The US Supreme Court rejected the request to stay the trial of Trump's "hush money" case

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) denied an application by former US President Donald Trump's lawyers to delay a judgment in his alleged hush-money case of 2016.The US top court denied Trump's emergency request "to block that decision's judgment" to be delivered this month 10, by a vote of 5-4 on Saturday.Earlier Saturday, the New York state appeals court also rejected Trump's lawyers' efforts to postpone the judgment. A court filing indicated that the

January 10, 2025

Mandela's grandson suspected of robbery, arrested at his grandfather's home

JOHANNESBURG- South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela's grandson has been detained, along with four other young men, by Johannesburg city police officers on charges of hijacking a motor vehicle and possessing a firearm without a license.Fihla, a spokesman for the Johannesburg City Police who uses only one name, said that a white Toyota Corolla was hijacked by unknown men on Louis Botha Avenue in Johannesburg's Oaks earlier this month. The owner reportedly immediately reported the crime at a nearby police

January 10, 2025

Trump's "America First" plan angers allies, being accused of ordering an invasion of NATO territory

Acquiring Greenland and the Panama Canal by "military or economic coercion"; hoping to "bring Canada into the United States of America with our economic power"... A series of remarks by US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday sent shock waves around the world.The Panama Canal and sovereignty over its adjacent zones "are part of Panama's history of struggle. Part of the victories that we have been able to achieve and for which we will never surrender," said the Panamanian government in

January 10, 2025

New York City begins to charge congestion fee

After more than a decade of planning, drivers pay to enter downtown and midtown Manhattan in New York City, making it the first place in the United States with congestion pricing. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York announced on January 5 that the first day of enforcement of the congestion pricing plan was underway. Vehicles will be charged if they enter the designated congestion mitigation zone south of 60th Street on Manhattan Island.Under the plan, drivers only pay once

January 07, 2025

Russian journalist killed by drone attack near Donetsk after being hit by Ukraine, Russia condemns

that one of its reporters was killed after being hit by a drone strike near the Donetsk region allegedly carried out by Ukraine's military. The incident has been met with condemnation from the Russian foreign ministry.The newspaper reported on its Telegram channel that, "Ukrainian forces...carried out a UAV strike on a civilian automobile with a Komsomolskaya Pravda correspondent, Alexander Martyniyanov, on board...The car was located far from the contact line."At the time of the incident, which occurred Sunday, the car

January 07, 2025

Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 Montpellier HSC, Faiyaz's own goal, missed chance, Ferri's goal was disallowed, hit the frame

OL - Montpellier Match Report, Highlights & LineupsOL were left with 9 men and defeated on penalties at the hands of Stade Rennais in midweek, which is why their return to the winning ways was very important.A 1-0 home victory is how it came about, thanks to a 93rd minutes own goal from the hapless Halil Faye. Ferri went off injured just before half-time.Here are all the goals, cards and incidents of the game!95' GOAL ! The goal

January 13, 2025

When questioned that "America failed to change China's ideas", Blinken defended himself vigorously

With less than 100 days left in office, United States officials have begun rounding out the narrative of their administrations in a kind of political "lap of honor." The British publication Financial Times' website features a February 3 interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which the outgoing chief diplomat of the Biden era does just that.Regarding the Ukraine war, Blinken again trotted out a canard about China, claiming that while it is giving "Russia the things it most

January 12, 2025

U.S. has invested $175 billion in Ukraine, and Western countries will discuss further military aid in the near future

Days after Russian and Ukrainian soldiers renewed fighting in the latest chapter of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and other countries announced new deliveries of military equipment intended to support Ukraine. On April 3, John Kirby, the US National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, stated that in the coming days, there would be meetings "to determine what more we need to provide in terms of weapons for them." He did not say when the meetings would be held

January 12, 2025

Iranian foreign minister talks about the drastic changes in Syria again: Iran and Russia provided intelligence months ago

When he arrived in China for his first official trip abroad following his appointment in December, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi thanked the Asian giant for mediating in the resumption of diplomatic relations between his country and its Middle East neighbor, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."Iran and Saudi Arabia have great potentials to be explored. We appreciate the efforts of countries like China, which always act positively and try to do good for the region. We have had good

January 12, 2025

Former US President Carter passed away, often said he shares the same birthday as China's National Day

Former US President Jimmy Carter had one life but perhaps many lives' work, and they ended locally Monday, December 29, at age 100 – at his home in Georgia where he was often seen in recent years in a wheelchair while enjoying the fresh air and the company of his beloved cat, Panda.Reportedly in declining health in recent years, Carter died surrounded by family members as the nation was fast approaching another potentially grim anniversary – the third year of

January 12, 2025