BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday relented and granted Hungary access to billions of euros in frozen funds just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban appeared ready to defy his EU partners and veto the opening of membership talks and vital financial aid for Ukraine. A year ago, the European Union’s executive branch blocked substantial … Read more
Kate Middleton’s uncle has a shocking take on Omid Sobie’s Endgame and threatens to ‘waste it’ Kate Middleton’s uncle has finally set his sights on Omid Scobie, the author of Endgame, and has bashed him for trying to paint the Princess of Wales in a negative light. He weighed in on everything in one of … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s defense minister on Friday threatened massive retaliatory missile strikes on “the heart and head” of North Korea in the event of provocation, as the rivals escalate their rhetoric over their respective spy satellite launches in recent days. The unusually fiery South Korean warning came as the top security advisers … Read more
The U.S. warned it was considering “all appropriate responses” after Houthi rebels attacked three commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday, ramping up its rhetoric as Iran-backed militants continue to harass American and international interests in the region. Following the attacks, a U.S. warship operating nearby responded to the distress calls from the commercial … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Scientists, government officials and farmers are reviving neglected crops and boosting agricultural productivity in a race to cushion Africa from growing food shortages exacerbated by climate change. But only a trickle of donor funds and almost no private capital are directed to the … Read more
Elon Musk lashed out at large advertisers and Media Matters, a media watchdog group, on Friday after several major brands decided to pause spending on X, the social media platform he owns and runs as CTO. Musk wrote late Friday night, “The split second court opens on Monday, X Corp will be filing a thermonuclear … Read more
JERUSALEM — Fistfights break out in bread lines. Residents wait hours for a gallon of brackish water that makes them sick. Scabies, diarrhea and respiratory infections rip through overcrowded shelters. And some families have to choose who eats. “My kids are crying because they are hungry and tired and can’t use the bathroom,” said Suzan … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea criticized rival South Korea on Wednesday for removing a law that banned private activists from sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to the North, insisting that such activities amount to psychological warfare and threatening to respond with a “shower of shells.” The statement published by North Korea’s official Korean Central News … Read more
Vanderpump Rules’ return is fast approaching! On Friday, during the first day of BravoCon, the network announced that its hit reality series, which follows Lisa Vanderpump and her former SUR employees, will premiere its 11th season in January. The upcoming season will document the cast picking up the pieces in the wake of Scandoval, the … Read more
MEXICO CITY — What started as an ambush quickly transformed into a manhunt on Wednesday afternoon, when police in Mexico’s northern border state of Sonora repelled a highway attack, then chased injured shooters into the mountains nearby. It was the second shootout in two days in a region where escalating clashes between authorities and powerful … Read more