China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say are driving global warming, though Beijing has pledged that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and be brought to net zero by 2060. “In the recently concluded year 2024, the average national temperature was 10.92 degrees Celsius (51.66 Fahrenheit), 1.03 degrees higher than […]
The embattled leader issued the bungled declaration on December 3 that led to his impeachment and has left him facing arrest, imprisonment, or, at worst, the death penalty. Supporters and opponents of Yoon have since camped outside his presidential residence, while members of his security team have blocked attempted police raids in a dramatic stand-off. […]
Federal officials and local law enforcement in New Orleans said that Jabbar did not act alone and that they were looking for accomplices. The FBI said Jabbar had an Islamic State flag on his truck and viewed the attack as a potential act of terrorism. While the investigation is ongoing, so far no information has […]
Yoav Gallant was fired from the government in November by Netanyahu, after months of disagreements over the conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza, but kept his seat as an elected member of the Knesset. “Just as it is on the battlefield, so it is in public service. There are moments in which one […]
The shutdown of Russia’s oldest gas route to Europe ends a decade of fraught relations sparked by Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014. Ukraine stopped buying Russian gas the following year. “We stopped the transit of Russian gas. This is a historic event. Russia is losing its markets, it will suffer financial losses. Europe has […]
According to the Cricinfo report, 58-year-old Grant Bradburn was removed from his position with immediate effect after being referred to the independent Cricket Regulator by the club in response to claims of inappropriate behavior. The club issued a statement expressing confidence that a fair and transparent process had been followed in handling the matter, emphasizing […]
“We can be proud of our army, whose modernization is now effective. It is in this context that we have decided on the concerted and organized withdrawal of French forces” from Ivory Coast, Ouattara said Tuesday. He added that the 43rd BIMA marine infantry battalion at Port-Bouet in Abidjan — where French troops are currently […]
In August, Austin rescinded plea deals that the Pentagon had entered into with the trio, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. In November, a U.S. military judge ruled that Austin acted too late in revoking the plea deals and that they were still valid. The order late on Monday by the U.S. military appeals court upheld that […]
There has been a moratorium on executions in the southern African country since 2005 although courts have continued to hand down the death sentence for crimes including murder, treason, and terrorism. The Death Penalty Abolition Act, published in Government Gazette Tuesday, says courts can no longer deliver a sentence of capital punishment for any offense […]
Cameron John Wagenius was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged in the courthouse for the Western District of Texas in Waco with two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information, according to court records, which did not specify his rank or where he was stationed. “We are aware of the arrest of a […]