Category: World

Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, a former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempting to support the foreign terrorist organization Hizballah and making false statements involving international terrorism to a department or agency of the United States. Molloy was previously charged by criminal complaint with making false statements on Dec. […]

Russia is grappling with the aftermath of a massive fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait, a critical maritime passage between the Russian-occupied Crimea Peninsula and mainland Russia. The spill, which occurred more than two weeks ago following storm damage to two tankers, has led to severe environmental consequences, prompting widespread volunteer efforts to mitigate […]

Authorities in Fiji are investigating two separate incidents involving Virgin Australia crew members, one of which involves an alleged sexual assault and the other a robbery, that occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Eve in the popular tourist city of Nadi. The incidents reportedly took place after the crew members left a nightclub […]

“I am continually inspired by the strength and courage of the Ukrainian people. As I have travelled to Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and most recently to Kramatorsk and Lyman, I have seen for myself how the disruption of essential services such as electricity, water and heating affects people. I have spoken to people whose […]

Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini stressed that no place and no one in Gaza has been safe since the war began in October 2023. “As the year begins, we got reports of yet another attack on Al Mawasi with dozens of people killed and injured,” he said, calling this “another reminder that there is no humanitarian zone […]

“The suffering is growing by the day, with almost 25 million people now in need of humanitarian assistance,” Mr. Guterres told ambassadors at the Security Council, emphasizing the dire conditions civilians are enduring 18 months into the conflict. He described the situation as a series of unrelenting nightmares. “Thousands of civilians killed, and countless others […]

Get help if you’re detained for overstaying If the Indonesian authorities have detained you or someone you know, call the British Embassy in Jakarta. British Embassy in Jakarta Telephone: +62(0)21 2356 5200 (24 hours) Paying a fine for overstaying up to 60 days If you overstay your visa by up to 60 days, you must […]

Unemployment insurance (UI) programs provided critical benefits to more than 53 million Americans and pumped $880 billion into the economy when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, but the challenges in delivering this life-supporting aid led to calls for a system overhaul. States were overwhelmed by a surge of claims, and many people experienced delays due to […]

The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following the attack in New Orleans: “The country woke up this morning to news of a terrible tragedy in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people and injured many more. My heart is broken for those who began their year by […]

Media reports indicated that a US male citizen had intentionally driven a pick-up truck into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in the city’s French quarter shortly after 3am local time. The 42-year-old suspect was killed in a police shootout that injured two officers. His potential allegiance to ISIL extremists is under investigation […]