A hard right lawmaker in the United States has launched a bid to remove House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the most serious showdown yet within the Republican party as it battles to contain firebrand supporters of ex-president Donald…
Ryder Cup 2023: Europe lead US 4-0 after opening foursomes session in Rome
Europe made a sensational start in their quest to regain the Ryder Cup with a clean sweep of Friday’s opening session to lead the United States 4-0. The leaderboard was all blue from the moment Rory McIlroy holed a birdie…
Florida woman found dead in alligator’s jaws was arrested for trespassing in July
A body found inside the jaws of an alligator near a residential street in Florida has been identified as Sabrina Peckham, who was 41 and homeless. Residents in the community of Largo say they now fear walking the streets after…
Bags of fentanyl discovered beneath ‘trap floor’ of NYC daycare centre
The owners of a New York City daycare centre where a toddler died and three others were sickened by opioid exposure last week were hiding bags of fentanyl beneath a trap door in the children’s play area, police say. New…
Zelenskyy culminates Washington visit with a White House pledge of $128m
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made his second visit to Washington, DC, since Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of his country. But unlike in his first trip to the United States Capitol, Zelenskyy faced a congress less inclined to…
US federal contractor charged with espionage for sharing classified intel with foreign spy
A government contractor with the State and Justice departments who had top security clearance was charged Thursday with aiding a foreign government spy. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, a naturalized US citizen from Ethiopia, is accused of using his positions as…
El Chapo’s wife released from US custody after completing 3-year prison sentence
The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was released from federal custody on Wednesday after completing a three-year sentence for helping him run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire, the federal Bureau of Prisons said. Emma Coronel Aispuro, who…
Putin says prosecution of Trump shows US political system is “rotten”
Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted Tuesday that the criminal cases against former U.S. President Donald Trump are political revenge that show the fundamental corruption of the United States. “As for the prosecution of Trump, for us what is happening in…
Palestinians set out terms for agreeing to historic Saudi-Israeli deal
A cash boost of hundreds of millions of dollars and more control of land in the occupied West Bank are among Palestinian demands in the event of a three-way deal involving the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel, the BBC has…
Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for Jan 6 attack on US Capitol
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost…