United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics’ worries about loopholes. Within minutes of opening Wednesday’s session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled approval of the central document — the global stocktake that...
Georgia election worker says her life ‘flipped upside down’ by false fraud claims
A former Georgia elections worker told a jury on Tuesday that she feared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump falsely accused her of attempting to rig the 2020 election. Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, a former voter registration officer in Fulton County, testified...
Zelenskiy meets Republican doubts in push for US aid to fight Russia
President Joe Biden warned Republicans on Tuesday that they would give Russia a "Christmas gift" if they failed to provide additional military aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose meeting with a top U.S. lawmaker concluded without a commitment for more support. Zelenskiy traveled to Washington to plead for money...
Fears ‘super pigs’ could invade US states – and it’s not easy to eradicate them
Experts in the US fear a rising number of "super pigs" that are proving tough to eradicate could invade northern states. As a cross-breed combining the Eurasian boar's survival skills with the size and fertility of domestic swine in Canada, the "super pig" is described as an "ecological train wreck"....
Rainbow Bridge: Couple killed in Niagara Falls fireball crash named
A couple killed when their luxury car slammed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls and exploded in a fireball triggering a security scare have been identified. Police have named the victims as husband and wife Kurt and Monica Villani, both 53, of Grand Island, New York, whose family owns...
Obama-produced biopic explores legacy of civil rights movement leader
A new Barack and Michelle Obama-produced biopic about Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist who mentored Martin Luther King Jr, will explore how his sexuality has affected his legacy. Rustin, who died aged 75 in 1987, was one of the key organizers of the 1963 March on Washington - where...
Child driving stolen forklift truck hits 10 cars during police chase in Michigan
A 12-year-old boy driving a stolen forklift truck led police in the US on an hour-long chase - and hit about 10 parked cars during the pursuit. The truck, equipped with a forklift and weighing up to 35,000 pounds, was stolen from outside a middle school in Ann Arbor, Michigan,...
Sex And The City star Cynthia Nixon begins hunger strike demanding Joe Biden calls for permanent Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Sex And The City actress Cynthia Nixon is among activists who have begun a hunger strike to demand US President Joe Biden calls for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Politicians from five US states are also taking part in the action that began on Monday. Nixon, who formerly...
Two journalists killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon, broadcaster says
Two journalists have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, the broadcaster they worked for has said. Correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Maamari worked for the TV station Al Mayadeen, which is based in Beirut and politically allied with the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. The strike also...
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao steps down – and pleads guilty to criminal charges
The founder of the world's largest crypto exchange has stepped down - and pleaded guilty to breaking anti-money laundering laws. Changpeng Zhao's shock departure from Binance comes as part of a $4bn settlement that has been reached with US regulators. It is the culmination of a multi-year investigation into the...