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New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction, but they expressed a willingness to wait to sentence him until he completes his upcoming presidential term. Prosecutors urged the judge who is overseeing Trump’s sentence after his guilty verdict to consider options other than dismissal, including holding off … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The former members of boy band One Direction were among the mourners at the funeral of their band mate Liam Payne on Wednesday, just over a month after he died aged 31. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined Payne’s family and friends for … Read more
The United States, which has blocked four other resolutions, said it vetoed the most recent version because it did not make the release of hostages a precondition for a truce.
French farmers protesting harrowing conditions and a prospective EU trade deal with South America have received an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier, France’s former Agriculture Minister. As the French political world, including President Emmanuel Macron, continues to echo rural opposition to the EU-Mercosur deal, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih welcomes Angelo Di Mambro, … Read more
Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japan’s airspace after explaining that an incursion by a Chinese military aircraft nearly three months ago was unintentional and caused by turbulence. Tokyo protested and sought an explanation from Beijing after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance … Read more
The sight of the Sydney newspaper’s front page was enough to make one gasp aloud. Virat Kohli’s face, above folded arms, gazed back from The Daily Telegraph, the photograph taking up the entire top half of the page. A small image of Pat Cummins sat in the bottom left corner. The most arresting feature, however, … Read more
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended his efforts to expand diversity in the military during a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday. Austin affirmed to NBC News his belief that having women and increased diversity in the U.S. military “makes us stronger.” “I have spent 41 years in uniform, three long tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan, and … Read more
Rising global trade tensions present a risk to the euro area economy, the bloc’s central bank found in its biannual Financial Stability Review out on Wednesday. The European Central Bank also said weak growth was now a bigger threat than high inflation in the 20-nation euro zone. The latest figures recorded euro zone economic growth … Read more
Alexander Nemenov/AFP/ Getty Images The Vatican’s Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has been the Pope’s representative at the UN COP29 climate conference The Vatican has blocked discussions over women’s rights at the UN climate summit following a row over gay and transgender issues, sources have told BBC News. Pope Francis’ representatives have aligned with Saudi … Read more
California’s public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms on Tuesday, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus and that the child’s family members tested negative. California officials said they have sent test specimens from the child to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control … Read more