Islamabad, Pakistan – When Richard Grenell, a close confidante of Donald Trump, the incoming United States president, demanded the release of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan last November during protests in Islamabad, the post went viral. In another since-deleted tweet the same day, Grenell wrote, “Watch Pakistan. Their Trump-like leader is in prison…
United States Federal Reserve officials at their meeting December 17-18 expected to dial back the pace of interest rate cuts this year in the face of persistently elevated inflation and the threat of widespread tariffs and other potential policy changes. Minutes from the meeting, released on Wednesday after the typical three-week lag, also showed clear division…
Taipei, Taiwan – As United States President-elect Donald Trump gears up for a second trade war with China once he takes office on January 20, the rare earth minerals essential to the production of electronics, vehicles and weapons are one resource expected to be caught up in the fray. While rare earths are plentiful across…
European officials have warned Donald Trump against threatening “sovereign borders” after the US President-elect refused to rule out military action to seize Greenland. The rebukes on Wednesday were led by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who said the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, no matter how powerful. He added Trump’s statements a…
