Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleaded not guilty to state murder charges on Monday, including murder as an act of terrorism. Source link
In his first term as US president, Donald Trump tightened economic sanctions against North Korea to try to force Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program. VOA’s Young Gyo Kim looks at what Trump should expect from North Korea during his second term. Scott Stearns explains. Source link
Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, hosted high-level talks on Monday with Arab diplomats, including Jordan and Qatar, focusing on reconstruction and future cooperation. The meetings marked a significant shift in regional ties after Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow earlier this month. Source link
MicroStrategy already accumulates more than 444,000 bitcoin (BTC). Now, the company has its sights set on entering the S&P500. The computer services company, MicroStrategy has made another significant acquisition of bitcoin (BTC)further strengthening its position as the publicly traded company with the most bitcoin in its treasury. According to a report recent filing with the … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump on December 22 pledged to ‘stop the transgender lunacy’ on day one of his presidency, as Republicans – set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House – continue their push against LGBTQ rights. David Smith tells us more. Source link
Two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea in ‘an apparent case of friendly fire’ on December 22. Both pilots survived. The incident, though not a result of hostile fire, underscores how dangerous Yemen’s Red Sea corridor has become. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels later claimed they ‘targeted’ the aircraft carrier USS Harry … Read more
Washington: The BJP recently accused the US State Department and “deep state” elements in Washington of trying to destabilize India. The BJP also accused a group of investigative journalists and the opposition Congress Party of collaborating with the US deep state to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. These allegations were surprising because the two … Read more
The first attempt to carry out Friday’s deadly attack at a Magdeburg Christmas market came less than an hour after the attack. False rumors spread that there were five attackers, three of whom were still at large, that they had arrived in Germany as refugees from Syria in 2015 and 2016, and that it was … Read more
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is rebuilding his government following the fall of the Assad regime. At a meeting with the Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, he vowed that all weapons in the territory would be brought under government control. Source link
France observed a minute of silence on December 23 for the victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. Source link