Around 60 million Americans were under winter weather alerts.
European leaders expressed growing frustration with tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday, as a major row escalated between members of Britain's government and US president-elect Donald Trump's key ally. The comments pose a major challenge for Starmer's government, as it tries to fend off growing support for the far-right while also seeking to maintain good relations with Trump's incoming administration.
The steel companies allege White House decision to block takeover was political and violated their right to due process.
Young men plunged into rivers and lakes across the Balkan country, which is primarily Orthodox, to retrieve crucifixes tossed by priests in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. In the tiny city of Elin Pelin, situated in a rural area east of the capital, Sofia, dozens of men jumped into the wintry waters of the Lesnovska River to catch the blessed cross. The celebration of Epiphany, or the Apparition of Christ, as Bulgarians call it, began on Monday in Sofia with a water blessing ceremony.
Rebels with the M23 group have seized two key towns in eastern Congo as they advance in the volatile region, civil society and a local politician said Monday, as the security and humanitarian crisis deepened. The rebels over the past week took Katale and Masisi towns, the latter located 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of the regional capital, Goma, and a strategic entry point into the country's interior. The M23 is one of over 100 armed groups that have been vying for territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda, in a conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
Bezeq Telecom's mobile subsidiary will start selling 5G-only packages in an effort to enlist more subscribers for its 5G network, the Israeli company said on Monday. Pelephone will be the first in Israel to launch the technology, Bezeq said, adding that subscribers with devices supporting 4G only will still be able to join adapted 4G packages.
Intel is bringing its latest chips to commercial laptops at CES 2025.
The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday at the White House, a senior administration official confirmed to The Associated Press. The meeting comes as Edmundo González, a retired diplomat who represented Venezuela’s main opposition coalition in the July presidential election, tries to rally support for his effort to get Maduro out of office.
A police dragnet in France has swept up three Algerian men described by authorities as social media influencers accused of posting videos inciting violence, against a backdrop of soured relations between Paris and its former colony in North Africa. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced the latest arrest Sunday evening — the third in as many days. A French media report that the minister attached to his post on X said the influencer posted a video to his 138,000 followers on TikTok that French authorities deemed anti-Semitic. It was not immediately clear whether all arrested were Algerian citizens living in France.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized those “spreading lies and misinformation” about child sex grooming gangs in the United Kingdom, responding to an online storm whipped up by Elon Musk.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Ukraine Monday to have "realistic" expectations on territory as its fight against the Russian invasion heads into a fourth year, saying he saw no "quick and easy solution" to the conflict."There will be no quick and easy solution in Ukraine," Macron said in a speech to French ambassadors gathered at the Elysee Palace.
Gunmen burst into the bar La Casita Azul and opened fire at customers, leaving bloodied bodies strewn on the floor according to local media.
Winter Storm Blair is spreading across the U.S., prompting thousands of flight delays and cancellations. Here's what to know.
French President Emmanuel Macron extended an olive branch to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, declaring that France is “a solid ally” as he outlined his vision for global diplomacy in 2025 during his New Year’s address to French ambassadors. “Donald Trump knows that he has a solid ally in France, an ally he does not underestimate, one who believes in Europe and carries a lucid ambition for the transatlantic relationship,” Macron said at the Élysée Palace, emphasizing France’s commitment to fostering cooperation while urging European nations to fortify their unity and resilience.
Yahoo co-founder and AME Cloud Ventures founding partner CEO Jerry Yang shares a few thoughts as Yahoo Finance celebrates the 100th episode of the Opening Bid podcast.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Party in the coming days, Canadian media has reported, ahead of a general election to be held later this year that he is widely expected to lose.
All but two of the 15 suspects in the jail at the time escaped when the cells were opened on the morning, police said.
The phrase ‘so help me God’ is believed to be a part of the presidential oath ever since George Washington is said to have used it 236 years ago. Except, says a historian - there is no evidence of it.
The answer depends on how you define ‘normal.’ The baseline has been creeping up as the planet warms.
The future of scrub mints could be in jeopardy because of climate change, development and misclassification.
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