Honduras election: Polls open in vote shadowed by Trump aid threats” Early polling results from the Honduras general election show Nasry Asfura, leader of the right-wing National Party, has a very narrow lead.
In their first update on the vote, the electoral council said that the conservative candidate was just ahead of former TV host and vice president Salvador Nasralla, with a little over a third of the ballots counted. Asfura has been backed by US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to cut financial aid to the... Read More
Desperate hunt for food and water as Indonesia floods death toll rises to 442Children sit inside a plastic container as residents evacuate from an area flooded by heavy rains.
More than 400 people have died and hundreds injured after devastating floods caused by cyclonic rains hit Indonesia earlier last week Rescue workers are racing to reach some areas of the hardest hit island of Sumatra, where thousands have been cut off and left without critical supplies An exceptionally rare tropical storm, named Cyclone Senyar,... Read More
China’s factory activity remained in contraction for the eighth straight month in November. .
New orders were sluggish in the month, even as the US cut some tariffs on Chinese imports The National Bureau of Statistics says the manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index stood at 49.2. That’s up 0.2 points from October, but is still below the 50-point threshold separating growth from contraction. The bureau survey covered 3,200 manufacturers. The... Read More
US, Ukraine hold high-level talks on peace plan |
Senior officials from the United States and Ukraine have discussed a peace plan, with the top US diplomat stressing that the goal is not just realizing a ceasefire but also protecting Ukraine’s sovereignty. The talks took place in the southern US state of Florida on Sunday. Participants included US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and... Read More
President Donald Trump delivered a stern ultimatum to Nicolás Maduro to leave Venezuela immediately before announcing the country’s airspace should be closed, according to a report.
Washington’s warning was delivered in a phone call with Caracas and offered guaranteed evacuation for Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores, and their son, but only if the dictator agreed to resign on the spot. The conversation stalled, U.S. officials said, and within hours Washington escalated dramatically. The ensuing impasse, a source told the outlet, was... Read More
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madrid to call for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over allegations of corruption.
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Madrid to call for the resignation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over allegations of corruption. Organizers said the crowd numbered some 80,000 people, but Spain’s Interior Ministry estimated around half that Number Brandishing placards with slogans such as “Enough is enough!” and “Not... Read More
Australia police bust Sydney ‘satanic’ child sex abuse ring
Australian police said they charged four men based out of Sydney’s suburbs for their alleged involvement in distributing images of child sexual abuse involving satanic themes to a wider international group.Australian police on Monday said detectives have charged four men operating out of the suburbs of Sydney for their alleged involvement in an international criminal... Read More
Kyiv delegation meets with Trump officials
As the US pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, Kyiv’s diplomats are meeting with Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio in Florida. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to France on Monday. The Ukrainian delegation is meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff in Florida.The Florida talks are... Read More
Belgian soldier dies during NATO exercise in Lithuania Belgium’s federal public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the incident .
Belgian soldier dies during NATO exercise in LithuaniaBelgium’s federal public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the incident. A Belgian soldier participating in a NATO mission in Lithuania died during an exercise on Friday, Belgian officials said late Saturday. Belgium’s federal public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the incident. The soldier sustained an injury... Read More
Kim Kardashian’s brain scan uncovers troubling ‘holes’ causing low activity
Reality star underwent medical testing after concerns about potential aneurysm Kim Kardashian arrives with mom Kris Jenner to testify in Paris robbery trialThe SKIMS founder set to confront Paris robbery gunmen in court. ( Kim Kardashian is publicly sharing her struggles with her brain health. The reality star, 45, made the decision to get a... Read More