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Polling station in Ireland. Kinga Krzeminska | Moment | Getty Images Ireland goes to the polls on Nov. 29, with center-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael once again expected to form the nucleus of the country’s next government. The historical rivals have shared power over the last five years alongside the Green Party, and … Read more
A stowaway flew from New York to Paris without a ticket earlier this week, but was discovered towards the end of the flight. The woman flew on a Delta Airlines flight from New York’s JFK International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport without a boarding pass on Tuesday, and was taken into custody upon … Read more
The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold. There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel’s aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said … Read more
Critics say big questions remain not only about how the new law will be enforced, but also about whether the ban will really protect young people.
Gang-related killings have surged in Sweden in recent years – and police say it is children who are increasingly being recruited to carry out the hits. Gangs are turning to social media to recruit youths often under 15 years old, and therefore too young to prosecute, offering them money in exchange for killing.
On a late Saturday afternoon, two days before U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Canadian goods over migrants and fentanyl, the RCMP alerted U.S. Border Patrol about a group of people crossing illegally from Quebec into an area near Chateaugay, N.Y. Border Patrol agents initially spotted the group, but then lost them in the forests … Read more
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday. Swiatek failed an out-of-competition drug test in August, and the ITIA accepted her explanation that the result was unintentional and was caused by the … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has filed a series of charges, including one related to “terrorism”, against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife, Bushra Bibi, and hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party workers after protests held in Islamabad this week. Khan, Bibi and others have been accused of “terrorism”, violations of a law that … Read more
A shocking move came in the Mountain West Conference women’s volleyball tournament as Boise State announced it will be forfeiting its semifinal match against San Jose State on Friday. The move is congruent to its regular-season forfeitures to the Spartans, and though no specific reason was given for this move, it more than likely has … Read more
Whole turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday are shown for sale in a grocery store in Encinitas, California, U.S., November, 24, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where … Read more