BEIRUT — The U.S.-backed force that defeated the Islamic State group in Syria five years ago warned Saturday that the extremists still pose grave dangers throughout the world and called on the international community to find solutions for thousands of fighters still held in its jails. The statement by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to … Read more
Play video content Bill Maher makes a super compelling case that pandering to racial groups is a sure way to lose elections … because all these identities in America are now blurred beyond recognition. The ‘Real Time’ host lasered in on Democrats who try to sell voters on what makes us different, and he says … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s newly appointed ambassador to Japan has warned Tokyo of serious consequences and retaliatory steps if Patriot missile systems manufactured under U.S. licence in Japan end up in Ukraine, the RIA news agency reported on Friday. RIA cited the new envoy, Nikolai Nozdrev, as saying that Moscow would be watching closely to … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Friday said Western banks’ legal departments understand the “catastrophic consequences” that would follow should the EU proceed with plans to confiscate Russian assets. Some western banks are lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of euros in interest earned on frozen Russian assets, senior industry sources said, fearing it … Read more
Michael Steele, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, on Wednesday issued a bleak prediction on what to expect from Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign amid reports that a cast of controversial figures is set to return to his fold. Presumptive GOP nominee Trump is reportedly in talks with his 2016 campaign advisers Corey Lewandowski and Paul … Read more
The Department of Public Health is warning the public not to drink bottled water from a Massachusetts company due to PFAS contamination. In a public health advisory issued Wednesday, officials advised consumers not to purchase or consume bottled water or fill containers from self-serve water vending machines operated or distributed by Simpson Spring Company in … Read more
For months, aid agencies and world leaders have warned about the risk of famine in Gaza, where normal flows of food and water have slowed to a trickle since Oct. 7. In northern Gaza, where roughly 300,000 people remain without adequate access to humanitarian aid, it may already be present, according to a new report … Read more
Adidas shoes are displayed at a DSW store on January 31, 2024 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Adidas on Wednesday warned of a sales decline in its overstocked North American market in 2024, as the German sportswear brand continues to sell off its remaining Yeezy inventory. Currency-neutral sales in North America are … Read more
USA and China trade relations, cooperation strategy. US America and China flags on chess king on a chessboard. Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images The U.S. is likely to impose more curbs to check competition from China as “the decoupling is really in full force,” said Steven Okun, founder and CEO of consultancy APAC … Read more
Rising temperatures have manifested in conspicuous manners along the East Coast, including storms and wildfires. But a new threat has been flying under the radar and is impossible to detect by the naked eye: flesh-eating bacteria. What’s happening? The CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published last February found that seven people from North Carolina … Read more