China discovers cluster of new mpox strain HONG KONG–Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year. China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it […]
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Ten dead, nearly 180,000 people under evacuation orders as several wildfires burn across Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least 10 people were killed and thousands of structures were burned as fierce wildfires raged in the Los Angeles area, officials said. Fast-moving flames blazed through homes and businesses as residents fled smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that
South Korean police question presidential security chief as rift over detaining president deepens SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police has questioned the chief of the presidential security service as the two agencies clashed over attempts to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and police are planning
South Korea’s presidential security chief urges ‘no bloodshed’ in Yoon arrest Seoul – South Korea’s presidential security chief said Friday there must be no bloodshed if another arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is executed by investigators over his failed martial law bid. Yoon has refused questioning and last week resisted arrest
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to halt Trump’s hush money sentencing The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to postpone President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, meaning he will face sentencing in a New York courtroom on Friday. Citing the court’s July opinion that granted him “presidential immunity,” Trump’s legal team stated in a
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Mexico counters Trump, suggests calling US ‘Mexican America’ Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo on Wednesday rebuked numerous comments that President-elect Donald Trump made about Mexico at a press conference a day earlier. On Tuesday, Trump called for the Gulf of Mexico to have its name changed to the “Gulf of America,” saying the name change has a “beautiful ring” to it. Sheinbaum
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Opposition leader Machado briefly detained Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado‘s team and Venezuelan media report that Machado was arrested in Caracas on Thursday. Sought for arrest and largely in hiding, she had made her first public appearance in months in Caracas, to lead a protest against President Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term. The opposition said on
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National Guard deployed to assist efforts to fight Los Angeles fires WASHINGTON Nearly 400 members of California’s National Guard are being deployed to assist efforts to fight wildfires that have devastated many parts of Los Angeles, the county’s sheriff said Thursday. “We have had approximately 400 National Guard members throughout the state ready to support
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Britain-led coalition to send Ukraine 30K drones Jan. 9 (UPI) — A British-led international coalition will send Ukraine 30,000 drones, London announced Thursday, amid uncertainty over the future of U.S. support for the besieged European ally as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House. The drones, valued at some $55.3 million, come from contracts placed by
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North Korean stamp release hints at Pyongyang’s closer ties with Moscow This photo, captured from the website of North Korea’s State Stamp Bureau on Jan. 10, shows that the Russian language has been added to its website in the new year in addition to the current Korean, English and Chinese. The addition of Russian appears
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