Biden administration to ask Congress for an additional $4 billion for FEMA’s disaster fund
The Biden administration is asking Congress for an additional $4 billion to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, pointing to what it...
Taiwan’s election battle shaken up by billionaire’s second attempt at presidency
A self-made, septuagenarian billionaire with limited political experience has thrown his hat into one of the most consequential presidential elections of 2024, shaking up a...
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch Maui recovery fund
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have launched a recovery fund for the people who lost housing in the Maui wildfires, the pair announced...
Ultra-nationalist military blogger arrested in Moscow
A Russian military blogger who has written critically of Russia’s conduct in Ukraine was arrested in Moscow Thursday, according to state news agency RIA Novosti....
Thai King cuts ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra’s 8-year prison sentence to 1 year
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has reduced the prison sentence of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one, in a remarkable turn of...
Spain’s women’s World Cup scandal
Atika Shubert reports on the growing calls for Spain’s Luis Rubiales to resign...
Microsoft splits Teams from Office in Europe after EU pressure
Microsoft will allow business customers in Europe to buy its video and chat app Teams separately from its Office software, it said Thursday, a month...
Canadian authorities race to capture five million bees from roadway spill
Authorities raced to capture five million bees released yesterday after a truck carrying several crates of hives fell onto a roadway in Ontario, Canada, Halton...
Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the South
CNN’s Katie Polglase reports on the tough battles for Ukrainian troops near the newly recaptured village of Robotyne...
Johannesburg reels from deadly fire
Kim Brunhuber speaks to Lebogang Maile, South Africa’s Provincial Minister for Human Settlements and Infrastructure about the widespread problem of “hijacked” buildings...